Placer County Unsolved Mysteries

21/11/2023

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧? Sherri Thompson, 59, of Grass Valley, CA was last seen on or about Nov. 12, 2023. She may have traveled to the Sacramento area or possibly Paradise, Butte County. Sherri drives a dark Toyota Prius, CA license (pictured here). If you see Sherri, please call Detective Richard Osborne of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office at 530-265-7880.

17/11/2023

***MISSING PERSON***
***LOCATED MISSING PERSON***

Malachi Elijahmichael Ermshar, 18 years old, 5’10, 165 pounds, blue eyes, blonde strawberry short hair. Malachi was last seen wearing blue plaid pullover, light blue jeans, and black high top vans. He was last seen at Placer High school. Last known location was in the Cool area possibly on foot.

If seen or located, please call the Auburn Police Department at 530-823-4234

08/11/2023

UPDATE 12:13 PM: ESTHER FOUND ALIVE AND WELL.

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓: 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 (𝐀𝐓-𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊)

Please keep your eyes out for 55-year-old Esther Ellingsworth. Esther was last seen at her residence Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at 4 am in the 11000 block of Creek View Drive in Grass Valley. She has suspected dementia and is new to the area. It is believed she walked away from her residence and may be lost. Information obtained thus far suggests she may be heading toward Auburn in Placer County.

Esther is described as a Hispanic female, 5’ 3”, 115 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. She typically wears all black clothing – black shirt, black leggings under a black skirt and black shoes, but it is unknown what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.

For tips or sightings of Esther, please call 530-265-7880.

29/10/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100064556774669/posts/745552707606615/?mibextid=cr9u03

🚨COLD CASE ALERT🚨

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in solving the cold case murder of Cherilyn Hawkley. Today marks 30 years since she was last seen alive.

Cherilyn, who was an elementary school teacher at Eureka Elementary School, was found deceased in her vehicle on Halloween in 1993; she was about a mile away from the school.

Cherilyn was reported missing by her boyfriend and was reported to have last been seen alive by her co-workers at school the Friday before Halloween. She was found several days later on Halloween by Placer County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Adams while he was on patrol. The deputy found her in the back seat of her minivan and located a rope near her body. A person of interest was interviewed, but never linked to her death. Cherilyn’s vehicle was the only crime scene connected to this case.

She was recently divorced and a mother of three children who had recently been hired by the Eureka School District. Cherilyn had also just purchased a new home in Roseville. She had previously worked for a school district in Chico, where her family lived at the time. It was reported that Cherilyn had lunch with one of her colleagues earlier that Friday and by all accounts had appeared very happy with life. She also had met with another teacher at 4:30 p.m. that afternoon, and they conveyed the same message to detectives. That second teacher had left the school at 6:30 p.m., but said they did not see Cherilyn’s car.

Cherilyn’s family was interviewed but did not provide any information to identify anyone who would want to harm her. This case remains open and our detectives continue to search for leads in hopes of bringing closure to her loved ones.

If you have any information about the death of Cherilyn Hawkley, please call our homicide tip line: (530) 889-7853.

20/10/2023

🚨HUGE NEWS!
🚨ARREST MADE IN HOMEWOOD HOMICIDE!!
Former MLB player Danny Serafini and Stephanie Scott were arrested for the murder of Robert Spohr and the attempted murder of Wendy Wood in Homewood.

They are reportedly family by marriage (unconfirmed, in-laws)

Links in comments below ⬇️.

From PCSO:
After a lengthy two-year investigation involving Placer County Sheriff’s detectives and the District Attorney’s Office, 49-year-old Danny Serafini and 33-year-old Samantha Scott were arrested this morning in Nevada for the 2021 Homewood murder of 70-year-old Robert Gary Spohr and the attempted murder of 68-year-old Wendy Wood. PCSO detectives assisted in the apprehension of Serafini in Winnemucca, NV and also assisted in the apprehension of Scott in Las Vegas, NV. We thank the U.S. Marshal Service Reno Office, U.S. Marshal’s Nevada Violent Offender Task Force (Las Vegas), Winnemucca Police Department, and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office with the arrests.

