Marilyn claimed to never receive the letter. ", "I have a measure of confidence that we've identified some of them and we're gonna be--we're gonna be coming," he said. It's a case that's gathered far more dust than clues over the years. The Keddie Cabin Murders: With Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford. Sheriff Hagwood gave an update on the status of the case: Sheriff Hagwood had this to say in regards to Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede being the killers: Sheila Sharp, the surviving member of the Sharp family had this to say of Hagwood: As of now, nobody has been charged and Hagwood and Gamberg continue to dig deeper into what happened that tragic night. While the crime was being reported, Jamie Seabolt, Sheila Sharp and possibly Zonita Seabolt helped the three young boys out a side bedroom window of the cabin. Both had personal connections to victims of the case. Hagwood's mother was a teacher who had Tina in class. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Box after box of evidence, file drawers filled with information and other evidence were all in disarray. Life changed dramatically in 1981 for this whole community, Gamberg said meaning not just Keddie, which is six miles west of Quincy. Dozens peripherally involved in the case had motive, if not opportunity, yet Law enforcement immediately zeroed in on their prime suspects then, seemingly inexplicably, ignored them. Sue was covered by a yellow blanket; her hands and feet were bound by electrical wiring. He became a deputy in his hometown in 1988. People: 5 Things to Know about the Keddie Cabin Murders and the New Hunt for the Killers. That and his personal connections led Hagwood to resurrect the case; to provide the resources and time needed to solve it. Those who were inside Cabin 28 the night and/or early morning hours of April 11 and 12, 1981, were somewhat prepared, according to Gamberg. Why were corrupt DOJ BOCCA agents immediately assigned to this rural case? For some reason, the DOJ had an interest in Boubede, according to Gamberg. The sheriff at the time of the murders, Doug Thomas, is accused of a cover-up in many online theories. But the unsolved murders of a woman, two teenage boys and a girl still haunted him. All three victims at the crime scene had been bound with medical and . In the rural town of Keddie, California, a mother and three children were attacked on Saturday, April 11, 1981. Both left the area. A bent steak knife lay on the floor, and a butcher knife and claw hammer, both also bloodied, were side-by-side on a small wooden table near the entry into the kitchen. "I want to remember the happy times," she says. They're the ones that have kept me going. As a martial arts instructor at the time, he taught both Johnny and Dana, and says Dana was at his home the day before he died. Sheriff Hagwood had this to say about the tape: The third development came from Gambert speaking to Marty's former therapist in Reno, Nevada. With copies of most case files still in existence, we've drafted the most realistic timeline of events leading up to the murders, how they took place, and the ensuing coverup by the killers and corrupt members of law enforcement. She was spending the night at a friend's house on the night of the murders and came home to find the bodies. "The alleged killers who lived here did they have any problems with law enforcement prior? Dana suffered multiple head injuries and was manually strangled. In 2017, a horror film inspired by the murders, Cabin 28, was released by U.K. production company North Bank Entertainment. Its not about what was done, but what was not done. And that was plenty. She has never surrendered her hope the case would be solved, if only to rescue her family's reputation and by extension her own. What were the killers involved in that caused LE to protect them (and play CYA)? Didnt he admit to covering Glenna Sue? As he sorted he found one bag of evidence that was never opened. Police was on the scene for a short while before they . He was a sweetheart of a kid. "I knew the two boys who were murdered. 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. In it, he describes a body found in connection with the Keddie murders. Both now share a common goalsolving the brutal quadruple murder that sat largely untouched for many years. The items inside were never entered into evidence a crucial part of the chain of evidence necessary in crime investigation. The DNA matches that of a known living suspect, according to Gamberg. Cabin 28 was condemned and torn down in 2004. Keddie murders: Keddie: 1981-04-11: 4: . Case file update is a new column featuring previous cases involving Plumas County and its people. In 2018, investigators were able to analyze identifiable DNA from a piece of white medical tape that was used to bind the victims' hands and ankles. Living far away from Keddie, Sheila felt a growing hopelessness that someone would ever be made to answer for what happened to her family. