True Crime Story Magazine

23/04/2025

Bryce Laspisa Disappearance: A Haunting California Mystery

Bryce Laspisa's story unfolds like a suspenseful scene from a novel filled with unexplainable behavior, a never-ending drive, and a crash that left more questions than answers. On the morning of August 30, 2013, Bryce vanished without a trace. His overturned car was found near Castaic Lake in Southern California. To this day, the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain as murky as the lake’s waters, leaving his family, authorities, and true crime enthusiasts baffled.

The Days Before

It began at Sierra College in Rocklin, California, where a talented and seemingly happy student, Bryce, had recently started his sophomore year. Known for his charm, he was a young man who drew friends easily and maintained a steady relationship with his girlfriend, Kim. But in the days that led up to his disappearance, something changed. His behavior, once vibrant and full of life, shifted into a state of withdrawal and unpredictability.

On August 27th, the start of his sophomore school semester, Bryce’s friends began noticing the first signs of trouble. He broke up with Kim unexpectedly, telling her she’d be better off without him. He also gave away prized possessions, like his Xbox and diamond earrings, that were given to him by his mother. All of this struck his friends as odd and alarming. Reports later indicated he had been drinking heavily, a habit that was increasingly out of character, and it was rumored he had been using a prescription drug called Vyvanse, often used to treat ADHD but also known to cause heightened energy and alertness and, in high doses, paranoia.

On August 28th, Bryce had already been awake for approximately two days because of taking Vyvanse. That night, he went to Kim’s house to talk with her. Kim, concerned about Bryce’s mental state, tried to hold onto him, but he insisted on leaving. Bryce called his mom to tell her that Kim had taken his keys and would not let him leave. Bryce’s mom spoke with Kim on the phone and convinced Kim to let Bryce go. Concerned about all the strange things going on, while he was still on the phone with his mother, she told him to drive back to school, and she would get a flight out the next day to come see him. He told her no, don’t do that. He said he had a lot of things to talk to her about, and he would go see them. At around 11:30 PM, he told her he was driving back to his parents’ home in Laguna Niguel, a coastal city nearly seven hours south. He assured her he’d make it home safely. Yet, as we know now, he would never reach that destination.

The Long Drive

Bryce’s journey that night is a mystery. What should have been a straightforward drive turned into a bizarre series of stops and long pauses, as if something, perhaps an internal battle, was keeping him from reaching his destination. It was during these hours that Bryce’s behavior took on an even more unsettling tone.

Bryce never made it home that night. At around 1:00 AM on August 29, Karen, Bryce’s mom, had a missed call from him. He had begun traveling south on the I-5 toward Laguna Niguel, where his parents live. He had left a message that he would be at their house early that morning.

At 11 a.m. that morning, Karen and Michael received a voicemail from their insurance agency stating that their Toyota Highlander needed roadside assistance. Bryce had run out of gas around 9 a.m., and there was a charge for $20 from Castro Tire + Truck in the town of Button Willow, which was about three hours north of his parent's house. A roadside assistance worker named Christian was dispatched to deliver Bryce three gallons of gas. When Bryce didn’t make it to their house later that morning, his parents began to be concerned.

Karen called the tire shop that had brought Bryce the gas earlier that morning. The guy who answered the phone was the same guy who brought him the gas earlier that day. The man said he would go check on their son, concerned that he might need more help.

Karen and Michael got a phone call a few minutes later. Christian found Bryce in the exact same spot that he was at 9 a.m. Bryce had been parked in the same location for several hours, staring ahead as if lost in thought or paralyzed by indecision. When Christian offered assistance, Bryce seemed cooperative, thanking him politely. It seemed to be a normal interaction, except for the fact that Bryce, who had a full tank of gas, stayed in the same spot for so long.

Christian urged Bryce to call his mother because she was so worried about him. After Bryce spoke to his mother, Christian told her that he would follow Bryce on the freeway for a while to make sure he got on his way home.

