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Jessica Martinez

Case from Kern County, CA dated May 21, 1990

Victim Details

Jessica Martinez

April 6, 2023

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Kern County

CA

1990-05-21

1990-05-10

1986-04-28

4

Jessica Martinez

Jessica

Martinez

07/14/2026


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Jessica Martinez, a four-year-old girl from Kern County, California, was abducted on May 10, 1990, while playing near her family's apartment complex in Bakersfield. Despite extensive search efforts by her family and local law enforcement, her body was tragically found eleven days later on May 21, 1990, in an agricultural field, partially buried.

The investigation revealed that Jessica had been murdered, but despite initial leads, the case went cold over the years. Authorities have perio ...
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  • The Unsolved Abduction & Murder of Jessica Martinez - Medium
  • Investigator: Police overlooked suspect in cold case murder - KBAK
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