Dana suffered multiple head injuries and was manually strangled. She describes it as "more or less a self-help book, kind of how I dealt with issues that have happened in my life.". In the coming days, the hammer and knife will be scoured for any possible DNA evidence, and the tape will be examined by the FBI to see if there's a possible voice-match with anyone who has already been interviewed in connection with this case. Although still open, it wasnt a priority. 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. It's been hard to cover up the emotions stirred by the 35-year-old mystery. But she doesn't get to the great-grandkids, she doesn't have that. 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. A few Keddie residents believe that when Cabin 28 still existed, it became haunted after the Sharp murders. He also compared the available evidence in 1981 to someone firing a shotgun loaded with evidence and no one followed up on all of it as it spread out like pellets. It was April 11, 1981 when Sheila Sharp, 14, opened the door to her familys two-bedroom cabin and discovered the bodies of her mother, older brother and family friend in the small living room. Great. Then he got fired. What else do you want?". The discovery came three years after Tinas disappearance by a man out hunting bottles. 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.. DOJ sent two men, special agents Harry Bradley and P.A. Yet Gamberg and Sheriff Greg Hagwood believed the evidence leaned toward those two as the culprits. Box after box of evidence, file drawers filled with information and other evidence were all in disarray. Didnt he admit to covering Glenna Sue? It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. I was a little freaked out, but curiosity won out at the end. Deputy Hank Klement was the first to arrive on scene. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. "I want to remember the happy times," she says. "Not knowing where she'd been for three years, or even what happened to her, it's been really, really tough.". He was also familiar with Cabin 28 in Keddie. The father of Dana Wingate (the friend of the Sharps who was also killed) said in 2001 the police had "stumbled over each other and fouled up the case.". Hagwood was a teenager at the time and knew some of the victims. Its also believed medical tape was brought along, and theres some evidence that an 880 BB or pellet rife was there, but was not recovered at the scene. Case file update is a new column featuring previous cases involving Plumas County and its people. US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. It sounded like a door that rested on rusty hinges, if I had to pinpoint it, she nodded, brows furrowed. 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. 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. "Whoever did this and there was more than one person had to have blood all over them," said Doug Thomas, who was the Plumas County sheriff at the time of the murder and led the investigation. Gamberg shared the contents of the tape with People magazine in 2016 when it featured the crime in two magazines and in a news documentary aired on CBS. 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. ", "To have this solved would finally give my family some closure, some answers as to why it happened and why it took so long to solve," Sheila says. But that anonymous 911 caller said it was Tina's before the medical examiner confirmed it through dental records. Many were questioned, but without sufficient evidence nobody was convicted. In the rural town of Keddie, California, a mother and three children were attacked on Saturday, April 11, 1981. After I got older, you call the sheriff's department every once in a while, and you hear, 'No new leads, nothing's going on. That tape, too, was turned over for voice comparisons with audio of earlier suspects. All three victims sustained brutal blows to the head with a hammer or hammers, and they were stabbed, sometimes repeatedly. yeah, both of them had records," he said. What were the killers involved in that caused LE to protect them (and play CYA)? 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.' 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. It has been 40 years since the tragedy took place in rural Plumas County. The Seabolt family lived just 15 feet away. But for some, Keddie is synonymous with murder and despair. The three were tied up, bludgeoned and stabbed to death. Both had personal connections to victims of the case. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? DNA deoxyribonucleic acid is now considered the most reliable physical evidence. 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. "She's a hard one to talk about," Sheila says. He was also familiar with Cabin 28 in Keddie. Of Marty and Boubede, he said, "The only thing I knew is, they hung out together. Justin Smartt Eason, 12, one of three boys left alive in a second bedroom, was allowed to spend the night. Cabin 28 had already been demolished, but she decided to check out the site regardless. The bodies of Sue, John, and Dana were found on the morning of April 12 by Sue's 14-year-old daughter, Sheila, who had been sleeping at a friend's house. * Stream our true crime show, People Magazine Investigates on Investigation Discovery, which includes an episode on the Keddie cabin murders. 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. 5 People Vanished Along the Snake River Beginning in 1979: Will Police Finally Catch a Serial Killer? On April 12, 1981, a group of 7 people went to sleep in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort Lodge in California. "We're convinced that there are a handful of people that fit those roles who are still alive. People: 5 Things to Know about the Keddie Cabin Murders and the New Hunt for the Killers. Johnny was face-up, with hands and feet bound by electrical cord that also wrapped around Dana's feet. "There were some theories that [Marty's friend] Boubede was involved, and there was some theories that some other people in Keddie were involved," Thomas said. Sharp's oldest daughter, Sheila, had been at a sleepover when she returned to the family home, Cabin 28, to find her murdered family. ", "It's obviously a worthwhile pursuit," he says. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood described what happened in Cabin 28 in. Although Smartt and Boubede fled Plumas County shortly after interviews with DOJ, its known that Smartt allegedly lived in Paradise at the time of that phone call, according to dmacs research. 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. just one thing re the headline: you want grisly, not grizzly. KEDDIE (CBS13) Investigators believe they may have found one of the weapons used in a 35-year-old murder mystery. Defensive injuries would be discovered on her arms. The theories allege that he was a close friend to Marty Smartt at the time. The Keddie Cabin Murders: With Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford. Also, a man recently discovered a steel blue claw-hammer using a metal detector that matched the description of one that Marty had told investigators he lost. He reportedly left for Reno, Nevada after the murders. The one he missed or more accurately wasnt allowed to cover was the Keddie murder case, he said recently. ", "It's a little bit confused," Sheila says of her recall after more than three decades. On April 12, 1981, a group of 7 people went to sleep in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort Lodge in California. 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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Teen Died Mysteriously in 2015. That and his personal connections led Hagwood to resurrect the case; to provide the resources and time needed to solve it. Special investigator Mike Gamberg took us back to where that hammer was found near the crime scene and just a stone's throw away from the cabin where investigators strongly believe the killers were staying at the time of the murders. Dana Wingate was at his house just the day before he died. "It's my feeling that either he [the caller] was told or he was involved in some way," Gamberg said. "There's times I think, Gosh, should I go get hypnotized to see what I remember?" Dead were Sheila's mother, brother and a family friend. It contained a tape recording of an anonymous caller to Butte County dispatch. "Even still today I sit here and think, What would my life be like with her here?" There are reports that Sue Sharp had been counseling Marilyn Smartt on her marriage. Another piece of perhaps vital evidence that Gamberg discovered was in an envelope that was never opened. There were faint but heavy footsteps walking in the dirt. Crim from the divisions organized crime unit not from homicide to investigate. The hammer, similar to one reported missing by Smartt, was dug up near the crime scene just last month. On April 11, 1981, Sue's 14-year-old daughter, Sheila, spent the night at a friend's cabin, returning home to her own cabin the now infamous cabin number 28to discover her mom, one of her brothers (Johnny, 15) and his friend Dana Wingate (17) brutally murdered. As Marty said in his 1981 confession, they were just collateral damage. They just kind of kept it hidden. It was an emotional experience, but it didnt reach its peak until after I got home. Why did a enforcer from the mob, 'Bo' Boubede, move in with Smartt just prior to the murders? And 2022 could be the year this murder finally gets solved. Leads werent followed and evidence wasnt checked. Students should, County Administrative Officer Debra Lucero announced today that Plumas will be continuing its closure due to snow except for, The snow keeps falling and our readers keep finding moments to share some of levity, others of some serious, Plumas Unified School District and Plumas Charter School announced this afternoon that there will be no school on Wednesday, March. First published on May 2, 2016 / 11:47 PM. In it, he describes a body found in connection with the Keddie murders. Growing up in Taylorsville, Kendall (Name changed for privacy) had heard about the Sharp murders from a fairly young age. Although he prefers not to share his identity, dmac has been heavily investigating the Keddie murders for many years. Its almost time for the wearin of the green, and the Catholic Church in Quincy is celebrating with a St. Dee Mack, Are you related to Angelique or Angels Mother Hester Mack then later Hester McCormick? CALLER: And I was just 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? "They can't defend themselves. Gamberg said he was fortunate in that he was able to get his piece of DNA processed in a timely manner. It's a believe long-shared by the victims' family. They were such bad parents that, had this case been properly investigated, their lack of stewardship over Justin would have led directly to capital murder convictions, a punishment which had been re-instated in 1977. "But do I really want to remember?". In 1981, the gruesome murder of four in Cabin 28 of the Keddie Resort in Northern California has long been unsolvedor has it? Everybody was suspicious of everybody and afraid of everybody else, he said. 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. I wanted to protect my brothers from it. "She was a kind and loving mother who was doing her very best to raise five children alone. Dana was found next on his stomach with his badly damaged head resting partially on a sofa pillow. "They covered it up, is the way it sounds," Gamberg said. It would take those at the scene at least several hours to realize that fact. Theyd never felt the need to do that prior to the murders. 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. Marty was reportedly an abusive husband. To make things even more suspicious, the anonymous called identified the skull as Tina's. 