Around 6:30, Karen began to worry because Bryce had not shown up. Michael and Karen filled out a Missing Person report and had AT&T do an emergency ping on Bryce’s phone. The interesting thing was that the ping located Bryce still in Button Willow, only eight miles away from his last location.

The police were dispatched to his location. Oddly enough, they found Bryce just sitting in his car. He was lucid and seemed fine. The police asked what he was doing, just sitting in his car for so long. His reply was that he just needed to blow off steam. Just to be sure, they conducted a sobriety test on Bryce, and he passed. He willingly allowed them to search his car. No alcohol or drugs were found in the vehicle. They told him to call his parents. He was reluctant to, but he did. His parents spoke to the police, and they said he seemed fine and able to drive.

A Crash in the Night

By the evening of August 29, nearly 24 hours after Bryce had first told Kim he was headed home, he was still in the town of Button Willow. His parents, desperate to help him, made arrangements to fly out and meet him. However, at around 10 PM, Bryce resumed his drive south, slowly and haltingly. He called his mom periodically, assuring her he was on his way home.

At 2:09 AM on August 30th, Bryce called his mother for the last time. His location was near Castaic Lake, just 90 minutes away from home. He assured his mother that he was almost there. However, shortly after Bryce’s call, his Toyota Highlander was found overturned near Castaic Lake’s main road. Inside the car, police found his wallet, phone, and laptop. Everything except Bryce. Tire tracks leading to the lake indicated that the vehicle had accelerated down the embankment as if someone had intentionally driven it off the road.

There was no sign of Bryce anywhere. Authorities launched a full-scale search, deploying K-9 units, divers, and helicopters. They scoured the terrain and searched the depths of the lake, yet nothing was found.

Theories and Speculation

Some investigators speculate that Bryce could have succumbed to the elements after walking away from the crash site, while others wonder if he may have fallen victim to foul play. The Castaic Lake area is vast, filled with steep cliffs, dense forests, and rugged trails. The area has plenty of places for a young man to become lost or even worse. Despite numerous searches and the use of advanced technology, no body has ever been recovered.

A Plea for Answers

If you have any information about Bryce Laspisa, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at (818)984-0630, or the Los Angeles Sheriff's Investigators at (323)890-5500. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800)222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.com

Lead Editor
A.k. Finch

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The murder of Alexis Gabe

Written By: Enrique Melendez
Social Media Contributing Writer

On January 26, 2022, 24-year-old Alexis Gabe vanished. The last known person to see her was Alexis’s ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Marshall Curtis Jones. During the investigations, new evidence suggested that she was murdered due to evidence found at Marshall’s home. Unfortunately for the Gabe family, Marshall was killed before a trial began, leaving her family and the community with no closure.

Antioch, California, January 26

Alexis Gabe is described by her family as energetic with a friendly personality. She was well-liked by others, including customers who would come into Rite-Aid, where she worked. Alexis was known as an artist, enjoying painting, photography, and fashion. She had a plan for a big future, Alexis’s Obituary stated.

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The Disappearance

Days later, Alexis’s family located her car on Trenton Ln off Oakley Rd. They immediately called the Oakley police department. Alexis’s car doors were unlocked, and the keys were still in the ignition, but their only concern was the location of the driver.

An extensive search began, and the community rallied together searching the area alongside law enforcement, as the investigation into her disappearance continued, tracking digital footprints through phone records of the missing Alexis Gabe.

Throughout the investigation, multiple police agencies were involved, providing a wide search area and a large-scale effort. Alexis lived in Antioch, California, and according to NBC, the Antioch Police Department helped provide surveillance footage of her movements while collaborating with other agencies to obtain various devices of Alexis, including her phone and car GPS, to track where she was and where she could be.

According to the police report, the GPS of her phone and car indicated that it was turned on around 9:23 and began moving away from Marshall’s home. Investigators followed its path while also using surveillance footage to see that the driver was not Alexis but who they later believed was Marshall. The vehicle drove for 10 minutes until the car stopped near Oakley Rd. The driver is seen exiting the vehicle and walking away. Alexis’s phone GPS shows it moving alongside him, but the footage does not capture anyone else leaving the vehicle after that.

