Public's help sought in 1991 cold case with unique clues in Northern California
The sheriff's office said that on March 28, 1991, Maye Mechling, 77, was found shot to death inside her home on McKinney Creek Road.
According to the sheriff's office, Mechling was a widow who lived alone in a remote wooded area 'far removed from other residences.'
She was last seen picking up mail from her mailbox at Walker Road and McKinney Creek Road on March 26 around 4:00 p.m., the sheriff's office said.
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Responding deputies at the time saw no sign of forced entry. A container of milk was found next to Mechling's body and a cup of black coffee was found on the counter.
According to the sheriff's office, Mechling's bedroom had been ransacked but no personal property seemed to be missing.
Based on the evidence, authorities believe that Mechling was killed by someone she knew and that the ransacking was staged to appear as a burglary.
The sheriff's office said her gunshot wound was 'consistent with a 30-caliber type firearm.'
Anyone with information about Mechling's death is asked to contact the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit at (530) 841-2900 or to leave an anonymous tip line the sheriff's office's unsolved cases website.
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