Crime & Safety

Palo Alto Police Urge Witnesses To Come Forward In 23-Year-Old Maria Hsiao Cold Case

Hsiao was shot in the head while standing in a crowd outside the Q Cafe, a former pool hall on Alma Street that is now Patagonia Palo Alto.

(CBS Bay Area)

June 11, 2024

It's been 23 years to the day since Maria Hsiao was shot and killed outside a Palo Alto nightclub, but her family and investigators hold out hope that someone somewhere will come forward with information needed to finally close the case.

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Palo Alto Police Department is asking for help solving the 23-year-old murder of Maria Hsiao. On June 10, 2001, Hsiao was shot and killed outside of a downtown Palo Alto, Calif., nightclub.

On the night of June 10, 2001, Hsiao was out celebrating her 21st birthday with family and friends. She was shot in the head while standing in a crowd outside the Q Cafe, a former pool hall on Alma Street that is now Patagonia Palo Alto.

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