They did not tell her brother that Graham was missing until they saw him in person years later. She is buried in Pacific Grove. A little later, at around 9:00 PM, both girls were seen hitchhiking on Guerneville Road. He works as a freelance writer and has been published in The Weekly Standard, The Atlantic, Listverse, and other publications. Middle school student Lori Lee Kursa was reported missing by her mother on November 20, 1972. Up to 14 victims have been attributed to the Doodler. 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While it is not confirmed Jeannette was a victim of the same serial killer, her case has many similarities to the others. Although Graham and Trimble are only suspected victims of the Santa Rosa murderer, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence, from the use of a ravine to the fact that both girls were known to hitchhike, to suggest that they ran afoul of the unknown serial murderer. Despite an exhaustive effort by detectives, this avenue of the investigation never yielded any solid leads. It was also proven that Allens killer had bound her wrists and ankles prior to her death. When the Jane Doe was discovered in 1979, it was believed to be Jeannette. Her left earlobe had not been pierced. We are especially grateful to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office for their tireless pursuit of Jason's and Lindsay's killer. The Winchester Mystery House. We would like to thank the heartfelt concern of the people of Jenner and Sonoma County. For that reason, we are releasing a photo of Shaun Gallon. Police had believed the girls were runaways. Due to cold weather, her body was partially frozen and it appeared she had been killed one or two weeks prior. Police learned from Jeannettes roommate Nora Morales that the Jeanette often hitchhiked 16 kilometers (10 mi) from her home in Cotati to her classes at Santa Rosa Junior College. [4] Her body was discovered on July 31, 1973 in Santa Rosa, just 3 feet (0.91m) from where the remains of Sterling and Weber had been recovered seven months prior. Anyone with information about Georgia's case is asked to call the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office at 707-565-2185 or 707-565-2650. 2019. It was identified as an occult symbol dating back to medieval England and suggested a possible connection to the Zodiac Killer. [12] Camo beer originates in Wisconsin, is no longer made, and is an uncommon beer in California. Reports also stated that the van was noticeably damaged on one side and that the driver was a white male with a Afro-like hairstyle.[5]. Read More: Arthur Leigh Allen, the man who Graysmith believes was the Zodiac Killer, has also been named as a possible suspect. Slide 1 of 11. [27][3][16] Her weight and eye color could not be ascertained, and no clothing was found. Camping near thebeach is one of life's great pleasures. Only seven victims can officially be tied to the mysterious killer, five of whom actually died. It is also possible that the killer may have carried Walshs body for miles prior to disposal.[7]. In 2019 Shaun Gallon was sentenced to life in prison for the murders. Her biological parents then located her shortly afterwards and took her back to their home in Livermore, California, according to the article, which quoted a juvenile officer from the sheriffs office.[31]. Almost an entire year would go by before Sterling and Webers bodies were found. The Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance from anyone who may have information regarding this case or who may have been at the Quick Stop Market at 1620 Lincoln Road, Yuba City between the hours of 6: . Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Davis, a resident of Shasta County, California, ran away after being dropped off at the post office in Garberville by her grandmother. To the chagrin of homicide detectives, both suspects passed their polygraph examinations. [55][57], After his capture for similar crimes in Washington, Colorado, Utah and Idaho,[63] Ted Bundy was suspected in the murders. "It's a horrible, senseless crime," said Margo Rohrbacher of the Central Marin Police. In August of 2004, a young couple. BY PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF. Seven years before and about 91 meters (300 ft) away had been the spot where the body of Lori Lee Kursa had been found.[9]. Some of the oldest unsolved murders on Uncovered 's cold case website include the 1960 murder of Nancy Eagleson, the 1977 murder of Ann Harmeier, the 1977 murder of Roberta Elam, the 1982 murder of Tina Foglia, the 1980 murder of Eve Wilkowitz, and the 1984 murder of Laura Parker. Graham was reportedly reported missing on Christmas Eve that year. The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California which was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester. But several cold cases still remain unsolved. The witness told interviewers that, in retrospect, she thought the man she saw in the lobby at the ice arena resembled photographs of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. A Pan Am airplane named "The Romance of the Skies" took off from SFO in 1957 but never arrived in Hawaii as scheduled. [1][64] A 2011 San Francisco Chronicle article noted that the dates of the credit card receipts show there would have been enough time for Bundy to drive to California, commit the crimes, and then drive back to Washington. February 4, 1972, proved to be a tragic day in Sonoma County, California. It is . She had been strangled by her killer a week before her bodys discovery. 