On June 5, 2021, deputies received a 911 call from a residence in Homewood, a neighborhood in North Lake Tahoe. Deputies arrived at the home and found Robert Gary Spohr deceased as a result of a single gunshot wound. Robert’s wife, Wendy, had also been shot but was taken to a nearby hospital where she recovered from her injuries. Unfortunately, Wendy passed away a year later. During the early stages of the investigation, video surveillance was obtained from the home and along West Lake Boulevard, revealing a hooded male wearing a face-covering and a backpack walking to the residence several hours before the homicide occurred. Since then, PCSO detectives have worked tirelessly over the course of the past two years, devoting countless hours of follow up by detectives, along with the DA’s Office. The information and evidence detectives gathered led them to identify Serafini and Scott as the suspects; both suspects are known to each other and to the victims.

After the arrests, Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo praised the hard work and dedication put forth by detectives and the DA’s Office saying, “Today, justice was served. The apprehension of those responsible for the tragic events that unfolded in Homewood, North Lake Tahoe in 2021 stands as a testament to the unwavering dedication of our detectives, law enforcement partners, and the persistence of our pursuit of truth. Understand that my team’s commitment to unraveling the most complex of cases prevails, and those who inflict harm upon our community will be held accountable every time."

The sheriff’s office is now awaiting Serafini’s and Scott’s extradition from Nevada into Placer County.

04/10/2023

Raymond was last seen around 11am on Tuesday 10/3, at Stanford Ranch x Crest in Rocklin, California.

https://www.facebook.com/100064899453585/posts/703981255108517/?mibextid=cr9u03

** UPDATE 10/4/23 @ 6:05pm - Mr. Pico has been located

We'd like to thank our allied agencies including the Placer County Sheriff's Office, Nevada County Sheriff's Office, Placer County Search and Rescue, Nevada County Search and Rescue, City of Roseville, California Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, Rocklin Police Volunteers and countless others who helped with our investigation.

**

WE NEED YOUR HELP LOCATING A MISSING PERSON.

Raymond Pico was last seen yesterday 10/3 at approximately 11am in the Stanford Ranch/Crest area. He left his residence on foot, and does not have a vehicle. He left without his wallet or phone and has not made contact with his family. He has a medical condition that may cause him to become disoriented.

Raymond is a 67 year old male, 5'9", 210 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Wearing a black tshirt, jeans, and black rimmed glasses.

If you have seen Raymond, please call the Rocklin Police Department.

22/08/2023

An unidentified female was found in Folsom Lake, California this weekend. 😞



https://www.kcra.com/article/body-found-at-folsom-lake-el-dorado-county-sheriffs-office-says/44869563?fbclid=IwAR3u0FgntJVSrbCv1bzJvtgDOKehzyLWrHioHvHp_f-ctFOsWj10OGrvKlE_aem_ARq1QBeyzeBDKOGOm7gJ5KsdpfxSmUwbw9jo0Fs1YYKxEFF09eJOWZiKEuWaUxj5TGU&mibextid=S66gvF

The person is being listed as “Jane Doe” pending further investigation, the sheriff’s office said.

08/07/2023

FOUND SAFE

Update 11:10 am 7/8/23: FOUND SAFE. Thank you to all who shared and sent positive wishes.

The Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue are currently in the area of Willow Valley Rd and Hwy 20 (near Harmony Ridge, Nevada City) looking for an overdue hiker named Samantha Dees. Samantha is described as a 33-year-old white female 5'10" tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes and was last seen on Friday morning 7/7/23 around 9:00 am wearing an orange tank top and yoga shorts, when she left the area of Highway 20 and Willow Valley Road on foot. If you have seen her or have any information, please call the Sheriff's Office at 530-265-7880.

06/06/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 & 𝐍𝐨𝐰. Top photo is Ah Yee’s General Merchandise in 1899 after it was purchased by Sam (or Sen) Yuen Chung & Co. after Yee’s murder in December of 1898.

Yee was a beloved merchant in Old Town Auburn and was discovered nearly beheaded in his store after an apparent overnight robbery. Despite a dogged investigation, his killer was never found. He was buried in the Chinese Cemetery on Grass Valley Highway.

The murder was eerily similar to the murder of William McDaniel in 1867 when he too was found nearly beheaded in his store across the street from Yee’s in Auburn’s Chinatown. His killer was found, convicted of murder during a robbery of McDaniel’s store, and executed near the courthouse on Maple Street.

All that’s left of Yee’s store is the basement foundation where his laborers slept.

31/05/2023

An update from NCSO with a more detailed description of the decedent found in March. DNA results are pending.
Nice of them to update, we don’t always see that.
One step closer to this woman getting her name back.

