Detective Jacob Blass

My name is Detective Jacob Blass. I work with the Fremont Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Unit.

My name is Detective Jacob Blass. I work with the Fremont Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Unit.

This homicide occurred April 29, 2007, around 8.53 at night. It was within the area of Fremont Boulevard, Mallory Avenue, and then also Bell Street.

This homicide occurred April 29, 2007, around 8.53 at night. It was within the area of Fremont Boulevard, Mallory Avenue, and then also Bell Street.

Remember, April 29th, 2007, so 8.53 at night, right in that general area. If anybody saw anything, heard anything, talked to someone in jail, prison, on the street, friends, whatever, and has some kind of information pertaining to this case, we just want them to come forward and let us know, and we'll meet with them.

Remember, April 29th, 2007, so 8.53 at night, right in that general area. If anybody saw anything, heard anything, talked to someone in jail, prison, on the street, friends, whatever, and has some kind of information pertaining to this case, we just want them to come forward and let us know, and we'll meet with them.

We'll set up a location for us to meet up to talk about the case openly, freely, and, you know, whatever we can do to get this case solved.

We'll set up a location for us to meet up to talk about the case openly, freely, and, you know, whatever we can do to get this case solved.

I applied for the FBI. At the time, they were only asking for people that spoke different languages or could do like CPA type financial work.

I applied for the FBI. At the time, they were only asking for people that spoke different languages or could do like CPA type financial work.

I was hoping I could actually find out, you know, who did the whole 9-11 and go after Osama bin Laden kind of thing. But apparently I didn't have enough of that background in schooling for that at that time.

I was hoping I could actually find out, you know, who did the whole 9-11 and go after Osama bin Laden kind of thing. But apparently I didn't have enough of that background in schooling for that at that time.

I actually got involved in it back in 2007 because I was actually in field training with my training officer and we were doing a special operation and we heard this case come out as a possible homicide.

I actually got involved in it back in 2007 because I was actually in field training with my training officer and we were doing a special operation and we heard this case come out as a possible homicide.

We get dispatched to a lot of what we call 1053 calls or person down calls. Say someone was hit by a car or someone was intoxicated and they passed out or they fell off their bike. So we'll respond out just to check on that person, make sure no one's hurt, no one's down, anything to that extent.

We get dispatched to a lot of what we call 1053 calls or person down calls. Say someone was hit by a car or someone was intoxicated and they passed out or they fell off their bike. So we'll respond out just to check on that person, make sure no one's hurt, no one's down, anything to that extent.

So when the officers were dispatched out there that night, they were attempting to locate this downed subject. They found him lying along the street side area and were just checking on him to make sure if this person was OK. He was unresponsive. But, you know, it's dark at night and dimly lit area at nighttime. He was wearing some layers and there was not a lot of blood anywhere on the ground.

So when the officers were dispatched out there that night, they were attempting to locate this downed subject. They found him lying along the street side area and were just checking on him to make sure if this person was OK. He was unresponsive. But, you know, it's dark at night and dimly lit area at nighttime. He was wearing some layers and there was not a lot of blood anywhere on the ground.

And so when the officer first arrived on scene, he thought maybe this person just may have tripped, may have fallen. He could have been intoxicated.

And so when the officer first arrived on scene, he thought maybe this person just may have tripped, may have fallen. He could have been intoxicated.