MURDER
CASE #: 1997-15
Colette Rowles
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Open
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Offense Location:
Oak Hills CA
Summary:
Colette Rowles was reported missing from Hesperia. On 01/31/1997, Colette was found deceased in a dirt field in Summit Valley (Oak Hills). (H#1997-011)
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said Barry Lloyd Bryant, 63, of El Mirage, was arrested for the murder of Colette Rowles, 50, of Hesperia, who was killed in January 1997. Rowles was last seen Jan. 3, 1997, with Bryant — her boyfriend at the time — and their friends Paul and Sandra. The group left the Buckeye Bar in Hesperia in Paul’s pick-up truck and drove to Sandy’s home in Hesperia. According to Bryant, Colette walked away from the home late at night after an argument between the couple. The team interviewed Bryant on May 16, 2017 and he was arrested on suspicion of murder at the end of the interview, officials said. Prosecutors filed criminal charges against Bryant the next day. He pled not guilty to one count of murder on May 22, 2017 court records show. 6/24/18 Barry Lloyd Bryant, 64, of El Mirage, was released from custody June 12, 2018 after a Victorville judge dismissed the charge that he killed Colette Rowles in January 1997, court records show.
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Colette was found deceased in a dirt field in Summit Valley (Oak Hills)
The group left the Buckeye Bar in Hesperia in Paul’s pick-up truck and drove to Sandy’s home in Hesperia. According to Bryant, Colette walked away from the home late at night after an argument between the couple.
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