Timothy Kipp Jones was 24 when he was found shot to death execution-style on October 12, 1992, near Lake Mathews in Riverside County, California. He and his best friend Joey Mans were discovered by a routine helicopter patrol; both bodies showed multiple bullet wounds, and the scene contained spent shell casings and a shoe impression that did not match the victims’ footwear.

Investigators linked Jones and Mans to a broader fall 1992 crime spree through crime-scene similarities, including use of .22 caliber ammunition. The spree later claimed the life of Jose Aragon and left an off-duty police officer seriously wounded. Brothers Orlando Romero and Christopher Self were arrested, charged with multiple counts including murder and robbery, convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jones, Mans, and Aragon, and in 1996 were sentenced to death. The California Supreme Court addressed trial issues but upheld the death sentences.

Does anyone have memories of the Lake Mathews area in October 1992 or information that could shed more light on what happened to Timothy Kipp Jones?