CA - Tony Griffiani, 38, Ukiah, 13 Nov 1999

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Tony Joseph Griffiani
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Case # 99-3924

Tony is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. His photograph shows his hair as shoulder-length, tidily trimmed, and combed back behind his ears.

On 13 November 1999, Tony departed his girlfriend's house in Ukiah CA for a job in Gualala CA. He never arrived at work in the coastal town. His fate was unknown until 6 January 2000, when his pickup truck was found by mushroom hunters. The truck was in a wooded area in the Ridgewood sub-division of the Golden Rule Ranch between Ukiah and Willits. The truck was found inland 16 miles north of Ukiah; Gualala is 80 miles southwest of Ukiah.

On 21 September 2003, a landowner on the Golden Rule Ranch found a human skull near where Tony's truck had been found. A search found no other remains. Detectives identified Tony through his dental work.

The Sheriff's Office considers Griffiani's suspicious disappearance a homicide.

Information concerning this case may be called in to the MCSO Tipline at 707-234-2100. Their Investigative Services Bureau may be emailed at barneys@co.mendocino.ca.us. The Sheriff's Office can also be reached at 951 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482.

Sources:

MCSO website http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/missing/coldcases.html

Willits (CA) News, 27 September 2013 http://www.willitsnews.com/general-news/20130927/area-media-reports-on-missing-persons

Google map https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gol...f13b1e8e5!2m2!1d-123.5340084!2d38.7722996!3e0

 

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Creekmore threatened Tony Joseph Griffiani because Tony testified against Creekmore in a trial in Humboldt County CA. When Tony disappeared, Creekmore was named as POI by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. See http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...s-35-Covelo-21-January-1989&highlight=Daniels for details.

Source:

Ukiah (CA) Daily Journal, 27 November 1992 https://www.newspapers.com/image/879688

Information concerning this active homicide case may be called in to the MCSO Tipline at 707-234-2100. Their Investigative Services Bureau may be emailed at barneys@co.mendocino.ca.us. The Sheriff's Office can also be reached at 951 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482.

 

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Note to Tricia: Move thread to CA - CA - Tony Griffiani, 38, Ukiah, 13 Nov 1999 in Cold Case homicides.