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Deputies Launch Excavation at Valley Center Property in Search for Missing Woman

Investigators are excavating a 20-acre Valley Center homestead following court approval of a search warrant based on new leads.

A shot of the search in Valley Center on July 16, 2025
A volunteer with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Overview

  • Deputies served a warrant at about 5 a.m. Wednesday on the 14800 block of Oak Creek Road in Valley Center.
  • Nadine Jett, 65, has been missing since December 2023, according to a neighbor’s July letter to the Valley Roadrunner.
  • Investigators could be seen digging deep exploratory holes across the 20-acre rural homestead in search of evidence.
  • Sheriff’s Lt. Juan Marquez said detectives secured the warrant after receiving new information related to the ongoing probe.
  • Authorities have not disclosed any findings from the excavation, and the case remains under active investigation.