A few minutes later, Alexis’s phone was turned off.

The next day, Marshall was contacted by the Gabe family. When asked if he had seen her, he stated that he had left around 9 pm the night before.

The police report also stated that on January 28 at 11:42 am, Oakley PD Detectives happened to run into Marshall while canvassing the area on Benttree Way. Marshall gave his consent to the detectives to search his home on the condition that they did not search the master bedroom and spare bedroom. Marshall also gave consent for the investigator to search his phone, but there was no evidence at the time that gave cause for an arrest.

Marshall later retrieved his phone and then went to his mother’s house, but investigators later discovered surveillance footage that showed Marshall at his mother’s before retrieving his phone, unloading several large garbage bags from his vehicle.

The connecting dots

According to CBS News, Marshall and his mother, Alicia Coleman-Clark, left the house after retrieving the phone and obtained a new phone and number from a Metro PCS. They later loaded the bags back into Marshall’s Vehicle during a Karaoke party.

During the investigation, Marshall’s phone records and details of his movements were obtained, highlighting his whereabouts, which became crucial in the timeline of the investigation.

In their review of the surveillance footage, Oakley police tracked Marshall arriving at his sister's house in Vacaville, California, around 6:41 pm. He had both his phones on at the time until 7:11 pm when both phones were turned off near Pioneer, California.

He did not turn his phone on until 12:43 am the next day, and arriving at his mother’s house at 1:00 am, he then returned to his sister's for 2 days until he was kicked out.

On January 31, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office located a cracked, disconnected cell phone screen in Contra Costa, California.
In February, a search was executed on Marshall’s home where investigators collected samples of Alexis's DNA on the lid of his washer and in the back of his vehicle. However, the source of her DNA was not undetermined.

Though his home was being searched, Marshall took a flight to Seattle, Washington, to stay with his father. Warrants were issued on his mother's and sister’s homes, causing an extensive search effort from various agencies, including Amador County Search and Rescue and the FBI, alongside aerial/ground units, K-9, and sonar specialists.

At such time, investigators discovered in May that the broken screen had Alexis and Marshall's DNA on it.

During the search of Marshall’s sister’s home, an important piece of information was found. A handwritten note with directions to Pioneer, California. This led Oakley police to believe their missing person case may need to be changed to homicide. Alexis's family was not prepared for such a change.

The shooting

While Marshall had remained in Washington, Oakley Police did not waste the opportunity to bring him to justice, involving the Settle police department and U.S. Marshals to apprehend him. They acted immediately.

On June 1, law enforcement located Marshall in Kent, Washington, surrounding the home, notifying him of their warrant to capture him.

SWAT teams knocked on his door, asking for his surrender. The door opened swiftly as Marshall rushed out the door holding a knife. The officers acted in kind, shooting Marshall instantly.

Marshall was unresponsive and was pronounced dead on the scene.

This troubling news was not what the Gabe family had envisioned while searching for Alexis. Marshall was gone, but can the family still find closure?

They respond to the events following Marshall’s death and the possible changes in Alexis’s case.

Alexis’s father, Gwyn Gabe, told CBS News, “They were together for three years, he became part of our family. We had no idea he was capable of doing something like this to her,” Gwyn said.

Gwyn continued, stating the family’s opinion on Marshall’s death, “We didn’t want him dead, we wanted him arrested to pay for his sins,” he said.

A family in distress, the main suspect is dead, and Alexis has yet to be located. The search continues.

Discovery of remains

In November 2022, a resident from Plymouth, Amador County, California, discovered what they believed were human remains and contacted the Amador County Sheriff’s Office. Due to Plymouth being in the same county as Pioneer, California, Oakley police became involved.

After further analysis, Oakley police confirmed they were indeed partial human remains and shortly after confirmed the remains were of Alexis Gabe.

CBS News reported Oakley police’s statement, which gave the Gabe family and the community disturbing news.