“Media Release Update: Human Remains Discovered 3/27/2023 Still Unidentified

The Nevada County Sheriff's Office investigation into the human remains found off I80 near Farad Rd east of Truckee on March 27, 2023, continues to be active and ongoing. The identification of the decedent is still unknown. Preliminary findings at this stage of the testing are minimal, however the remains are believed to be a female Caucasian adult. The age of the decedent is estimated to be between 30-70 years of age, with a height estimate of 5’1” to 5’6”, short to medium length brown hair, unknown weight, and unknown eye color. The year of death is estimated at 2022-2023. The female may have had a possible tattoo on the left side of her lower rear torso region, but it was not identifiable. Investigators hope that additional DNA analysis results, which remain pending, can further narrow the description of the woman. “

Original Release 3/28/2023:
https://www.facebook.com/nevadacountysheriffsoffice/posts/593639746126973

21/05/2023

She has been found safe per the family on the main posting!

Missing out of Yuba City

17/05/2023

LOCATED

Update 5/18: Zoey is awake and off the ventilators. 💕

She was found by a Folsom PD (Robert9) in bushes about 100ft or so off of the bike path by Robbers Ravine, accessed from the Rodeo Grounds.

COPIED: “Zoey's mom asked me to put out a 911 prayer request. The Lord can work miracles and the Whistler family is asking for one now. Please take a moment to pray and activate your prayer chains”

UPDATE 1pm 5/17: Copied: “Zoey's parents wanted me to update: Her family and I are at the hospital. She's on ventilators and we're waiting for her to be conscious. Please pray for her and her family that she comes out of this goes home to them.”

UPDATE 8:46am she has been located safe

MISISNG from Folsom, disappeared possibly from Folsom River trails/Johnny Cash trail.

https://www.facebook.com/100064629371973/posts/638828591614781/?mibextid=DcJ9fc

MISSING FROM FOLSOM

10/05/2023

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Calvin Kelley.

You’d be 29 today.

Calvin is dearly loved by people very close to me, and we hope that details come to light on what happened to him.

7 years ago, during the early morning hours in October of 2015, Calvin Kelley… Lisa McNabb needs your support for Calvin Kelley- Unsolved Murder, DNA Testing

03/05/2023

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES DECEASED FEMALE
FOUND NEAR SIMPSON LANE

Marysville, Ca. – The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department has identified the deceased female found near the 1700 block of Simpson Lane last Thursday as 27-year-old Amery Sweany of Chico. Deputies responded to the location just after 2:30 p.m. on April 27, 2023, after a passerby saw the female lying on the side of the road and dialed 9-1-1. Investigations revealed Sweany was fairly new to the Yuba-Sutter Area.

An autopsy conducted May 2, 2023, revealed Sweany’s cause of death as blunt force trauma with authorities believing it to be the result of the victim being struck by a vehicle. Evidence located at the scene supported these findings.

This remains an active investigation and the Sheriff’s Department urges anyone with any information about this incident to please come forward. You can contact Sgt. Parker at (530) 749-7777 or call our anonymous tip line at (530 749-7930.

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02/05/2023

DATE: May 1, 2023 CASE: Robert Manor & Victor Merle Gray (Case ) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Matt Chisholm, Homicide Unit On April 28, 2023, the Honorable James Arguelles sentenced Robert Manor and Victor Merle Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On March...

28/04/2023

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄.We will be hosting a virtual moment of silence as a Facebook Live event around noon to honor our survivors and victims of crime in Placer County.

>>Reminder that tomorrow starts the Placer DA Museum Pop-up so you can give your respects in person as well!

28/04/2023

From Yuba County
Body found

SUSPICIOUS DEATH UNDER INVESTIGATION

Marysville, Ca. – Just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a dead body on the side of the road near the 1700 block of Simpson Lane.

Deputies arrived and located a deceased female. Due to the suspicious nature of the call, Detectives were immediately called out to handle the investigation. No identifying information of the deceased is being provided at this time.

If you have any information in reference to this case, please contact the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department at (530) 749-7777.

23/04/2023

It’s now been over a year without justice for

“Be vigilant, lock your doors at night.” PCSO

Erica Wright was like any of us, a mom enjoying a quiet spring night in her Roseville, California home last April 20, 2022.

Out of the darkness, evil came calling.