1976: Alvin Maddux and Faye Maddux; Elaine Lehtinen, 1980: Charles Slack; Ruben Huijon; Douglas Hancock, 1981: Ian Dallas; Lloyd Johnson; Henry Villanueva, 1991: Kin Po-Ko; Peggy Swarts; Marty Davis, 2007-2009: Johnethel McGehee (McGhee's remains were found in the Berryessa area in 2009; detectives determined she died in 2007. A young woman named "Lisa Smith", which is a common name, was hitchhiking on March 26, 1971 and was picked up by a male driver. The mate to the earring was not found at the scene. [24][25] Due to the age of the remains, authorities initially believed them to be those of Jeannette Kamahele[16] until a comparison of dental records later proved negative. She had been sexually assaulted, hogtied with clothesline and strangled. But the M.O. . Examinations of the remains found that both victims had been bound with duct tape and buried in plastic bags. On a summer day in July 1979, the skeletal remains of an unidentified woman were discovered by hikers in a ravine off Calistoga Road. No official missing person report was filed for Graham until decades later, when Grahams sister suspected the victims found were Graham and Trimble and urged police to conduct DNA testing. Both Cutshall and Allen were killed with a .45-caliber Marlin rifle as they slept in their sleeping bags on the beach. Following a small snowstorm on Thursday, December 28, 1972, both bodies were found 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) from the rural Porter Creek Road, located in the Franz Valley Road area. The number of currently unsolved California murders is absolutely shocking. As was so often the case in the 1970s, police officers believed that the girls were runaways. A nurse at the hospital thought she looked about 21-years-old. (This is a really good theory.) Most Popular. The North Carolina native had just moved to Oakland and taken a job at a San Francisco coffee shop when she disappeared in 1997. Revisit some of the most heinous crimes in local history. Camo beer originates in Wisconsin, is no longer made, and is an uncommon beer in California. In early January, about 30 people attended a memorial walk in Petaluma for Georgia Lee Moses, who was murdered in 1997 when she was 12 years old. When Ted Bundy was apprehended in 1975, detectives thought he may have killed the girls in the Bay Area; he often targeted young women with long, straight hair parted down the middle, which all of the Santa Rosa victims had. [4] Two people later called in tips to the police about possible sightings of Kursa. The cause of death could not be determined. Nearly two decades after Lindsay Cutshall and. She, like so many other victims, was last seen hitchhiking on Highway 101 near the town of Cotati. Her parents found a note waiting for them at their Anderson, California, home. Detective Rick Oliver told the local media that the crime scene reminded him of the Walsh slaying, and he also noted that Jane Does killer had removed all of her clothing. Eyewitnesses who claimed to have seen Kursa in Santa Rosa told investigators that she had been thrown into a van on Parkhurst Drive by two unidentified men. Her decomposing remains were found on July 31 on Franz Valley Road, just feet from where Maureen and Yvonne were discovered the year prior. Our prayers continue to be for the Sheriff's Office as they build their case, for the families of the deputies, who have given them their undying support, for all the dear folks of Sonoma County who have prayed for us, and even for Shaun Gallon who heartlessly committed this senseless and wicked crime. [16] A friend witnessed her likely abduction and reported that she entered a faded brown Chevrolet pickup truck fitted with a homemade wooden camper and driven by a 20- to 30-year-old Caucasian male with an Afro hairstyle. A map showing the locations of the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders. Rosa Vasquez, 20, last seen May 26; her body was found on May 29, 1973. The vehicle then sped north on Calistoga Road. The friend declined to accompany the girls to smoke with the man, whom she had never seen before. Authorities suspect it is possible that she was a possible homicide victim and that her case could have been related to the other attacks in the area during the same time period, but she disappeared months before the killings began. (Gallon in fact led them to a soda can with the two bullit casings). An aerial view of the hills around Santa Rosa. We know that we have miles to go before the case is closed with a conviction, but we also know the power and wonder of God's grace. Initially, Jane Doe was suspected of being the remains of Jeanette Kamahele, but DNA tests in 2009 ruled that out. Gallon's motive for the killings of the couple and his brother have not yet been ascertained. The combination of their humanity and professionalism would not allow them to give up on this case. [7] They last saw her at approximately 5:20 p.m. hitchhiking to school near the Bell Avenue entrance to Highway 101, northbound,[4] carrying