killerchaser wrote:UKSpycatcher wrote:Mona Jean Gallegos (22), 5' 1" in height, was murdered after visiting a male friend (auto-salesman), in Alhambra, with regards to an automobile, leaving at 1am on 6/19/75 to return to her Covina residence at 4944 Vincent Avenue. The man, however, was cleared of any suspicion, despite having been the last person to see her alive. Unfortunately her death could only be estimated to that day on Thursday 19th June 1975, as she was not found immediately, but seems likely the day she went missing was her last. There appeared to be no eyewitnesses to the crime, although hotline tips were called in. According to Mona's sister she was discovered bereft of clothes, apart from one shoe. Her vehicle was found at Santa Anita Avenue, east on San Bernadino Freeway some 3 and a half hours after she had left her friends house. Her remains were found by two teenagers.
The family had moved from Colorado to Southern California in 1968, and Mona had attended Wilson High School in Los Angeles and Mt San Antonio College. At the time of her death she had been working as a waitress at at Coffee Dan's in West Covina.
There was an all night service station nearby, but my guess is she never visited it, because the police must have quizzed the attendant to see if he/she could recollect any young woman asking for assistance, having ran out of petrol. So it would appear a passing motorist is the likely scenario. It beggars belief that possibly the first person to stop was a deranged killer, this always seems to me the chances of this happening is never questioned and although possible, it is usually the least likely to fully digest. Was it ever questioned whether her car was tampered with that night, possibly drained of petrol and trailed. It seems unusual that anybody would begin a journey, not being aware of the fuel guage and whether the journey was possible, plus being drawn to a meeting at short notice that late at night, leaves question marks. I hope you find the much needed answers your family deserves after nearly 40 years of hurt.
GOOGLE MAPS: Santa Anita Avenue and Covina, California. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Santa+A ... 900091!3e0
Here's a case from around that area. Cynthia Hernandez was last seen in Glendora on August 26,1976 at the Fox Twin Theaters watching "The Omen". http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/862dfca.html
It would be nice to know where her body was placed in Riverside.The Cynthia Hernandez Case is similar to the case of Debra Pscholka with the movie theater connection. viewtopic.php?f=99&t=1335