2009-04-25

On January 25, 2009 Sherry Ann Mondragon, W/F 55, was reported missing by her father, Al Mondragon, from the 4700 block of S. Virginia. Mr. Mondragon hadn’t spoken to his daughter since January 19. Detectives were assigned the case and began to look for and do background on Ms. Mondragon in hopes of locating her. Special Crimes was asked to assist in searching Ms. Mondragon’s apartment and to assist with talking to possible witnesses. No leads were developed on where Ms. Mondragon had gone.

On April 25, 2009, at approximately 7:46 AM, a man reported he was “junking” at 1306 N. Spring and found what he thought was a body wrapped in a carpet inside of the garage. The house where the body was located was abandoned and had been for quite some time. A fingerprint was lifted from the body and identified as belonging to Ms. Mondragon.

It was determined during autopsy that Ms. Mondragon had been shot one time in the upper body and had been dead for an indeterminate amount of time. The investigation into Ms. Mondragon’s death is still ongoing and no arrests have been made. The picture of the carpet in which Ms. Mondragon was wrapped has been released to the public several times in search of a lead.