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved?Listen: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ghost-town/e/67103419?autoplay=trueTrue Crime Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuy_Via5vtA\u0026list=PLv5QzOH7CKqBf9WTQVbfJw-sVrF0GtrDnSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iUdTQnVVmyjM8je06uzR3Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpodContact: ghosttownpod@gmail.com\r#keddiecabinmurders #truecrime\r\rTranslated titles:\rAsesinatos de cabina de Keddie\r\rKeddie Cabin Murders On April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp was returning from a sleepover when she discovered three dead bodies in her family's cabin at the Keddie Resort: her 36-year-old single mother, Sue; her brother Johnny, 15; and Johnny's friend Dana Wingate, 17. Unsolved Mystery of the Keddie Cabin Murders by Joe Turner 1 Listen to this article. There have been a lot of rumors floating around and unfortunately people are considering them as the truth, instead of checking and doing the research. His Case Was Reopened When Investigators Looked into Murdaugh Murders, 'People Magazine Investigates' : Inside Decades-Old Disappearances of 5 People Along the Snake River, An Ohio High School Forensics Class Joins the Hunt for a Young Mother's Killer. Investigators Have a Personal Stake in the Case, 5. To join the discussion, click the link below. Hagwood commented on the theory of it being a cover-up: "It has brought to light some amazing timelines, histories, and what some may call 'coincidence.' Brenda Brown, Ryan Becker, 2020 "Murder in California: Serial Killers and Unsolved Murders", Marques Vickers, 2019; References This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 06:27 (UTC). To make things even more suspicious, the anonymous called identified the skull as Tina's. The two men, both now dead, are also the primary suspects in the narrative taking shape by the revived investigation, although the sheriff at the time, Doug Thomas, tells PEOPLE that no evidence tied either to the crimes when they occurred. Text is available under . "She would have done anything for them and probably spoiled them rotten.". Main Street Artists Gallery puts the work of two artists in the spotlight for March Debbie Kercmar Boyd and, FRC is joining Plumas County and Plumas Unified School District, with campus remaining closed on Wednesday, March 1st. He found a letter written by Marty Smartt to his wife reportedly written soon after the murders. As reports of the renewed investigation went public, Gamberg learned of a man who, using a metal detector, had found a hammer in a pond near the Keddie property and the steel, blue-handled claw hammer, then recovered, exactly matched the description of a hammer that Marty told investigators he'd lost. That family included James Sr.; his wife, Zonita; daughters Alysa and Paula; and son, James Jamie Jr. At 8:05 a.m., Sunday, April 12, the sheriffs dispatch received a call from Jan Albin, co-owner of the Keddie Resort. What hadn't been discovered until last month was a hammer that's believed to be one of the murder weapons. Broke my heart. Three of them were murdered that night, and one of the children remained missing until years later. An envelope with a cassette recording of a man telling a sheriff's dispatcher about a body that was found three years of the murders that could be one of the victims who was kidnapped from the murder scene. In a way, their work has only just begun. That should shut a lot of traps, and destroy many of the rumors that have floated around for 37 years. Marilyn, Marty, and Bo were only after Sue. In 1980, Sue moved her kids to the Keddie area, where they lived in relative poverty. Editorial opinions expressed on the site are strictly our own, and are not provided, endorsed, or approved by advertisers. If anyone has information concerning a cold case, please contact Victoria Metcalf at 283-0800 or [emailprotected], or contact the Plumas County Sheriffs Office at 283-6300 with tips or leads on active cases. "If a case needs to be pinned there," Hagwood told PEOPLE at the time, "we'll pin it. Since 2013, Gamberg has followed the evidence that should have been investigated 37 years earlier. Tina's (the sister whose body was not found in the cabin) skull had been found due to an anonymous tip called into the police on the. At one point, Thomas did say he gave one session of advice to the couple but it was before the murders. Some even believed the furniture moved around by itself. Hence them throwing Marty's roommate Bo (who was an ex-con) into the case as an accomplice. The Keddie Murders Revisited Plumas County Sheriff's Office Probable murder weapons for the Keddie slaying discovered and submitted as evidence in 2016. What was ignored was an alleged admission of guilty by one of the suspects. Photo courtesy of Plumas County Sheriffs Office, Keddie murders revisited part 1: New evidence discovered links living suspect to grisly scene, Main Street Artists feature the works of Sheehan and Kercmar Boyd, More moments from the Plumas winter storm, PUSD, Plumas Charter announce school closures continue for March 1, St. Johns Catholic Church to hold St. Patricks Day dinner, Plumas Lassen Connection Change Submission. Some of the evidence was ignored. In 2004 the now infamous Cabin 28 was condemned and demolished. A blue bandana and her panties were used first and medical tape then applied. A psychic online claims she visited the house and could hear the screams of the victims. Apparently Marty had confessed to the murders in a session. ET) on Investigation