{"id":285997,"date":"2026-04-25T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/285997\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:24:15","slug":"authorities-boost-rewards-to-solve-six-fatal-san-diego-county-cold-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/285997\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities boost rewards to solve six fatal San Diego County cold cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities this week urged the public to come forward with tips to help them solve cold cases in San Diego, La Mesa and Oceanside.<\/p>\n

The governor\u2019s office on Friday offered $50,000 rewards for information that solves cold cases across the state, including five locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery family deserves answers and justice,\u201d Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. \u201cThese rewards send a message that every case matters, every victim matters, and that we are all working toward increased accountability. If you know something, it is your duty to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Corneilius Brown, who was shot to death in 2021. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy NCIS)<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s actions followed another development this week, in which Oceanside police announced an increase in the reward for information about the death of Brandon Keiser<\/a>, 35, on March 22, 2016. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and San Diego County Crime Stoppers have worked together over the past decade to offer rewards in the hunt for Keiser\u2019s killer. The agencies now have raised the total to $25,000. <\/p>\n

In addition, they believe Keiser\u2019s death could be connected to another shooting, on Feb. 27, 2016, in San Marcos. Those with information may call the Oceanside Police Department\u2019s Investigation Tip Line at (760) 435-4573.<\/p>\n

The local cases in the state\u2019s reward offers include a woman whose body was dumped in San Diego and two young service members:<\/p>\n

Teresa Madrigal, 33 \u2013 went shopping in Riverside County on Feb. 23, 1999. Her body was found the next day near Lake Poway, more than 60 miles from her home. She was the mother of four children. Anyone with information is asked to call the San Diego County Sheriff\u2019s Department Homicide\/Cold Case Unit at 858-285-6330.<\/p>\n

Arthur Jordan, 28 (in featured photo) \u2013 was killed in a drive-by shooting<\/a> while sitting in his car, parked on Martin Avenue in Logan Heights, on July 18, 2018. Anyone with information is asked to call San Diego Police Department Sgt. Joel Tien at 619-531-2323.<\/p>\n

Gregory Ruffin, 22 \u2013 was shot while leaving a friend\u2019s apartment<\/a> in the 300 block of 47th Street near Chollas View on Feb. 24, 2019. Anyone with information is urged to call SDPD Detective Sgt. Eric McCoole at 619-531-2943. <\/p>\n

LeMontee Stevenson, 19 \u2013 was shot while at a party on Marcy Avenue in Logan Heights on Aug. 17, 2019. Police say the Navy sailor broke up a fight among partygoers and left, but returned to the party to retrieve his lost keys, when one of the people involved in the fight shot him. Anyone with information is asked to call McCoole at 619- 531-2943.<\/p>\n

Corneilius Brown, 22 \u2013 was killed in the doorway of his apartment in the 4300 block of Echo Court in La Mesa on April 24, 2021. Authorities say two suspects knocked on the Navy sailor\u2019s door, then shot him when he opened<\/a> it. Anyone with information is asked to call La Mesa police Detective Mike Butcher at 619-667-7538.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brandon Keiser. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Crime Stoppers)<\/p>\n

Tipsters also may submit information anonymously to San Diego County Crime Stoppers<\/a> at 888-580-8477 or online.<\/p>\n

The governor\u2019s office offered the $50,000 rewards in the deaths of 30 people<\/a> across the state dating back to 1990.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities this week urged the public to come forward with tips to help them solve cold cases in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[18791,25599,24106,134,6572,24816,108806,74,12027,76,75,9862],"class_list":["post-285997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-chollas-view","tag-cold-case","tag-cold-case-murder","tag-homicide","tag-la-mesa","tag-logan-heights","tag-rewards","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-county-sheriffs-office","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-san-diego-police-department"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}