John Owens

Death by Force

On January 21, 2000, the lifeless body of 46-year-old John Semler Owens, a male transient, was discovered on a gravel service road adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near PFE Road in Roseville, California. Owens had suffered fatal blunt force trauma to his head. At the time, Owens was known to be a transient freight train rider, a lifestyle that often led individuals to traverse the country by hopping trains. Despite initial investigative efforts, the case remained unsolved for over a ...Read More