Q: A woman was shot to death in the doorway of her Orangevale home in 1995. What the status of that case? - Anonymous, Orangevale.
A: The unsolved murder case of Carol Blake is a haunting one. Blake, a 45-year-old mother of three, was found by her husband and daughter shot dead in the doorway of her Orangevale home on May 20, 1995.
Sacramento County Sheriff's homicide detectives have not given up on the case, however, Sgt. Tim Curran recently told The Bee.
The case is in line for review to see if any evidence can be reprocessed with new technology, Curran said.
Detectives were never able to determine a motive for the murder; they do believe the victim may have known her killer, Curran said.
According to Bee reports from the time of the slaying, the door to the home had not been forced open and there were no signs of a struggle. The house had not been ransacked or burglarized. Investigators told The Bee that it appeared Blake's attacker never entered the home.
Blake had worked as a counselor for troubled children and, shortly before her death, had started a job doing background checks for adoptions.
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