Cold Case Homicide – Help Us Bring Justice for Hector Girol
September 26, 2025 – Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on September 9th, 2000, shortly before midnight, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a suspicious death in the town of Copperopolis.
The victim was later identified as 47-year-old Hector Girol.
Hector was located in the shower of his residence with multiple gunshots to his body, which ultimately was the cause of his death. His death was deemed a Homicide, and the case remains unsolved to this day.
Related: Calaveras County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help in 2000 Cold Case Murder of Hector Girol in Copperopolis
If you have any information, please call the Anonymous Tip Line at (209) 754-6030.
For more details about the Calaveras County Cold Case Task Force, visit: www.calaverascoldcase.org.
Source & photos: Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office
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