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. Gamberg said he has hunches about what happened to it, but it hasnt been recovered. Now, an Alleged Serial Killer Has Confessed, Police Say, Judge Orders Release of Adnan Syed as Murder Conviction of 'Serial' Subject Is Vacated. But I don't remember that. But it also recounts the killings and Sheila's theory that they were carried out by a neighbor, Marty Smartt, and his ex-con friend "Bo" Boubede, in part as revenge for Sheila's mom siding with Marty's wife in a marital dispute. My reasons are simple: there is no evidence tying either of these men to the murders. The 1981 Keddie cabin murders of three family members and a teenage friend shook the small Sierra Nevada mountain communities of Keddie and Quincy in northern California, beginning a. At one point, Thomas did say he gave one session of advice to the couple but it was before the murders. Editorial opinions expressed on the site are strictly our own, and are not provided, endorsed, or approved by advertisers. Advertiser Disclosure: Backpackerverse.com is a free online resource that offers valuable content and comparison services to users. Hes also shared some important information with the Plumas County Sheriffs Office. Some even believed the furniture moved around by itself. She was spending the night at a friend's house on the night of the murders and came home to find the bodies. ", Thomas wasn't so sure. After the slayings, Sheila, Greg and Rick were sent out of state to live with an aunt. "Dana was at my house the day before the homicide," he said. Sheila's sister was missing her remains were found in the woods three years later. 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. She reported the possibility of a homicide in Cabin 28. Sue's 12-year-old daughter Tina was taken from the cabin, but her decomposed remains wouldn't be found for another three years. Meredith Corporation. Now the murder mystery is getting a fresh look, thanks to Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood and a special investigator, Mike Gamberg. Sheila herself hopes the case will be solved. Lone pools of blood on the living room floor and on the sofa pillow indicate the boys bodies were also moved and staged, Gamberg said. That said, he understands that some of the individuals who had the experience to work the crime scene and follow the leads werent allowed to do their jobs in 1981. The three other children present in a second bedroom escaped physical harm. Wonderful-Variation 2 yr. ago Six people coming together to commit a murder is an extraordinarily unusual situation. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. It haunted people. Blood spatters were found on the floor and ceiling suggesting the kind of forced used. Although Gamberg was a deputy, he said his young sons began locking the doors to their house at night. In Gambergs opinion, You could take someone just coming out of the academy and theyd have done a better job, of investigating the case. Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, where the 1981 murders occurred. Police was on the scene for a short while before they realized that Sharps other daughter, Tina, was missing from the home. Blood was also found on the living room ceiling and furniture. 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)? 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. In a way, their work has only just begun. 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. Adding to the mystery: Sheila's younger brothers Greg and Rick, ages 5 and 10 at the time, were asleep and unharmed in an adjacent bedroom of the cabin, along with a friend, Justin Smartt. Thomas recently addressed these accusations: In 2013, the case was reopened by current Sheriff Greg Hagwood and investigator Mike Gamberg. Another person of interest also lived in Butte County. "I believe in one-way shape or form we are going to pull this together," Gamberg said. It said, "I've paid the price for your love and now that I've bought it with four peoples lives, you tell me we are through? KEDDIE (CBS13) Investigators believe they may have found one of the weapons used in a 35-year-old murder mystery. Also, the murders had nothing to do with Dana, or John, or Tina. Reporting on what you care about. Sue was covered by a yellow blanket; her hands and feet were bound by electrical wiring. But the unsolved murders of a woman, two teenage boys and a girl still haunted him. 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.". 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. Investigators now seek any biological material including skin, hair, blood and other bodily fluids at crime scenes, according to Randy James in a 2009 feature on DNA testing for TIME. When Tina's remains were first found in 1984, on the third anniversary of the murders, her skull was unidentified. This case is as screwed up as a soup sandwich, Gamberg said recently. In 2004 the now infamous Cabin 28 was condemned and demolished. Since 2013, Gamberg has followed the evidence that should have been investigated 37 years earlier. 