Discovery. RELATED VIDEO: Exclusive Look at People Magazine Investigates the Keddie Murders. Despite a thorough investigation and numerous suspects, the case remains unsolved to this day, leaving many questions unanswered and a small community in shock. Blood was also found on the living room ceiling and furniture. The bottoms of Sues bare feet and the soles of one of the boys shoes were also covered in blood suggesting they were mobile and stepped in it at some point. WANTED: The Keddie Cabin Killer Episode Summary A family's brutal murder rocks a tiny California town and leaves behind too many unanswered questions. S.C. Man Who 'Targeted Young Women' Convicted of Decades-Old Murders with Help of Investigative Genetic Genealogy, She Saw Her Family Murdered by a Hammer-Wielding Stranger When She Was 3. Sheila's 12-year-old sister Tina was missing from the scene but her remains were found at a different time. But for some, Keddie is synonymous with murder and despair. "I was told the suspects were told to get out of town, so to me that means it was covered up," Sharp said. More than 35 years after a teenage girl came home to find her family brutally slain in their resort cabin, police say the cold case is heating up. For Sheila, it's a mystery she's never been able to escape and a loss that defined her. 5 People Vanished Along the Snake River Beginning in 1979: Will Police Finally Catch a Serial Killer? All three victims sustained brutal blows to the head with a hammer or hammers, and they were stabbed, sometimes repeatedly. Victoria didnt do any research for this one and it sounds like Gamberg is part of the problem! Between them lies the forgotten tape of the anonymous phone tip left in 1984, rediscovered in 2013. What Gamberg first encountered was the Keddie murders crime scene room. Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, where the 1981 murders occurred. As I listened for more sounds, I suddenly found myself severely short of breath. Then he got fired. I honestly believe that Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede had nothing to do with the Keddie Cabin 28 murders, and that it's awful convenient how they were fingered as suspects years after both of them were dead. The two say they've zeroed in on longtime suspects, and they believe they've discovered new evidence and re-discovered old evidence that was either forgotten or overlooked that could point to a resolution. Johnny was face-up, with hands and feet bound by electrical cord that also wrapped around Dana's feet. Meredith Corporation. The Keddie murders, as the case became known, had become infamous as one of the countys leading unsolved crimes. she says. According to Gamberg, right after the murders, Sheriff Doug Thomas contacted the DOJ in Sacramento. Backpackerverse.com does not include the entire universe of available offers. There was evidence that went unnoticed and people of interest who may not have been vetted properly. They just kind of kept it hidden. Marty Smartt's letter was an early re-discovery. Sue had left a broken and abusive marriage and was described as a "quiet woman who loved her kids." The problem there is that its become disorganized. Amazingly, Sheila's two little brothers, Greg and Rick, then 5 and 10, were asleep and unharmed in an adjacent bedroom, along with a friend. There are people locally who know more than theyve said, and I believe weve identified some of them, and we know who they are, and we know where they are. How did Doug Thomas keep Gamberg out of the investigation if Gamberg was terminated in March 1981 and wasnt reinstated until 1983 (2 years after Thomas resigned)? I could still see where the cabin itself once stood, but nature had started to take over the area once more. Thats probably when she was covered. But that anonymous 911 caller said it was Tina's before the medical examiner confirmed it through dental records. Updated on July 15, 2019. A vital thread, Gamberg said, is who knew about Tina's remains placed in an isolated wooded area in neighboring Butte County and who may have helped to put them there. Hagwood personally knew them. Growing up in Taylorsville, Kendall (Name changed for privacy) had heard about the Sharp murders from a fairly young age. Sheila herself hopes the case will be solved. She was also tightly gagged. He was also familiar with Cabin 28 in Keddie. "She's a hard one to talk about," Sheila says. Police was on the scene for a short while before they realized that Sharps other daughter, Tina, was missing from the home. * Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? "I am not by nature a conspiracy theorist but there are facts and circumstancesthe number and the nature of whichI can't ignore anymore," he said. This just seems like a rehash of an old article. ', In 2012, Sheila wrote a book with her husband, Richard Whittle: How to Survive Your Visit to Earth. great article! 2021. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Both Hagwood and Gamberg said residents had very little trust or confidence in the sheriffs department before the murders. There were faint but heavy footsteps walking in the dirt. 