a large wooden soy barrel with red Chinese characters on it. [67], Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, Jr., the Hillside Stranglers of Los Angeles, were also considered suspects at one time. She visited her grandmother in Garberville, California in early July 1973 and spent about two weeks with her before she decided to leave again. In the decades since 1979, several high-profile names have been suggested as to the identity of the Santa Rosa murderer. Cynics might scoff, but when it comes to spotting a ghost, locals will send you to the Moss Beach Distillery every time. [7] They also confirmed that none of Cutshall's or Allen's belongings had been taken, ruling out robbery as a motive, and that neither of them had been sexually assaulted. According to Robert Graysmith in his book Zodiac Unmasked, Manallis belongings had included pictures of himself as Freda, a lock of hair in his wallet, and letters outlining his interests in sex slavery and large-breasted women.[4]. They planned to marry in autumn of 2004. [4] Both girls, like other young people in that era, often hitchhiked. Benjamin Welton is a West Virginia native currently living in Boston. Nine days later, her body was found near a Highway 101 offramp in south Petaluma. [69] [70], Kerry Ann Graham and Francine Marie Trimble, Thompson, Emily G. 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[12], Lori Lee Kursa, 13, a Lawrence Cook Middle School student,[13] had been reported missing by her mother on November 11, 1972[4] after disappearing while they shopped at a U-Save and was last seen on November 20 or 21 in Santa Rosa while visiting friends,[13] having deliberately run away. The Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders remain some of the Bay Areas most baffling unsolved crimes. To all who have worked this case over the years, we can't thank you enough . Yvonne Quilantang, 15, was found strangled in a vacant, Nancy Feusi, 22, disappeared after going dancing at a club in the, Brenda Kaye Merchant, 19, was found stabbed to death at her home on February 1, 1974, in, Donna Maria Braun, 14, whose strangled body was found at 7 p.m. on September 29, 1974 in the, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 10:39. week. Before he died, he confessed to raping and killing at least 27 other women throughout the. Nearly two decades after Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen were shot to death sleeping on a Jenner Beach, Sonoma County prosecutors charged Shaun Michael Gallon. 5. [11] Her checkbook was deposited in a drive-up mailbox across from the Kentfield, California Post Office sometime on the morning of March 24, 1972, 20 days after she was murdered. She was initially reported missing from Petaluma, California, by her foster parents on March 16, 1971 after she was last seen hitchhiking a short distance away from her foster home, along Hearn Avenue, at around 7 p.m. At the time, she was wearing a white blouse with ruffles, a dark pea coat, green bell-bottom jeans, and cowboy boots. Over the past half-century several unsolved murders have haunted the North Coast. Like so many of us, Kristin Modaferirelocated to the Bay Area from across the country. On July 8, 1979, skeletal remains were found in a shallow embankment inside the Jackson State Forest in Mendocino County, California. . After her husband's death from tuberculosis in 1881, Sarah Winchester inherited more than $20.5 million. Sergeant Crum has that picture for those who want it and it will be posted at the end of this press conference. Most importantly I want to thank the Cutshall and Allen families, who have consistently been supportive and patient during this 13 year investigation. The bodies of Lindsay Cutshall, 22, and her fianc Jason S. Allen, 26, were found on Fish Head Beach, between Russian Gulch and the mouth of the Russian River, in the small coastal hamlet of Jenner, California. February 23, 2018. Graham was recovering from surgery to remove her appendix but had left the antibiotics she was still taking behind at her home. Her headstone reads: "Beloved daughter and mother.". The following month he was sentenced to serve three consecutive life terms without parole plus another 94 years in state prison for his crimes: the murders of Cutshall and Allen; the 2017 killing of his brother, Shamus Gallon; and an attempted murder in 2004 of a man in Monte Rio. A true crime magazine, Front Page Detective, published an article in September 1975 linking the Santa Rosa murders with the Zodiac Killer and witchcraft. Friends told homicide detectives that Walsh planned on hitchhiking back to Garberville, a full 740 kilometers (460 mi) north of Malibu. On . [32] Authorities now believe that Lisa Smith was never found and that the woman also known as "Lisa Smith" was a different woman who had been incorrectly identified as the missing adolescent. Lori, just 13, was reported missing by her mother in November 1972. We praise the Lord for his capture and we trust in the due process of the law. Her family, who still believed Carolyn was hitchhiking around the state, submitted her dental records when they learned an unidentified teenagers body was found in Sonoma County. Although DNA analysis has helped investigators piece together many of the crimes, others