William Billy Suttle was identified in 2024 as the man found shot once in the head in the bleachers of a Sacramento softball diamond on January 17, 1980. He had been neatly dressed in jeans, a blue sweater, and a denim hat when his body was discovered; investigators retraced his steps to a Burger King in the old Greyhound bus station at Seventh and L streets and learned he’d bought a soft drink that day. Dental work done within a week of his murder was noted during the inquiry.

Forensic-grade genome sequencing and genetic genealogy linked the John Doe to a niece who had uploaded her DNA to a genealogy database, allowing the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and Sacramento Police Department to confirm his identity. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information about William Suttle or his last known movements is asked to contact investigators.