Overview

• Remains discovered on July 11, 1981, in a field at the current Berryessa Transit Center site had remained unidentified for decades.
• In 2023 the DA’s Cold Case Unit teamed with Parabon NanoLabs to conduct forensic genealogy that traced the remains to Vivian Moss.
• DNA comparison with her granddaughter’s samples gave prosecutors the conclusive link needed to confirm her identity.
• The death was ruled a homicide caused by multiple stab wounds and dismemberment, with two religious pendants left at the scene.
• Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is urging anyone with information on her unsolved murder to contact investigators.