Cold Case Homicide – Help Us Solve the Jack Watts Homicide
September 23, 2025 – Calaveras County Sheriff's Office officials report that on the evening of April 8th, 2018, a male body was found in a rural area between Mokelumne Hill and Paloma, Calaveras County, California.
The male was identified as Jack Edward Watts.
Investigation revealed that after leaving an event in Glencoe, California, on his motorcycle, Jack Watts suffered gunshot wounds to the head, leg, and chest. He was transported to the local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased on arrival.
Related: Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 2018 Cold Case Homicide Investigation of Jack Edward Watts, V.P. of Odin’s Disciples
At the time of his death, Watts was the vice president of an outlaw motorcycle club called the Odin’s Disciples (ODMC).
If you have any information, please call the Anonymous Tip Line at (209) 754-6030.
For more details about the Calaveras County Cold Case Task Force, visit: www.calaverascoldcase.org.
Source & photos: Calaveras County Sheriff's Office
Related: Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 1995 Cold Case Homicide of Roger Sheltrown of Angels Camp
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 1994 Cold Case Murder of Sharalyn Murphy Found in New Melones Reservoir
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 2020 Cold Case Homicide of Calvin Richard Day Found in Mokelumne Hill
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 1997 Gruesome Cold Case Murder of Roy Dixon in West Point
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 1990 Cold Case Murder of James Curre in Copperopolis
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 1984 Cold Case of Missing Santa Clara Man Jeffrey Askren
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Information in 2015 Missing Person Cold Case of Mark Norman Dantche in Railroad Flat
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 2018 Cold Case Homicide Investigation of Jack Edward Watts, V.P. of Odin’s Disciples
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help IDing Woman Discovered Under Parrott’s Ferry Bridge in 2015 Cold Case
September is National Cold Case Month - Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office to Join in the Effort to Find Answers
Calaveras County Sheriff Announces New Tool to Help with Solving Cold Cases Using Your DNA
Calaveras Cold Case Taskforce Uses Modern Forensics to Reunite Missing Person with Family, Victim of Wilseyville Serial Killers Charles Ng and Leonard Lake
Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Investigating 1984 Cold Case of Missing Santa Clara Man Possibly Connected to Wilseyville Serial Killings
Calaveras County Remains Identified as San Francisco Man, Victim of Wilseyville Serial Killers Charles Ng and Leonard Lake
Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 1994 Cold Case Murder of Sharalyn Murphy Found in New Melones Reservoir
