The Lodi Police Department is seeking information on two unsolved homicide cases. On August 1, 1977, Louis Withrow was found deceased in his hotel room at 17 ½ W. Elm Street after suffering multiple stab wounds. A knife was seized as possible evidence, but no arrests have been made.
In a separate case, on May 30, 2015, officers responded to gunshots near Lodi Avenue and Cherokee Lane, where Fidencio Godina (33) was found with fatal gunshot wounds. Both cases remain under investigation as cold cases. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lodi Police Department or Detective Valeros at (209) 269-4808 or [email protected]. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Lodi Area Crimestoppers at (209) 369-2746…