06-07-2025
Oroville campground 2021 murder remains unsolved with $50,000 reward
( — There is still a $50,000 reward remaining active in the 2021 Oroville campground murder in Butte County as the crew continues to search for the suspect.
According to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Bidwell Canyon Campground to help California State Parks Peace Officers with a homicide investigation on July 3, 2021.
BCSO said that detectives responded and determined that during a group camping trip, Tyler Dickson, 21, of San Pablo, was fatally shot while sleeping inside a tent. Over the past years, crews have been actively investigating the case; however, it has remained unsolved.
During the investigation, officials said that they have requested Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office to issue a reward through the Governor's Reward Program to encourage those with pertinent information to come forward.
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In 2022, after crews had reviewed their evidence, the governor's office issued a $50,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the murder of Dickson.
'As I've stated before, our investigation leads us to believe that the person(s) responsible for Tyler's death were part of a large group of people he was camping with, all of whom were from out of the area. Based on our investigation, we know there are members of this camping group with information that could lead to us being able to solve this case, but thus far, they have been less than cooperative. Despite the passage of time, we remain committed to solving this case and delivering justice for Tyler and his family,' said Sheriff Kory Honea.
BCSO crews encourage anyone with any information to contact Detective Mike Worch at 530-538-7671.
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