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Jill Maiorca

A Big Bear Lake cold-case homicide in which Jill Maiorca’s former husband has been charged.

Charged · allegations
last updated 7 October 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
3
Victim age
29
Next hearing
12 Oct 2026
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Case file Jill Maiorca, reference D C zero one nine six. According to the Los Angeles Times and The Guardian, court records showed Jeff Maiorca filed for divorce from Jill Maiorca in Los Angeles County in two thousand four. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, cited by CBS Los Angeles and The Guardian, said evidence indicated Jill Maiorca was murdered in November two thousand six, an allegation that remains part of an active criminal case. The sheriff’s department said she was reported missing from Big Bear Lake in two thousand seven. According to the sheriff’s department via CBS Los Angeles, deputies responded on October twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty, to a suspicious discovery in a crawlspace on Forest Road in Big Bear Lake, where human remains were found. The sheriff’s department said its Cold Case Homicide Team took over in two thousand twenty-three, submitted the remains for further DNA testing, and identified them as Jill Maiorca, age twenty-nine. The Guardian reported Jeff Maiorca was charged with murder and a deadly-weapon allegation; the charges are unproven allegations. Open questions include what specific evidence led to the charge, what cause of death has been publicly confirmed, and whether the tentative October twelfth court appearance will proceed. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one nine six at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed12 entries
2004
Court records showed Jeff Maiorca filed for divorce from Jill Maiorca in Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles Times; The Guardian
November 2006
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said evidence indicated Jill Maiorca was murdered in November 2006; that allegation remains part of an active criminal case.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles and The Guardian
2007
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Jill Maiorca was reported missing from Big Bear Lake in 2007.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles and Los Angeles Times
2020
Reporting differed on the early forensic findings: The Guardian, citing the sheriff’s office, said an autopsy determined homicide; CBS Los Angeles reported the manner of death was not determined at that time.
The Guardian; CBS Los Angeles
28 October 2020
Deputies were called to a home in the 39000 block of Forest Road in Big Bear Lake after a suspicious discovery was reported in a crawlspace.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles
28 October 2020
Big Bear Station deputies and Big Bear Fire Department personnel found unidentified human remains in the crawlspace beneath the residence.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles
2023
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Cold Case Homicide Team assumed the investigation and submitted the remains for additional DNA analysis.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles and The Guardian
2023
Further DNA analysis identified the remains as those of Jill Maiorca, who was 29.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles and Los Angeles Times
21 September 2026
Deputies located and arrested Jeff Maiorca, then 53, on suspicion of murder; he was taken into custody without incident and booked at the Big Bear Jail.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, via CBS Los Angeles
23 September 2026
Jeff Maiorca was formally charged with murder and a deadly-weapon allegation, and he had an initial hearing in San Bernardino County Superior Court; the charges are unproven allegations.
The Guardian
26 September 2026
Records indicated Jeff Maiorca remained in custody at the High Desert jail in Adelanto, and multiple outlets reported he was being held without bail.
The Guardian
12 October 2026
A further court appearance was tentatively scheduled for this date.
The Guardian
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What specific evidence led investigators to charge Jeff Maiorca?unconfirmed; the Los Angeles Times reported officials did not share that evidence · unconfirmed
What cause of death, if any, has been publicly confirmed by authorities?unconfirmed; trusted reporting did not provide a cause of death · unconfirmed
Will the tentative 12 October 2026 court appearance proceed as scheduled, and what will be decided there?unconfirmed; the date was reported as tentative · unconfirmed
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