Valerie Ortiz was 20 when she was found dead along a roadway in Oak Hills on October 8, 1995. She had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, and investigators determined her body had been dumped there after the killing. She was originally from El Monte and is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.

The homicide remains unsolved and is treated as a cold case by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Her family and friends have worked to keep her memory alive while authorities continue to seek information. Any detail that could shed light on where Valerie was before October 8, who she was with, or suspicious activity in the Oak Hills area that day could be important — does anyone have information to share?