April 17, 1992

Victim: Jackson Jones, 50

Date: April 17, 1992

Address: 4100 Colts Way

Synopsis: On April 27, 1992 at about midnight, Yellow Cab driver Jackson Jones was dispatched to 4560 60th, Street, apartment #6 in San Diego to pick up a fare. Jones was not heard from after being dispatched. About thirty minutes later, a citizen flagged down a police officer and told the officer he had seen a driver of a taxi cab slumped over the wheel of his cab at 4100 Colts Way. Officers responded to the scene and located Jones seated in the driver’s seat of his cab. Jones had been shot in the head and he died at the scene.The occupants of the apartment on 60th Street were contacted. They denied any knowledge of, or involvement in, the murder and they were subsequently eliminated as suspects. The shooter may have been familiar with the area and used the address as a ruse to bring the cab there for the purpose of robbing the driver.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sand

March 4, 1992

Victim: Maria Cortes

Date: March 4, 1992

Address: 7500 Mission Valley Road
Synopsis: Maria Cortes was a Mexican national who worked as a housekeeper and child care provider. She had a two-year-old daughter named Briana. Those close to Cortes described her as a devoted mother and a hard worker, dedicated to making a better life for Briana and becoming a legal citizen herself. Cortes had no car and used buses for transportation, often riding two or more buses in one trip and sometimes walking alone at night to get home from work.

Cortes was last seen alive at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night, March 3, 1992, when she picked up Briana after work at a relative’s house in East San Diego. Maria may have been on her way by bus to Linda Vista to attend a weekly sewing class at the Bayside Settlement House.

At about 7:15 the following morning, SDPD officers responded to a citizen’s report of a child sitting on top of what appeared to be a body in an open field at 7500 Mission Valley Road. When officers arrived they found Cortes’ body lying in a muddy field behind a shopping center. She had been strangled to death and stabbed in the groin. Sitting on top of her body was her daughter Briana – crying and suffering from hypothermia but essentially unharmed physically. Briana ran into the arms of a female police officer when officers approached.

A friend said that Cortes had a habit of sometimes accepting rides from strangers as a way to avoid the long bus rides she normally faced every day.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sand

February 29,1992

Victim: Angela Kleinsorge

Date: February 29, 1992

Address: 5600 Gaines Street
Synopsis: Mrs. Angela Kleinsorge was an 84-year-old woman who lived alone in a detached, single-family residence on 5600 Gaines Street in the Mission Valley West / Morena area. Mrs. Kleinsorge was last known to be alive on February 28, 1992, when she spoke to her daughter on the phone. The following morning, the daughter went to Mrs. Kleinsorge’s home to check on her, and discovered Mrs. Kleinsorge dead. Mrs. Kleinsorge had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death. The evidence indicated that the unknown suspect entered Mrs. Kleinsorge’s home through a window and attacked her.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sand

February 2, 1992

Victim: Richard Anthony Martin Jr.

Date: February 2, 1992

Address: 4500 University Avenue
Synopsis: On the evening of February 2, 1992 the victim Richard Martin was walking westbound on the north sidewalk of 4500 University Avenue. Two black male juveniles walking down Chamoune Avenue turned westbound onto University Avenue so that they were walking directly behind Martin. Witnesses saw the young men pass Martin, and then saw one of the men turn and punch Martin in the face and yell, “You shouldn’t have messed with us.” The witnesses did not see Martin say or do anything to provoke the attack. The punch to the face caused Martin to fall and hit his head on the pavement, subsequently causing his death.

The suspects were described as follows: the male who punched Martin was described as a black male, 16-17 yrs. old, 5’11” tall with a thin build and short dark hair, wearing a dark jacket with red trim. The second male was described as a black male, 16-17 yrs. old, 5’1” tall with a thin build and neck length braided hair, wearing a dark watch cap, black sweater, and back pants.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sandiego.gov.

December 21, 1991

Victim: Jafar Barzanjy (photo not available)

Date: December 21, 1991

Address: 7000 Akins Avenue
Synopsis: Jafar Barzanjy, a cab driver, was shot and killed in his cab during an apparent robbery.

On the night of December 21, 1991, Barzanjy was involved in an altercation that started when several customers left without paying a taxi fare. Barzanjy was so angry and upset over the incident that his supervisor told him to go home for the night to calm down. However, Barzanjy ignored the advice and instead went back out in his cab to try and regain his lost earnings.

Later that night, a fellow cab driver saw Barzanjy pick up two or three men in the area of Hotel Circle. The driver had earlier refused to give these men a ride because they were acting suspiciously. However, Barzanjy accepted them as fares. A short time later, residents in the area of 7000 Akins heard gunshots and found Barzanjy suffering from a gunshot wound, slumped in the driver’s seat of his cab which had rolled to a stop in the middle of the street. A witness saw a black male get out of the cab after the shots were fired and flee on foot.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sandiego.gov.

August 31, 2000

Victim: Terri Lynn Bistodeau

Date: August 5, 1991

Address: 5367 Geneva Avenue
Synopsis: On August 5, 1992 officers were dispatched to a residence on Geneva Street to investigate a murder after the property owner discovered the tenant dead in her bedroom. The victim was 39-year-old Terry Lynn Bistodeau. The investigation revealed that Bistodeau had been strangled to death.

A family member said that Bistodeau had been in a violent relationship with a Hispanic male known as “Shorty” true name Anthony Bustamonte. Detectives attempted to locate and interview Bustamonte but he disappeared after Bistodeau’s murder and could not be found. In October 1994, Bustamonte was deported to Mexico, but detectives did not learn about the deportation until it was too late and he was already in Mexico.

Bustamonte is a person of interest in this case and detectives would like to interview him regarding the murder of Bistodeau. Bustamonte, who also uses the name Alfredo Hernandez, is a Hispanic male, 5’4” 140 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is 6-1-56. He has the name “Santos” tattooed on his right arm and a tattoo with the word “Mom” on his left hand.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sandiego.gov.

June 28, 1991

Fugitive Suspect


Fugitive Suspect
Victim: Fabian Rodriguez

Date: June 28, 1991

Address: Chamoune Avenue
Synopsis: The victim, Fabian Rodriguez, and the suspect, Jaime Gonzalez, lived next door to one another on Chamoune Ave. in East San Diego. On June 27, 1991, several men, including Rodriguez and Gonzalez, were sitting outside of Rodriguez' home drinking alcohol. An argument started between the neighbors which culminated in Gonzalez threatening to kill Rodriguez. The following morning, Gonzalez went to Rodriguez' home with a handgun, confronted Rodriguez and shot him to death. Investigators believe that Gonzalez fled to Mexicali, Mexico after the murder with his friend Santiago Torres.

Jaime Alvarez Gonzalez (pictured above) is 5'2" tall with a dark complexion, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He weighed about 170lbs. at the time of the murder. His hair was neck length and wavy, he had a mustache, and spoke English with an accent. He also has tattoos of a peacock and a lady on his right arm. Gonzalez sometimes works as a disc jockey for private parties. Gonzalez should be considered dangerous and there is an arrest warrant charging him with murder.
If you have information on any of the cases listed on
this website, or any other San Diego homicide case,
we strongly urge you to contact the San Diego Police
Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293. You can also e-mail
the Cold Case Team at ddolan@pd.sandiego.gov.