'People Magazine Investigates': Did Pam Hupp Stab Her Friend More Than 50 Times? "The neighbors say I came back screaming. Why did both DOJ and sheriff Doug Thomas skate these key suspects when LE noted they were lying, and Marty FAILED his polygraph? Kindness May Have Ultimately Been Her Downfall, Lone Survivor of 1984 Colorado Hammer Killer Attack Misses the Family He Stole: 'Inside I Cry Every Day', Inside the Investigation That Found Holly Marie Clouse 40 Years After She Vanished and Parents Were Murdered, Fla. 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As word spread through Keddie and the rest of Plumas County of the murders, its clearly a crime that not only affected Shelia Sharp and her remaining brothers and the boy who was spending the night, it deeply affected some members of the sheriffs office and the community, Gamberg said. In Gambergs opinion, You could take someone just coming out of the academy and theyd have done a better job, of investigating the case. Listen Now For our friends in the Deaf and Signing community, you can view an ASL version of this episode HERE. Detectives say they are closer than ever to solving the Keddie Murders case | Unsolved California 28,296 views Apr 30, 2021 It has been 40 years since the most horrific crime in Plumas County. ", "But then it's also, I think, made me stronger," she says, "because I've had to look out for my two younger brothers. The Sharp familys home shortly after the infamous murders took place in 1981. What else do you want?". in 1990. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? Cabin 28 had already been demolished, but she decided to check out the site regardless. Just three years after reopening the case, Gamberg was talking to the media about new evidence that was recovered namely a hammer that matches one Smartt said went missing before the murders, and a hunting knife, recovered in Keddie. At the time, law enforcement felt that the murders were committed by "more than one person.". "I've paid the price of your love & now that I've bought it with four people's lives, you tell me we are through," Marty wrote. Although Gamberg was a deputy, he said his young sons began locking the doors to their house at night. Sue's two younger sons, Rick and Greg, as well as their friend Justin Smartt, were also in the house but were unharmed. Until now, lack of fingerprints and identifiable DNA left at the scene by the perpetrators has stymied investigative efforts. 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She describes it as "more or less a self-help book, kind of how I dealt with issues that have happened in my life.". And as a deputy he knew what was and wasnt happening with the case. yeah, both of them had records," he said. Her skull had been found 50 miles away in a different county. Public File for KMAX-TV / Good Day Sacramento. It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing. KEDDIE (CBS13) Investigators believe they may have found one of the weapons used in a 35-year-old murder mystery. ", "It's obviously a worthwhile pursuit," he says. Anyone who has any information on the Keddie murders is asked to call the Keddie murders hotline at 283-6360. He would have been in his 50s during the murders. What has made this case particularly hard to organize is that the original case history log who did what and on what date is gone. And there were few reassurances from the sheriffs office that they were doing everything possible to catch the killers. "I believe in one-way shape or form we are going to pull this together," Gamberg said. He said, And I was wondering if they thought of the murder up in Keddie up in Plumas County a couple years ago where a 12-year-old girl was never found.. We questioned them extensively.". Hagwood would graduate from California State University, Sacramento with a degree in criminal justice. Most of the suspects wore gloves, Gamberg said. In earlier years, before the Sharps moved in, he spent nights there with a friend and his family. About the Cabin 28 Keddie Murders Case: The morning of April 12, 1981, Glenna Sue Sharp and her kids, Tina and John, and John's friend, Dana Wingate, were brutally murdered inside house #28 in Keddie, California. Backpackerverse.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Just as important, Gamberg and Hagwood wonder if they've also recovered another of the murder weapons. In her book, Sheila wrote, "My mom's character has been subject to all manner of cruel supposition including accusations that she was a drug addict, drug dealer, prostitute, or at the very least an unfit mother.". The only way this decision by DOJ makes sense is in considering the background of one of the suspects. The three were killed using knives and a hammer. She'd spent the night at a friend's cabin next door to her family's cabin 28 in Keddie and was returning home on the morning of April 12, 1981, when she discovered the unimaginable. In 1979 she made the brave decision to leave her abusive husband and make the move from North Carolina to Northern California to be closer to her brother who lived in the town of Quincy. The possible motive: Marty was married to Marilyn Smartt, the mother of Justin Smartt, who was one of the kids that was found alive in the cabin. In 2016, authorities once again were asking that question, reviving the investigation. Hagwood also had a childhood friend who lived in Keddie's cabin 28 long before the Sharps moved in there. She was dutiful in her attention