Episode 441: Amanda ‘Mandy’ Deza
In March 1995, a body was discovered in a fridge in an irrigation canal in northern California. Unfortunately, the female victim of the blunt force trauma homicide couldn’t be identified… and it remained that way for nearly 30 years. In 2023, thanks to genetic genealogy, the victim was identified as Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza. Mandy was last seen in 1994, but her whereabouts before her death were unknown. Thankfully, her family finally knows what happened to her, but her case remains unsolved and she does not have justice.
There is a $10,000 reward for any information leading to her killer’s arrest. Anyone with information about Mandy Deza's death or possible details about her murder can contact the sheriff’s office at (209) 468-5087 or by email at coldcase@sjgov.org.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/01/body-submerged-refrigerator-27-years-identified
https://dnasolves.com/articles/san-joaquin-lady-in-the-fridge/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/lady-in-the-fridge-cold-case-victim-identified-as-mom-with-bay-area-ties
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lady-fridge-cold-case-identified-killer-deza/
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Mandy_Schumann-Deza
https://people.com/crime/lady-in-the-fridge-homicide-victim-identified-after-27-years/
