Cold Case: Alta Allen 

October 17, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in 1991, Alta Allen was found deceased in Terra Bella, California. For decades, the circumstances surrounding her death remained an unanswered question.

Now, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office takes you inside the investigation that revisited the case, uncovered new leads, and ultimately brought long-awaited answers to one of the department’s longest-standing cold cases.

This is the story of the investigation into Alta Allen, the work that kept her case alive, and the pursuit of justice that continued for 35 years.

Watch the full episode and learn how investigators finally brought answers to a case that had remained unsolved for more than three decades here.

Source: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office