Someone inside her Livoti Avenue home reported hearing loud banging sounds, as the killer was outside of her home trying to break in.

He succeeded in breaking in (see photo).

Multiple calls were coming in to 911 now, as the sounds of the violent struggle echoed out of her broken window.

Then, suddenly as they began, the sounds abruptly ended.

Neighbors in the area reported seeing a man covered in blood, carrying a baseball bat, leaving the scene of the crime.

Law enforcement arrived moments later, and a massive, hours-long search ensued, including air support, drones and canine units, but to no avail.

Her murderer disappeared into the night.

Although Placer County detectives begged the public for eyewitness sightings, security video, etc., no additional descriptions or tips have led to any arrests or suspect information in this case.

Police have a brief description of a suspect: Male, 5’10”, wearing hoodie.

Neighbors are suspicious of transients and homeless people who recently began walking through the neighborhood after the construction of a transit station.

A mother, she was beloved by her family and friends and described by her employer, a law firm, as a “shining light.”

This case really needs a breakthrough.

There is a violent murderer wandering our streets.

If you saw anything, no matter how big or small, please let someone know. You may remain anonymous. We need your tips!

CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-AA-CRIME
PCSO HOMICIDE TIP LINE: 530-889-7853

Please … share share share! We need this to get in front of the right person.

Information from this article is compiled from PCSO & Crime Stopper social media posts & interviews, and the PCSO & RPD scanner archives.

If you have updates to this information, please leave a source link in the comments and the post will be updated.

©️Placer County Unsolved Mysteries 9/17/22









SHAREABLE LINK:

https://www.facebook.com/105339698445722/posts/394386282874394/?d=n

21/04/2023

This one really needs to be solved!!!
This was a calculated, cold-blooded, well thought out “lying in wait” crime.

“Robert Gary Spohr was killed in his Homewood home in North Lake Tahoe on June 5, 2021. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video of a suspect when it happened. Now investigators say they are looking for multiple suspects who may live in the Reno area.” - YAHOO NEWS 4/21/23

Placer County Sheriff’s Office detectives are actively investigating the June 5, 2021 homicide in Homewood, North Lake Tahoe, where 70-year-old Robert Gary Spohr was murdered in his home. The attached photos of at least one of the involved suspects were captured through surveillance cameras. Detectives are looking for any additional information that may lead to the identification of the suspects involved. Please call Sacramento Valley Crimestoppers if you have information on the suspects — if an arrest is made based off your tip, you will be eligible for a cash reward.

16/04/2023

Ah Yee’s 1898 murder in Auburn still remains unsolved. Sometimes I think Auburn was the birth of the term “Wild West”…

Old town Auburn was, at times, a violent place.. Between 1850 and 1941, eighteen men & women met a very violent and frequently horrific end at the hands of another within an area of a few square blocks.

Many men swung from the gallows in old town Auburn. It was also a place that experienced some intense gun-battles as well. Below is a list of those incidents with a number corresponding to the approximate location on the map.

🩸 #1. 1850- Sheriff (or Deputy Sheriff) R. A. Echols was shot and killed by a drunken & disorderly Samuel Stewart.

☠️ #2. 1850- On Christmas Day, Mr. Sharp shot a man through the chinks of his cabin wall. He was forcibly removed from the jail and lynched from an oak tree at the corner of Commercial Street & Main Street.

☠️ #3. In 1854, Robert Scott was hanged near the jail for the murder of Andrew King near Rich Flat (near the current Bernhard Museum (just off map)).

☠️ #4. In 1856, James Freeman was hanged in the plaza between the American Hotel and the Wells Fargo & Co. block for the murder of Greek George east of Foresthill.

☠️☠️ #5 & #6. In 1860, Joseph N. Maes and Genaro Quintano were hanged side-by-side in the jail courtyard. Maes for the murder of Joseph Thomas in Dutch Flat and Quintano for the murder of John Reynolds in Michigan Bluff. This was the only double ex*****on in Auburn.

🩸 #7. 1867- William McDaniel was found in his Chinatown store at closing time by his wife. McDaniel had been nearly decapitated with a hatchet during a robbery.

☠️ #8. In 1867, Ah Sing was hanged in the jail courtyard for the murder of William McDaniel in his Sacramento Street store.

🩸 #9. 1884- A young Thomas Nicholls was shot by an angry gambler when he made an offhand remark the man didn’t like. He died in the doorway of the American Hotel, shot by Stephen Richards.

