Q: Was the Thomas Hebeisn murder ever solved? - Anonymous, Sacramento
A: The case remains unsolved, police said.
Hebeisn, 46, who police said led a quiet life, was found bludgeoned to death April 21, 1996, off the American River bike trail.
Hebeisn's car, a 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass, was found the next day in the 3300 block of Lerick Road near Watt and Fulton avenues.
The car was unlocked with the keys in the ignition, police said.
Detectives told The Bee shortly after the body was found that they believe Hebeisn was killed elsewhere by several blows to the back of the head and then dumped under Highway 160 near Northgate Boulevard. Hebeisn's wallet was not on him.
Police said Hebeisn likely had been dead one to 1-1/2 days when his body was discovered.
Hebeisn had lost his job in electronics at Packard Bell in November and since had been looking for a job and doing some construction work. He lived alone in an apartment at the Warren Oaks Apartments on Fair Oaks Boulevard.
Hebeisn was described by detectives as a quiet man with a modest lifestyle and a love of fishing.
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