“Due to the nature of the conditions of Alexis’s remains and the lack of her full body, we do believe the remainder of her remains are scattered in various areas,” Oakley police stated.

The Gabe family did not take this news well, stating, “It's giving us nightmares,” speaking of their ongoing search for their loved one, at this point becoming more difficult to bear.

The next year came, and in January 2023, more of Alexis’s remains were located in Amador County, but authorities believe it may not be possible for a full recovery of Alexis’s remains.

Denied charges

On Jan 24. In 2025, CBS News reported that Marshall’s mother, Alicia, was arrested for aiding and abetting, but due to a lack of evidence, the DA could not file charges. She was released shortly after.

CBS News reported what Alexis’s father, Gwyn, felt on the matter, with him stating, “We had a significant amount of evidence that we presented to them. I just didn’t see why it wasn’t enough.”

The Gabe family’s attorney, Dara Cashman, told CBS News, “I know there an equity argument that she lost her son, but there is also an argument to be made that if she had done the lawful and correct thing at the time, he would’ve been arrested, and he wouldn’t have been killed.”

The Gabe family continues to seek justice for Alexis while maintaining annual vigils in her honor.

This case has shown a traumatic journey for two families who have lost so much, but the unknown questions remain. Why did Marshall kill Alexis? And why did he leave directions to Alexis’s remains?

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How Tragedy Can Fuel the Fires of Change
The Story of Adam Walsh

It was a typical summer afternoon in Hollywood, Florida. But the afternoon of July 27, 1981, quickly turned into a nightmare for John and Reve Walsh. Adam, their six-year-old son, accompanied his mom to the local Sears Department Store. While Reve shopped, Adam decided to go to the toy department to scour the aisles for the coolest toy he could find. Unfortunately, Adam would never make it back to his mother that afternoon. Little Adam was abducted in the blink of an eye. He was brutally murdered in an act of unspeakable evil. The aftermath of his abduction and murder would change not only the city of Hollywood, but the nation forever. This is a story of an abducted and murdered child, but it is also a story of how a tragedy can fuel the fires of change.

Adam’s Disappearance

When Reve' Walsh finished shopping, she walked to the toy department to find Adam and head home. According to missingkids.org, when Reve' got to the area of the store where Adam was supposed to be, he was not there. She did not see him anywhere. Imagine, for a second, your six-year-old baby not being where they are supposed to be. Any parent who has ever lost sight of their child can understand the extreme panic Reve must have felt in that moment. Adam was nowhere to be found. The Hollywood Police were called to the scene. They searched the entire mall and surrounding areas, but there was no sign of Adam. He had vanished without a trace.

Reve' and her husband John could not understand what happened. Where had Adam gone? She had just been away from him for a short time. The police questioned other shoppers and employees of the department store who were there when Adam disappeared. Further investigation uncovered the unbelievable truth. According to missingkids.org, “a young security guard had seen a group of kids congregating in the toy department and ushered them out of the store. All the older kids took off. It was in that instant, in a horrible twist of fate, that Adam had been taken.

A Different Time

When a child goes missing in 2025, there are several steps you can take to ensure everything is being done to find them. First, you contact local law enforcement for an investigation to begin. Next, local law enforcement enters the child’s information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Persons File, and an investigation continues. The child’s information should then be reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). But in 1981? According to missingkids.org, there “were national crime databases for stolen cars, even stolen horses, but not stolen children. Law enforcement agencies had no way to share information about missing kids.” John and Reve' Walsh were all but on their own in the search for Adam.

Adam is Found

John and Reve' were desperate to locate Adam. “He’s our only child, our beautiful little boy, we just want him back,” John said at a press conference. “More than anything, we have hope. We’ll never give up hope, and we’ll never stop searching.” Sadly, the spark of hope that John and Reve kept burning was snuffed out two weeks later. The remains of little Adam were found about 120 miles from Hollywood in a drainage canal, sending shockwaves across the nation.

The Suspect

Two years passed as John and Reve' were forced to come to terms with their son’s brutal murder. Finally, in 1983, a convicted murderer named Otis Toole emerged as a prime suspect. While in jail on unrelated charges, Toole confessed to multiple murders, including the murder of Adam Walsh.

