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Julio Rios Becerra Jr., 42, was found fatally shot on June 7, 2005, near a freeway overpass in Glen Avon, Riverside. His Ford Mustang had a window apparently shot out, and Becerra was discovered lying next to the vehicle. Investigators treated the scene as a violent homicide.

About 150 yards from Becerra’s car, 22-year-old Kara Amdahl was also found dead; a trail of her belongings suggested she had been fleeing from the shooter when she was killed. Witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming, and no gun or drugs were recovered from the Mustang, which led authorities to rule out murder-suicide or robbery as motives. Because Becerra had a prior criminal history, including an attempted killing of a Corona police officer in 1989, investigators considered he may have been the primary target and Amdahl a collateral victim.

No arrests were made and the case remains unsolved. Did anyone see activity near the Glen Avon overpass that day or have information about either victim’s movements before the shootings?