☠️ #10. In 1884, Stephen Richards was hanged in the jail courtyard for the murder of Thomas Nicholls in the old town plaza.

#11. In 1893, Undersheriff James Walsh got into a gun battle with two serial robbers in front of Lowell & Co. mercantile at Nevada & Court Streets.

🩸 #12. 1898- Ah Yee was beheaded with an axe in his Chinatown store on upper Sacramento Street during an overnight robbery. The crime remains unresolved.

#13. In 1904, Adolph Weber robbed the Placer County Bank on Commerical Street. He fired a round at a teller, but missed. As he fled a nearby store owner fired a round at the fleeing robber but also missed. Six months later he murdered his parents and younger siblings (next).

🩸🩸🩸🩸 #14-17. 1904- Julius, Mary, Bertha, & Earl Weber were brutally murdered by Adolph Weber in the family home they shared on Snowden Hill above Brewery Lane. Adolph was hanged at Folsom Prison for the murders.

🩸 #18. 1907- Edith Harrington was shot in the back of the head by her brother during a robbery. Her friend was also shot but survived. Edith’s Brewery Lane home was a brothel in Auburn’s “red light district”, a stone’s throw from the Weber residence.

#19. In 1916, Constable Dependener was involved in a shootout at the historic Courthouse when two men tried to liberate their brother from the jail there. The Constable was expected to die but survived.

🩸 #20. In 1918, Rita Cortopassi shot and killed her husband, Abdenago “Tony” Cortopassi in the saloon of the Orleans Hotel. She was acquitted at trial.

🩸🩸 #21-22. In 1940, Wong Don Kay shot and killed Lee See and Wong Chuck who he claimed owed him money. They were slain in front of the Hop Sing Laundry on lower Sacramento Street. Hop Sing was also wounded twice by gunfire. Kay was later executed at San Quentin for the murders.

I’ve written about several of these events on this page. Some more accounts will follow later.

12/04/2023

Share alert - this old man took this 5 year old from North Carolina, flew her to California, and they’re possibly headed to Chico from Bakersfield today. 🤬

FAITH LEIGH HARRIS

https://fb.watch/jSBppdb1hw/?mibextid=SDPelY

06/04/2023

“…it is unusual for him to not return or not respond.”

NEWLY MISSING
AUBURN, CALIFORNIA

🚨JONATHAN POLANIA, 25🚨

Male, White / Caucasian
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
240 pounds
5’9”

Date of Last Contact: January 6, 2023
(Added to NAMUS 4/3/23)

NO PHOTO of him and limited details… anyone know anything?

ANYONE HAVE A PHOTO?

⬇️ NAMUS link in comments ⬇️

29/03/2023

Over the summit:
18 year old Hailey Nieto, a young mother, was murdered in Reno. Leads are being sought.

(Ana Scott was also murdered in Reno last year, found in a similar manner, also unsolved.)

An autopsy has revealed that an 18-year-old woman was shot in the head before her body was found on a dirt road off North Virginia St. last week.The Washoe Coun

28/03/2023

23/03/2023

Good!! Where he belongs, forever.

[𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆] 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞; 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Today, one of Justine Vanderschoot’s murderers, Daniel Bezemer, was denied parole for a second time by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

On March 23, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office supported Justine’s family in a second hearing with the parole board regarding the release of Daniel Bezemer. Prosecutors and the family attended the parole hearing together to oppose his release.

During the hearing, the board reviewed the totality of the circumstances surrounding the crime, the lasting effect of the crime on the family and the community, what the inmate's future plans are should he be paroled, a report on the inmate’s behavior during his time in prison, among other factors. Both the Vanderschoot family and Bezemer were given the opportunity to speak.

After a six-hour long hearing, the board decided to deny parole for Daniel Bezemer for five years.

“We are pleased with CDCR’s decision to deny parole again for Daniel Bezemer,” said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire. “Bezemer planned and carried out the cruel and vicious murder of Justine. He exhibited a frighteningly sophisticated level of deceit and depravity during and after the murder that defies all sense of humanity. A beautiful young life was senselessly taken, leaving a loving family and an entire community devastated. The Vanderschoot family has shown incredible strength and grace throughout this process, and we are honored to fight alongside them for justice for Justine.”

Daniel Bezemer and his roommate Brandon Fernandez were convicted of the strangulation and murder of Justine Vanderschoot in 2003.

