Nearly 30 years after her body was found in a wooded area in El Cajon, homicide detectives are continuing to ask for the public’s help in solving the mysterious death of Alicia Ledezma Sanchez.
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Sanchez, a Mexican national who left her home country to work in the U.S., was found dead in a ravine near Avocado and Chase avenues on Aug. 13, 1998, El Cajon homicide investigators said.
She was wearing a T-shirt that read “Woodruff Warriors 20 year reunion 1971-1991,” a silver herringbone bracelet and black shoes, investigators said.
At the time, homicide investigators could not positively identify Sanchez, and in 2003 the cold case unit at the El Cajon Police Department sent the unidentified woman’s skull to a forensics lab to create an image of the woman’s face.
In August 2025, the Police Department posted the woman’s story on its social media pages, and a potential family member reached out. A DNA match with her son confirmed the relationship, and Sanchez was identified.
A year after she was identified, investigators said this week that they are continuing to seek justice and solve the case surrounding Sanchez’s death.
“Although many years have passed, investigators remain committed to pursuing all available leads and bringing clarity and justice to this case,” Detective Pedro Meza said in a news release. “Even seemingly minor details or information that may have appeared insignificant at the time, could be valuable to the ongoing investigation.”
Investigators asked anyone with knowledge about the circumstances surrounding Sanchez’s death, including information about her activities, associates or events leading up to the discovery on Aug. 13, 1998, to call the El Cajon Police Department’s investigation division at 619-579-3320 or email [email protected].
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