to each of us, and while we lived in relative poverty, we also lived in a home of love. An April 11, 1981 Keddie became known all over the country for a brutal and horrific murder. Some of the evidence was placed in a freezer to preserve it. My reasons are simple: there is no evidence tying either of these men to the murders. The call came just after someone discovered a skull and a few bones about 80 miles down the Feather River Canyon in a spot known as Camp 18 about 5 miles from Feather Falls. Gamberg is having professionals analyze the tape recording comparing that male voice to recorded voices of others identified as potential or known suspects. Gamberg also knew the two boys. She waited and prayed for Tina to be found and reunited with her siblings a dream she held onto until 1984, when Tina's severed skull turned up in the deep woods some 50 miles away from the Keddie cabin, in another county. Hagwood became sheriff in 2010, and in June 2013 he brought Gamberg back from retirement to organize the boxes of Keddie reports and evidence with an eye toward reviving the case. Sheila Sharp has purposefully pushed the horrific images out of her mind. Crim from the divisions organized crime unit not from homicide to investigate. * Watch our new true crime show, People Magazine Investigates, which continues with an episode on the Keddie cabin murders on Monday at 10 p.m. I don't think either one of them were involved.". "I have always talked about the situation," Sheila says. I followed behind the footsteps until I heard them stop and a loud creaking noise took its place. As with other related evidence, the process of scientific evaluation is slow. Updated 2/11/2020 - Sue Sharp, her son John and his friend Dana were found in the Sharp family cabin beaten and strangled to death in the family room. "I know we are closer than we've ever been.". She ultimately settled into the small town of Keddie nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains only five miles. Marty was reportedly an abusive husband. "The fascinating aspect of that discovery is that the envelope had never been opened," Hagwood said. Smartt died in 2006. Although its been a mystery as to who gave the two teens a ride home, Gamberg has identified the individual and has interviewed her. The onetime mountain tourist stop's forests, pond and river made it appear idyllic to kids, but it had fallen on hard times. The Gruesome Unsolved Keddie Quadruple Murders Posted on March 2, 2020 by Morbid N' Macabre Spread the love This is the crime which the movie "The Strangers" is loosely based on, though this true story is much more terrifying than any movie could ever be. It would take those at the scene at least several hours to realize that fact. Even though the tape was never voice-analyzed, the audio of that phone call is now being compared with audio of suspects to find a match. KEDDIE, Calif. It has been 40 years since what is known as the Keddie Murders took place in rural Plumas County. Sue Sharp was the mother of five beautiful children. New evidence has surfaced in the infamous 37-year-old Keddie murders case. It was tested for trace DNA or blood residue. "But rarely did I speak to the family about it. All had been bound and suffered extreme violence. Sheila tells PEOPLE that Sue would have been 71 this year, at the end of March. Now, an Alleged Serial Killer Has Confessed, Police Say, Judge Orders Release of Adnan Syed as Murder Conviction of 'Serial' Subject Is Vacated. She left behind a broken marriage with a military man, now deceased, whom Sheila says was abusive to his wife and two daughters. DOJ sent two men, special agents Harry Bradley and P.A. I wanted to protect my brothers from it. When Tina's remains were first found in 1984, on the third anniversary of the murders, her skull was unidentified. As a Quincy deputy who knew many of the area residents, understood and had experience in homicide investigation, and as someone who knew at least two of the victims, he believes his input should have been taken seriously. CALLER: Hello I was watching the news and they were talking about the skull they found at the Feather Falls and they asked for any help. Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, Xfinity, iOS and Android devices. Someone from that cabin ran to the lodge and reported the crime. If someone confessed in 1981 why is it still unsolved? Defensive injuries would be discovered on her arms. And now two years after that, hes announced that theres more that links a living person or persons to the crime. "Great! It's a case that involves a triple-slaying and a missing child whose remains. The footfalls stopped close to me for a moment, but then started up again, moving closer to where the cabin had been. It sounded like a door that rested on rusty hinges, if I had to pinpoint it, she nodded, brows furrowed. Advertiser Disclosure: Backpackerverse.com is a free online resource that offers valuable content and comparison services to users. There are reports that Sue Sharp had been counseling Marilyn Smartt on her marriage. "It's very easy to say somebody's guilty when they're dead," he said. But that rain can't wash away the horror of what happened in the now-empty lot in the tiny resort town of Keddie. 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