His accomplice, Brandon Fernandez, was recently denied parole July 2022 for five years.
In Aug. 2022, the board decided to deny parole for Daniel Bezemer. In Oct. 2022, the Executive Board of the Board of Parole Hearings, a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, voted to vacate Daniel Bezemer’s Aug. 10 parole hearing that resulted in him being denied parole.

The vote was made based on a “procedural error” with CDCR stating their recording device was unable to record the entirety of the original hearing. The board then voted to allow Bezemer a new hearing to ensure the recording of the entire hearing.

This is now the fifth hearing the Vanderschoot family has had to experience since the original sentencing. Justine’s family will explain how these hearings are like “ripping off the band aid” every single time they are forced to relive the horrible tragedy through these hearings.

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office’s Lifer Parole Case division has supported the Vanderschoot family through the parole process. Leading into the parole hearing, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office received overwhelming support for the Vanderschoot family. The Justice for Justine educational campaign has received tens of thousands of views, petition signatures, letters to CDCR and more due to community support and partnership with Placer County Sheriff's Office and Crime Victims United.

Justine’s family has since turned their pain into advocacy. The have worked over the years to educate the community on the risks of teen dating violence. They are currently chairing the Empower + Resilience project, a program designed to empower individuals experiencing the criminal justice system. Through the E+R Project they have sponsored Assembly Bill 1071 which encourages California schools to teach the risk of teen dating violence.

You can learn more about Justine’s story at placer.ca.gov/JusticeforJustine and learn more about AB 1071 at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1071

20/03/2023

A major update in the case of Rocklin resident Ray Wright, missing since January 2018.

2 men were just convicted of his kidnapping and murder for ransom, motivated by revenge for his involvement in a 2011 accident.

This information was just made public.


https://www.facebook.com/100064899453585/posts/590664269773550/?mibextid=tejx2t

DATE: March 20, 2023 CASE: Robert Manor & Victor Merle Gray (Case ) PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Matt Chisholm, Homicide Unit On March 17, 2023, Robert Manor and Victor Merle Gray were convicted by a jury of the first-degree murder of Raymond Wright, with the special circumstan...

07/02/2023

“Because someone was chasing him…”

DAVID LEE MILLER, 51, Auburn
January 14, 2009

➡️David called out to construction workers saying he was being chased…

➡️David had a deep blunt force head trauma wound not consistent with drowning…

➡️David had soil under his fingernails and on palms of hands (as if dragged)…

➡️David was definitely NOT nearly homeless and it was totally ridiculous for anyone to say so…

➡️David was a local homeowner and RV landlord, with a stash of thousands of dollars at home…

➡️David’s ex Candi Caraway went to Reno with someone named “John.” John deserted Candy “suddenly and angrily” ….the same day David went missing…. “John” knew of David’s money stash. David & John didn’t get along …

➡️David always carried his keys on his belt loop…

➡️ David’s shirt, cane and one shoe were not found near his body…

➡️David’s autopsy revealed NO ALCOHOL IN HIS SYSTEM, only prescribed meds and a little pot.

➡️ David’s death needs to be investigated further!

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Still photo on post is from Everyone Counts - An Auburn Documentary

04/02/2023

Two years ago today, Trevor Swahn was killed in a hit and run traffic collision. The Rocklin Police Department is still looking for information relating to his case and we need your help.

The collision occurred on 2/4/21 at approximately 10:45pm on Sierra College Blv, near the intersection of Schriber Wy.

Two years have passed and the Swahn family has had to live without answers as to what happened to their loved one. They deserve justice and closure.

If you have ANY information regarding the collision that killed Trevor, please contact the Rocklin Police Department or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers. You can remain anonymous.

04/02/2023

❤️Today is National Missing Persons Day

Currently Missing from Placer County:

Arnold Tittel
Brian Deese
David Barth
David Bella
Michael Fons
Elmer Booth
Eric Gammelgard
Erna Martin
James Bordenkircher
Alice Mary Helm
Kimberly Stewart
Matthew Anderson
Michael Gonzales
Peter Flores
Richard Hardie
Stuart Garbowitz
Susan Jacobsen
Virgil Bonham
Wanda Lee
William Calvin
William Cordes
Cristhal Nhageli Morales
And
Stratis Elmore and Frank Singer who may or may not be fugitives.