She was buried at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

Her name later surfaced during a broader investigation into a suspected serial killer active in the Fresno area in the 1970s. Ray Dell Sims, already convicted of the 1974 killing of 15-year-old Elizabeth Ortega and the 1977 murder of 17-year-old Janet Herstein, was identified by authorities as a suspect in Eva’s death and was believed by prosecutors to be linked to at least five young women.

Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case against Sims in Eva’s killing, citing that he was already serving a life sentence and could not receive additional punishment under the law at that time; the DA’s office also declined to pursue charges in the Robin McCuller 1975 death for the same reason. Little else is publicly detailed about the circumstances of Eva’s death.

Does anyone have memories or information about Eva, her family, or her last known whereabouts in Fresno?