San Andreas, CA…Please join the Friends of the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office (FOCSO) and the Calaveras Cold Case Task Force on November 5th, 2022, for a formal fundraiser dinner at the Copper Valley Golf Club! This dinner will raise funds for costly forensic DNA analysis to identify previously unidentified human remains in Calaveras County. The Calaveras Cold Case Task Force believes that every victim of violent crime or tragedy deserves to have a voice, have their case investigated, and be laid to rest by their family. The Cold Case Task Force has undertaken the enormous task of identifying a vast quantity of unidentified human remains currently in Calaveras County.

The Sheriff’s Office has already utilized services available from State-funded labs while attempting to test many samples for DNA and has made significant progress. However, due to the quantity and condition of certain remains, additional special analysis is required. Many of these remains require special preparation, equipment, and personnel to forensically recover small or incomplete amounts of DNA.

Additional services are available from private labs using cutting-edge technology, however, the cost for each sample may exceed $10,000. The financial resources for the enormity of this project do not currently exist in the Sheriff’s Office budget, and the Friends of the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office has enthusiastically partnered with the Sheriff’s Office in raising the funds to identify these victims.

The dinner will include a delicious meal, exciting guest speakers, a silent auction, a dessert auction, and raffle prizes! Donations are welcome!

Get your tickets today! See the attached flyers for details.