Colette Rowles

A woman's body is found in Summit Valley; dead from sharp-force injuries
Colette Rowles, a 50-year-old resident of Hesperia, California, was reported missing on January 3, 1997. She was last seen with her boyfriend, Barry Bryant, and two other friends after they left a local bar. According to Bryant, the two had an argument later that night, after which Colette allegedly walked away into the darkness and disappeared. Almost a month later, on January 31, 1997, her body was discovered in a remote field in Summit Valley near Oak Hills, California. An autopsy revealed th ...

Detectives Crack Open Cold Case; Arrest Made in 1997 Murder

Officials crack 1997 cold case murder of Hesperia woman