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A California homeowner accidentally discovered the remains of Jill Maiorca, who had been missing for over 20 years, under his house in Big Bear. DNA analysis confirmed her identity, leading authorities to arrest her ex-husband, Jeff Maiorca, on suspicion of murder earlier this week. He appeared in court and was charged with murder and use of a deadly weapon; he remains held without bail at the High Desert Jail pending further hearings scheduled for October 12.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In Big Bear Lake, California, a homeowner discovered human remains hidden in a crawlspace under their house on October 28, 2020. These remains were later identified as those of Jill Maiorca, who had been reported missing since 2007 and was determined to have died from homicide in November 2006 when she was 29 years old. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed her identity through DNA analysis conducted in 2023, after cold case investigators took over the file.
Based on this evidence, Jeff Anthony Maiorca, Jill's former husband, who had filed for divorce from Jill in 2004, was arrested on September 21, 2026 and charged with her murder. He is currently being held at the High Desert Jail without bail pending further court proceedings scheduled for October 12th. This case highlights how modern DNA techniques can solve cold cases decades after they initially occur.
Written for “Cold Case Solved Under House” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
A California man made a gruesome discovery beneath his own house, not knowing it would later solve a 20-year-old cold murder case.
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The unidentified homeowner found the remains of Jill Maiorca, 29, who went missing over two decades ago in a crawl space under his Big Bear house in 2020.
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who → find → 2020
A 2023 DNA analysis reviewed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the remains were Jill's.
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remains → review → Department
Follow-up investigations identified her former husband, Jeff Maiorca, as a suspect in her killing.
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investigations → follow → killing
Jeff, 53, was arrested earlier this week under the suspicion of murder after the deceased body was finally identified.
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body → arrest → murder
Arrest records show that he was detained at the Big Bear branch library on Garstin Drive.
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He is being held at the High Desert Jail in Adelanto, without bail.
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San Bernardino County Superior Court records show that he was charged with murder and use of a deadly weapon during a court hearing on Wednesday.
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He is scheduled to appear in court again on October 12.
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The remains of Jill Maiorca were found underneath a Southern California home in 2020
Jill was 29 when she was killed.
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she → find → 2020
While authorities report she died in 2006, a missing person report was filed for her around a year later
Jill's remains were found in a 'crawl space' underneath a lake home in Big Bear, California
Jeff had filed for divorce from Jill in Los Angeles County in 2004, the New York Post reported.
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Jill was originally reported missing in Big Bear Lake three years later, but investigations indicate that she was murdered in November 2006.
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she → report → November
The investigation into what exactly happened to Jill continues while it was concluded that she was killed.
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she → happen → Jill
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department declined to release a mugshot of Jeff Maiorca, citing privacy reasons.
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Department → decline → reasons
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