Placer Sheriff's Office seeking information in 1980 cold case

The Placer County Sheriff's Office is seeking information related to the disappearance and death of Patricia Ann Rose. Rose was last seen in 1980 and her 18-month-old son was found alone in a hotel room where she was staying in Sacramento. The Sheriff's Office also confirmed Rose was estranged from her husband, John Bowden, at the time of her disappearance. According to the Sheriff's Office, two local men were hunting near Boole Road in Applegate on Jan. 6, 1985, and located skeletonized human remains when chasing one of their dogs that ran off into the dense manzanita. Due to the condition of the remains, the cause of death and identity of the person could not be determined and the remains were sent to the Chico State anthropology lab for identification assistance. The lab determined the remains were female and created a facial reconstruction. The remains were compared to other missing persons throughout the state but were not identified. The Sheriff's Office confirmed the remains were then sent to the Department of Justice Lab in Richmond in 2005 for familial comparison and DNA analysis but no familial DNA was located. Othram, Inc., a lab that specializes in genetic genealogy, conducted further lab work and developed a family tree. According to the Sheriff's Office, the family tree indicated there was a living potential sibling and detectives worked with the Woodburn Police Department in Oregon to obtain a reference sample, which was compared to the DNA extracted from the remains. The Sheriff's Office confirmed the sibling was confirmed through the DNA and the remains were identified as Patricia Ann Rose. Detectives interviewed Rose's sibling and child who confirmed Rose also used the first names "Torrie" and "Patti" as well as the last names "Bowden" and "Anderson." "The circumstances surrounding her disappearance and death are suspicious, and detectives are seeking the public's help for any possible information regarding Patricia's death or disappearance," the Sheriff's Office said. Anyone with information is asked to email PCSOTipLine@placer.ca.gov.