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July 25, 2025 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on July 24, 1995, 18-year-old Glenn Whitten, was found shot to death at Upper Lake Clementine.

Glenn was last known to have been at a gathering with friends in Auburn. Glenn reportedly left to walk home and was last seen near the McDonalds at Lincoln Way. Glenn’s body was found at Upper Lake Clementine the next morning. It is unknown how Glenn got to Upper Lake Clementine, and no vehicle associated with Glenn was at the scene.

Detectives processed the scene and conducted extensive interviews, but the case eventually went cold. To this day, no suspect has been identified, and the murder weapon has never been recovered. At the time of the original investigation, many witnesses were reluctant to be forthcoming with information. Our investigators are hopeful that the passage of time will result in witnesses being willing to come forward with information they might have.

In recent years, our efforts to solve cold cases like Glenn’s have intensified with the formation of our Cold Case Investigations Team. Using modern forensic tools and advances in DNA analysis and digital evidence processing, investigators are taking a fresh look at unsolved cases, determined to uncover new leads and deliver long-overdue justice.

If you have any information about what happened to Glenn, no matter how small, we urge you to contact the Placer County Sheriff’s Office homicide tip line at (530) 889-7853.

Help us bring answers and justice to Glenn’ family.

PCSO Whitten
Source & photos: Placer County Sheriff’s Office

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