April 22, 2026 – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office officials report that detectives continue to investigate the suspicious death of 27-year-old Bessie Walker. The Auberry woman was last seen on either Wednesday, August 4 or Thursday, August 5, 2021. Family members filed a missing persons report with our office on August 8th, 2021. Her last reported sighting was near Mono Wind Casino in Auberry and she was wearing a pink dress and sandals. During this time, our office received information of several locations where Walker might be. Deputies searched all of those locations but were never able to find her.
On the night of August 21st, 2021, family and friends of Walker’s who had formed a search party, contacted the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. While on a piece of private property along the 37000 block of Auberry Mission Road, the group discovered a body that appeared to match that of Bessie Walker. Deputies arrived and located the deceased person. Detectives and the Crime Scene Unit also responded to collect evidence. The body was later identified as 27-year-old Bessie Walker.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs asks anyone with information to submit tips in the following ways:
Email: ojs_mmu@bia.gov
Phone: 1-833-560-2065
Text: Send the word BIAMMU to 847411
A $10,000 reward also remains available through Valley Crime Stoppers. To be eligible for up to $15,000, submit two separate tips to the different organizations. Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (contact information listed above).
If you wish to speak directly with someone at the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, please contact Detective Jose Diaz at (559) 600-8204 or (559) 448-7089. Visit: BIA.gov/MMU.
Source & photo: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