still remain a mystery. The following cold cases remain unanswered, and they continue to haunt locals to this day: Our most famous and perhaps scariest unsolved crime, the Zodiac Killermurdered throughout the Bay Area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Kamaheles friends all swore to the police that Jeannette, a graduate of Yokohama American High School in Japan, was not the type of person to just run off and leave everyone in the dark. Carlstedt and Siebe both said the murders stopped after that man died. The girl, who fit Kursas description, appeared to be physically impaired in some manner, as the two men were supporting her between them. [14], Location of shooting (red map pin) within Sonoma County (shown in green), Last edited on 19 September 2022, at 20:57, "Timeline: Who is the lone suspect in Jenner beach murders? I'm grateful to the dozens of detectives, from all of the Sheriff's Office investigative units, who persistently and faithfully worked on this case for nearly 13 years. Boaters discovered her partially submerged underneath a log in Mark West Creek. Johnasen found that Kursa had been dead for one to two weeks, and he further concluded that Kursas killer had thrown her body into the ravine off Calistoga Road. The Sonoma County Sheriff's department offered a $50,000 reward for information.[5]. The US in the early 1970s was awash in serial murder. For decades, several murders and missing persons cases have puzzled law enforcement throughout the North Coast. The case remained unsolved at that time. Graham and Trimble, who had been associating with classmates who used drugs, had gone to school that day but did not attend classes. [1] Resslers in-depth penetration into the minds of sexual sociopaths lead him to become the worlds foremost expert on murder. [4] Markings at the top of the embankment and a possible leg impression in the loam indicated the assailant likely slipped or fell while throwing or transporting the body. [22] She had been hogtied with clothesline rope, sexually assaulted, and strangled, and was determined to have been dead approximately one week. [7] An investigator said a witchcraft symbol meaning "carrier of spirits" was found by her body. She jumped out of the pickup, which was going about 55 miles per hour south of Novato, California. Also investigated were: Joseph Naso, the Hillside stranglers Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr., and the Zodiac killer. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Many claim to have spotted a beautiful woman in ghostly blue, and legend has it that she was murdered while walking up to the restaurant. Modern advancements in DNA analysis have provided important clues in several cold cases throughout the country. [2] Her home life was troubled and she was a frequent hitchhiker and habitual runaway. The Jenner, California, double murder of 2004 occurred on the night of August 1415, 2004, in which a young couple was shot to death as they slept on a state beach. There was one other odd clue left behind by the murderer: Kims body had traces of a greasy residue. I'm Steve Freitas, the Sheriff here in Sonoma County. A single bird-shaped earring was found at the scene that Grahams sister later identified as one she had given to Graham. Lori Lee Kursa, Carolyn Davis, Maureen Sterling, Therese Walsh, Kim Wendy Allen and Yvonne Weber, the victims of the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murderer. Investigators made the tragic match. Upon Gallon's arrest for the murder of his brother, Sheriff's Office Detectives took another opportunity to talk to him about the murders in Jenner. Police thought two fingerprints on the checkbook might belong to the killer. She told her grandmother that she planned to hitch hike to Modesto, California and stay there with friends. He died in December 2021 at the California Department of Corrections Medical Facility in Vacaville, where he was serving a life sentence for attempted murder. A witness to Jeannette Kamaheles possible kidnapping said they saw her get into a 1950s pickup truck pulling a faded wooden camper that looked homemade. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office held a press conference on Friday, May 5, 2017, regarding major developments in the 2004 Jenner double murder case. She appeared to be heading north carrying two bags. [7] The cause of death could not be determined[4] from the skeletal remains. Davis would not be seen again until her corpse was discovered on July 31. She posted a letter to her parents shortly after she ran away in which she wrote that she had left voluntarily and never planned to return home. At that time, eyewitnesses saw Davis hitchhiking southbound on Highway 101. But there wasn't enough evidence to close the case." You are true heroes to us and we thank God for you. A pathologist determined her probable date of death was July 20, 1973, five days after her grandmother had last seen her. The police did, however, conclude that the girls had been murdered elsewhere and that their killer had kept their clothes, possibly as trophies.[2]. The locations of the people of Jenner and Sonoma County unsolved murders in sonoma county ca did not tell her brother that Graham reportedly. 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