Feather River Bulletin from Quincy, California • Page 10

Page 10A Feather River Bulletin, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1994 13-year old Keddie murders still plague sheriff By Cynthia Pack Indian Valley Editor The brutal murders of Glenna Sharp, 36, her son John Sharp, 15, and his friend Dana Wingate, 17, on the night of April 11, 1981, in the remote town of Keddie, still remains unsolved and an open case after 13 years. Yes, 13 years. "I want nothing more in my career than to solve this case," Sheriff Don Stoy says. Stoy was the second investigator on scene that chilling day.

laying out the order of events and statements received fill the room that is shared only with a desk and polygraph. The grusome triple murder was recalled earlier this week by Stoy on the heels of the unrelated slaying this month of Blairsden woman Judy Chappelle. But the fact that the killings in each case were particularly violent is essentially where the the two cases end. Investigators in the Chappelle case have arrested a suspect, Ronald Santos of Cromberg, while the Keddie case remains unsolved. Thirteen years ago, between the hours of 11 p.m.

and 8 a.m., the three Keddie victims were repeatedly stabbed and bludgeoned with a household hammer. Public Notices them were awakened. After Sheila discovered the bodies, according to reports, she quickly ran away from the scene, screaming for her neighbors help. To prevent the younger children from seeing the gory sight the neighbors retrieved the youngsters from the bedroom window. The only hope for an eyewitness came in the form of a little boy's dream.

A psychologist who evaluated the dream believes the boy, as a defense mechanism, relayed what he actually witnessed into a dream, in which he told investigators two men killed Sue. Composites of the men in the dream were made and several people came forward with names to match the composites but none of them panned out. According to reports, no murder weapons were brought to the scene, but were all obtained by the killers from the house as the murders were taking place. When sheriffs deputies arrived at the scene it was discovered that a fourth victim, Tina Sharp, was missing from the Sharp's home. In April of 1994 her remains, which consisted of scattered bones and a skull in the last stages of decomposition were discovered at Feather Falls in Butte County by a bottle collector.

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"One of the most puzzling facts in this case is that the neighbor's houses are located so closely, yet nothing was heard," Stoy said. Stoy did say that one neighbor reported that about 2 a.m. he heard a "groan" but it was not enough to cause concern. There were even younger Sharp children sleeping in a bedroom adjacent to the living room where the killings took place and none of Stoy is serious about the claim: An entire room at the Plumas County Sheriffs Department has been reserved specifically for the Keddie murder case. It is known by the department as the "Keddie room." 1 "If at anytime someone were to come to us with information regarding the case, we would be able to access any aspect of it without hesitation," Stoy said.

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The fact that all this time has passed by does not deter Stoy from believing the case can be solved. "We're not giving up on this," he said. "We still get information coming into our office over this case." Sheriff Stoy also added that anytime there is new technology introduced, all the evidence is resubmitted to keep it updated and with the hope that it can some how break the case. A few years ago, according to Stoy, the Keddie murders were scheduled for the television show Unsolved Mysteries. But because of lack of funds to do the necessary traveling, it was never done.

In closing he said, "Any information, no matter how slight, is always welcome." of San Jose as host southern drum. Eddie Madril, from Manteca, will serve as head man dancer and head woman dancer is Iris Kirkpatrick of Sacramento. Arts and crafts vendors from throughout California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Montana will feature a variety of jewelry, fine arts and handmade crafts. There will also be food booths selling Indian tacos, tamales, buffalo burgers, ribs and a variety of other foods. Vendors will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

both days and into the, evening Saturday night. 4-H is a co-educational program available to young people aged 5 to 19 regardless of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, medical condition or disability. For further information regarding enrollment contact Lisa at 283-0907 or Sue at 283-2093 evenings. rates. Indian Days scheduled for FRC records.

The trail ends the night of the murders when John and Dana were seen around 10 p.m. hitchhiking from Quincy, in the direction of Keddie, in front of the Gold Pan Motel. The Sheriffs Department had been able to track the actions of the two teens up to that point, with the exception of a party at which it is speculated that they attended before hitchhiking. "The party in question was drug related and probably for fear of being arrested for illegal use," Stoy said, "(potential witnesses) chose not to come forward to confirm the speculation." "I definitely believe they were at the party," he said. "What people need to know is that were dealing with a murder; not some party that happened that night," he said.

Stoy stated that the first few hours of the crime scene are the most important and that, because of false leads they received shortly after the murders, valuable time was lost. "Rumors are what have hurt this case the most," he said. "Someone may tell a story at a campfire and that story travels via four people and, by the time it gets to us, we've got to back track all the statements until we end up back at the campfire where the rumor was told in the first place," Stoy said. Other murders throughout the beadwork. All demonstrating artists are of Maidu descent.

Pow Wow Grand Entry on Saturday is scheduled for noon. Dance demonstrations and preliminary competitions will continue into the evening with a two-hour dinner break. Final dance competitions will begin on Sunday after the Grand Entry which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday's activities are anticipated to conclude at 5 p.m. Pow wow announcer will be Tom Phillips.

Head staff for the pow wow will feature Screaming eagle "of Klamath Falls, as host northern drum, Drum and Feather meeting. Adult volunteers are being sought for club, project and activity leaders. 4-H is dedicated to developing responsible, productive adults through participation in a wide variety of project and community service activities. victim of falling interest AT CENTRAL SQUARE COMPANY, INC. A nMy owned Sutnidiory of Plow Samp Sank Gary INVEST Fsathsr niTsr Bulletin Sapt.

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