Adelina Ibarra Martinez, 36, of Bakersfield, California, was found dead on February 2, 2018, on Breckenridge Road just east of Vineland Road. A sanitation worker discovered her body; the Kern County Coroner’s Office identified her and ruled the death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the head. Her body showed obvious facial trauma and no weapons were found at the scene during the initial investigation. The area was not closed off, though the Kern County Sheriff’s Office remained on scene for several hours to gather evidence.

Martinez was a mother of five. Her family and the community organized events and appealed to media to keep the case in public view while law enforcement continued to follow leads. The Sheriff’s Office urged anyone with information to contact them or a secret witness hotline, but the case did not immediately produce arrests or identified suspects and remained unsolved for some time.

Did anyone in Bakersfield have information about Adelina’s movements or contacts around February 2, 2018?