California police reopen 16-year-old cold case of missing woman

California homicide detectives reopened the 16-year-old cold case of a missing woman last week after getting an anonymous tip.

Diana Rojas was 27 when she disappeared in October 2000. She was a church worker and the mother of a 2-year-old and Long Beach police believe she was murderered, though they have no suspect.

The tipster called cops to say where the woman’s body had been buried, KNBC-TV reported.
Cops used backhoe to search desert in Ridgecrest for Diana Rojas’ body. (Long Beach Police)
Following the tip, police drove 100 miles northeast to Ridgecrest on Thursday and dug four holes in the desert with the help of a backhoe and ground penetrating radar, according to the station.

After several hours the search was called off in the middle of the afternoon, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.