Jon Ford, 47, was found shot to death inside his home on Mountain School Road in Round Mountain, California, on March 12, 2007. Ford was a local businessman who owned My-T-Fine Foods in Bella Vista and the Golden Bear Store & Deli in Round Mountain.

Despite extensive investigations by Shasta County sheriff’s detectives, the case remains unsolved and the motive is unclear. Investigators issued a search warrant about 3.5 years after the killing to search Ford’s home, his businesses, and properties tied to his widow, Julie Renee Ford, and their son Hamilton Chase Ford. Julie Ford has said she cooperated with investigators, while detectives reported she initially declined to speak without a lawyer. Authorities have not released key details such as the weapon type or the number of shots. Nathaniel Ford, another son, was later sentenced to prison in an unrelated violent case that included a hatchet attack shortly after Jon Ford’s murder.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified; the investigation remains open. If anyone knew Jon Ford, his routines, customers at his businesses, or saw anything in Round Mountain around March 2007, please share what is known with investigators.