Christopher DePasquale, 25, was found shot to death in the kitchen of his Plumtree Apartments unit on N. Winchester Boulevard in Santa Clara on April 1, 1981. Investigators estimate he was killed sometime between the night of March 30 and the early hours of April 1. DePasquale worked for Advanced Micro Devices in Sunnyvale and had graduated from Santa Clara University in 1978.

The Santa Clara Police Department’s investigation did not identify a suspect, and the case remains unsolved. Police have periodically appealed to the public for new leads and noted hope that advances in forensic technology might one day produce useful evidence. Few case details beyond the time, place, and cause of death have been released.

If anyone knew Christopher, lived in the Plumtree Apartments then, or has information about that area or timeframe, please contact the Santa Clara Police Department.