Moua Xiong, a 22-year-old resident of Atwater, California, was found dead in Merced County on December 17, 2005. The death has been classified as a homicide and remains unsolved.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office lists Xiong among its cold cases and has continued to allocate investigative resources over the years, hoping new leads or technological advances might produce answers.

Anyone with information that might help bring resolution to this case is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Investigations Bureau.