On May 9th, 2014, a disturbing discovery in a remote area south of Cedar City, Utah, brought attention to a woman’s disappearance that had begun more than seven weeks earlier. The remains of Cammi Denee Mitchell, a thirty-three-year-old woman who had last been seen on March 18th, were discovered in the Shurtz Canyon area, off Tipples Road. Shurtz Canyon lies in the rugged landscape of southwestern Utah, where roads and trails lead away from populated areas into comparatively isolated terrain. Such locations can complicate homicide investigations, particularly when a victim has been missing for an extended period.
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office took responsibility for investigating her death, which the Utah Department of Public Safety subsequently classified as a homicide.
Cammi Denee Mitchell was born on June 11th, 1980. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety’s cold-case database, she stood approximately five feet seven inches tall, weighed 138 pounds, and had black hair and brown eyes. Her remains were discovered just over a month before what would have been her thirty-fourth birthday.
Unfortunately, publicly accessible information about Cammi’s personal life is limited. Official records do not provide a detailed biography, information about her occupation, or a reliable account of her family relationships. What is known is that Cammi was in the general Cedar City area in March 2014, shortly before she disappeared. Her last confirmed sighting, as recorded by state authorities, took place on March 18th, but there is no publicly available information about a specific address, business, neighborhood, or individual who saw her that day.
Nor does the publicly available case summary explain the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. It does not say whether she was expected to meet someone, whether she had access to a vehicle, or whether investigators identified any suspicious communications before she vanished.
There is also no confirmed public information identifying the weapon or method used to kill Cammi. The record does not disclose whether investigators recovered DNA, fingerprints, surveillance footage, or other physical evidence. Nor does it identify a named suspect, a possible motive, or a person of interest.
One unusual detail appears in Utah’s official cold-case listing. Although the page is headed Cammi Denee Mitchell, the narrative description refers to the missing woman as “Miller.” The available record does not explain this discrepancy. It may be a clerical error, but there is insufficient information to establish whether it reflects a previous surname or another circumstance.
As of October 2026, Cammi Mitchell’s death continues to appear on the Utah Department of Public Safety’s official unsolved homicide website, and is therefore considered unresolved.
