Woman found dead in her home in 2014, CA cops say. Now comes push to unravel mystery
When Dori De Ann Jamison’s ex-boyfriend hadn’t heard from her in several days in 2014, he went to check on her at her California home.
However, no one answered the door to her Hemet mobile home March 22, 2014, the Hemet Police Department said in a March 22 Facebook post.
The ex-boyfriend asked neighbors to come along as he forced his way inside, police said.
There, he found her body, police said.
For a decade, her death has posed a mystery.
Hemet police are now looking to unravel that mystery by renewing their call for information in Jamison’s case.
Jamison found dead
Hemet police and fire got a call requesting medical aid on Saturday, March 22, 2014, police said.
When they arrived and entered the home, rescuers found a woman, later identified as Jamison, “lying face down,” according to police.
The 47-year-old was pronounced dead on scene, and detectives later determined Jamison had been strangled, police said.
Inside Jamison’s home, detectives didn’t find any signs of a break in or struggle, according to police.
Interviews
In their investigation, detectives spoke with “several neighbors, friends, and family members,” police said.
Through their interviews, detectives learned Jamison “had recently broken up with her boyfriend and began dating another man,” police said.
At the time of her death, neighbors didn’t report hearing any kind of commotion coming from Jamison’s trailer, police said.
The last person detectives identified as speaking to Jamison was her mother three days before she was found dead, police said.
Her mother told investigators “that the conversation was positive,” and she didn’t notice anything concerning, according to police.
‘Always upbeat and happy’
“Everyone who knew Ms. Jamison said she was always upbeat and happy,” police said.
Jamison, who hailed from Clinton, Iowa, “enjoyed riding motorcycles when she was younger,” according to her obituary.
“Dori was very independent, enjoyed traveling and loved visiting new places,” her obituary says.
Those who commented on her obituary painted her as a “beautiful person.”
“It’s rare that I meet someone as honest as Dori. She was so full of life and her laugh couldn’t help but put a smile on your face,” one wrote. “She was a good person inside and out. She was taken from this world too soon.”
Renewed call for information
On the 11-year anniversary of her death, police said they are looking to the “public for any new information or leads that could assist in solving this case and bring closure to Dori Jamison’s family.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 951-765-3898 or email Coldcase@HemetCA.gov.
Hemet is about a 90-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles.
This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM with the headline "Woman found dead in her home in 2014, CA cops say. Now comes push to unravel mystery."