Jailhouse confessions are often very unreliable. Yes, Toole had confessed to Adam’s murder, and yes, some of the details he knew about the case were unreleased to the public. However, he also recanted his confession, and parts of his story had “significant gaps.” Toole was never charged in the case.

Law Enforcement Missteps

According to NBC News, several critical mistakes by law enforcement delayed justice for Adam and his family. “They lost the bloodstained carpeting in Toole’s car, which prevented DNA testing. They even lost the car itself.” They also waited a week before getting the FBI involved. “So many mistakes were made,” John Walsh wrote in his book Tears of Rage. “It was shocking, inexcusable, and heartbreaking.”

Hope for Justice?

A quarter of a century passed before an answer to Adam’s murder would come. No one had ever been convicted for killing Adam, and the Walshes were tired of waiting. They wanted answers. In 2006, John and Reve hired former Miami Beach homicide detective Joe Matthews. Matthews reopened Adam’s case and discovered several key pieces of evidence that police in the 1980s either overlooked or never even considered. According to NBC Miami, Matthews found “98 photos of Toole’s Cadillac taken by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.” Matthews was the first to lay eyes on these photos, and what he saw shocked him to his core. NBC Miami reported that the photos included images of a machete believed to have been used to dismember Adam’s body. One photo left a haunting image in Matthews’ mind. It was a picture of the carpet behind the driver’s seat of Toole’s car. On the carpet, Matthews saw the “bloody image of a young face.” “Looking at it, you actually see a blood transfer from Adam’s face on the carpet,” Matthews said.

After the thorough investigation done by Matthews, and with a new police chief in charge of the Hollywood Police Department, a killer could finally be named in Adam’s murder. In 2008, twenty-seven years after Adam’s death, Otis Toole was officially named his murderer. Unfortunately, Toole died in prison in 1996. Police Chief Chad Wagner said, “If Toole was alive today, he would be prosecuted for Adam’s murder.” The case that shocked the nation had officially been solved.

Fueling the Fires of Change

John and Reve' Walsh had lost their precious little boy to senseless violence, but they decided that his death would not be in vain. Inspired by tremendous outrage at the murder of Adam, police mistakes, and a lack of options, the Walshes embarked on a multi-decade crusade to help protect children. According to missingkids.org, “John and Reve' Walsh galvanized a growing movement in this country and set out to help other missing and exploited children and their families.” Below is a list of groundbreaking actions and legislation that John and Reve' worked tirelessly to accomplish:

• They created the Adam Walsh Resource Center in South Florida, which worked to help find missing children and change both federal and state laws.
• John traveled the nation speaking to media outlets and shaming judges who gave repeat s*x offenders light sentences.
• They lobbied state legislatures and Congress for reform.
• They were instrumental in dairies putting missing kids’ pictures on milk cartons.
• They urged parents around the country to keep updated fingerprints and photographs of their children.
• They founded the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 1984. The NCMEC is a non-profit organization that works to locate missing children, reduce instances of child s*xual exploitation, and reduce child victimization.
• They were instrumental in Congress passing the Missing Children Assistance Act in 1984. This act essentially made the NCMEC the go-to national resource center that coordinates efforts between law enforcement agencies, families, and communities to locate missing children.
• John became a household name by hosting television shows such as America’s Most Wanted, The Hunt with John Walsh, and In Pursuit with John Walsh. These programs helped capture 1,100 dangerous fugitives and recover dozens of missing children.
• They lobbied for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, signed into law in 2006 by President George W. Bush. This law established a national s*x offender registry and works to help keep children safer on the internet.

Many of the laws and protections we take for granted in 2025 are because of the tireless efforts of two grief-stricken parents hell-bent on making sure their child’s life left a positive legacy. “The pain of losing Adam stays with us every day,” John said. “But my wife and I have made it our life’s mission to do what we can to help protect children.”

Written by: Mary Day
Contributing Writer