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. They claimed to have witnessed ghost writing on the walls. Smartt died in 2006. she says. Although dmac and Gamberg have some differences of opinion of just what happened in Cabin 28, Gamberg has come to respect dmacs work. And wasnt Justin 12 when this happened? That includes the possible mishandling of evidence Hagwood and Gamberg were determined to find. Her remains surfaced years later. Marilyn claimed to never receive the letter. A fourth victim, Tina, was missing. The area probably wouldnt have seemed creepy to an uneducated bystander, she said. The Primary Suspects Are Dead But Authorities Are Still Pursuing Justice, 3. Why were corrupt DOJ BOCCA agents immediately assigned to this rural case? Here are five things to know about their work. Note the sign on the front tree proclaims this was a home where a mom and her five children lived. April 12, 1981, the bodies of 36-year-old Sue Sharp, her 15-year-old son John and his 17-year-old friend Dana Wingate were found in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, north of Quincy. Broke my heart. And also, as I'm growing older, what can I expect in my later years? This just seems like a rehash of an old article. great article! "Clearly by looking at the hammer you can tell that it's been at that location for a very, very long time," Hagwood said. Hagwood, in his third year of office, had many priorities to contend with inside his department and in the county. But the unsolved murders of a woman, two teenage boys and a girl still haunted him. Keddie Cabin 28 Massacre- Sharp Family Murders Remains Unsolved since 1981 Infamous Crime Locations 32K views 1 year ago Unsolved Marathon Season 2 BuzzFeed Unsolved Network 10M views 4 years. That night I dreamt of a young girl, walking around the empty site. He had known connections with organized crime in Chicago.Boubede also had at least two known aliases as Bobby Lake and John DeSantis, according to the Keddie 28 online site administrator dmac. The Sharp familys home shortly after the infamous murders took place in 1981. "I didn't know what I was supposed to do," she says. While two of the lead suspects Martin Smartt and his friend John Boubede are now dead, others are alive and have been identified, said Hagwood recently. "This killed this community Keddie was goneeddie was absolutely finished," Gamberg said. "For the record, she was none of these things," Sheila wrote. She said she learned of it long afterward by investigators, but she recognized her ex-husband's handwriting. The hope is the new evidence will lead to new arrests. "Great! In earlier years, before the Sharps moved in, he spent nights there with a friend and his family. Its known that Sue Sharp was home with her daughter Tina, 12, and her two sons, Rickey, 9, and Greg, 5. ET) on Investigation Discovery. Boubede died in 1988, according to Gamberg. Both left the area. Although its been a mystery as to who gave the two teens a ride home, Gamberg has identified the individual and has interviewed her. WANTED: The Keddie Cabin Killer Episode Summary A family's brutal murder rocks a tiny California town and leaves behind too many unanswered questions. Sue's two younger sons, Rick and Greg, as well as their friend Justin Smartt, were also in the house but were unharmed. Thats probably when she was covered. According to Gamberg, right after the murders, Sheriff Doug Thomas contacted the DOJ in Sacramento. Investigators Have a Personal Stake in the Case, 5. Both Hagwood and Gamberg said residents had very little trust or confidence in the sheriffs department before the murders. Although someone had covered the body of the mother with a blanket, it did little to relieve the horrific scene the teen and law enforcement encountered. "But rarely did I speak to the family about it. My kids don't know who my mom is. Just as important, Gamberg and Hagwood wonder if they've also recovered another of the murder weapons. But both Marty Smartt and "Bo" Boubede are now dead, questioned by law enforcement after the killings but never charged. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? The three were killed using knives and a hammer. ET on Investigation Discovery. "It could have been that I blocked it out, and the shock of it all, too.". And both Hagwood and Gamberg can pinpoint their errors and omissions. What else do you want?". Locals describe it as a beautiful woodsy town, one with a strong sense of community. For Sheila, it's a mystery she's never been able to escape and a loss that defined her. Hagwood personally knew them. Unsolved in California: The Case of the Keddie Cabin Murders January 12, 2022 / Jamie Day The little town of Keddie California lies nestled in the mountains to the north-eastern part of the state in Plumas County. Perhaps one day they will finally confirm those suspicions but for now, the devastating case remains unsolved. "The most vivid image I have is of my brother laying there," she says. "It could be next month, it could be next year but really the focus in our priority is getting the truthgetting the answers.". Unsolved murders have a way of weighing on a community, the place forever haunted and the neighbors always left wondering. "She would have done anything for them and probably spoiled them rotten.". A bent steak knife was found on the floor, and a bloody butcher knife and claw hammer were found on a small wooden table near the entryway to the kitchen. The footfalls stopped close to me for a moment, but then started up again, moving closer to where the cabin had been. And more developments are anticipated. 1. A segment of tape containing identifiable DNA was found on the floor near the body of Glenna Sue Sharp, 36, in 1981, Plumas County Sheriffs special investigator Mike Gamberg said recently. He would have been in his 50s during the murders. Blood wasnt confined to the floor and on or around the victims. Why was Marty's then-wife, Marilyn Musgrove, a key conspirator and fellow murderer, not arrested? And the cops have DNA. New developments were found when the case was reopened Gamberg organized some boxes of case reports and uncovered evidence from the case that had been shoved aside. Every bit of evidence that can still be recovered is important to this case, according to Gamberg as he continues to search for leads and re-interviews anyone linked to the Keddie murders. Cabin 28 was condemned and torn down in 2004. Gamberg still had strong opinions about what had and hadnt happened 32 years earlier. Obsessed with travel? Even his leads in the case were ignored. In 2017, a horror film inspired by the murders, Cabin 28, was released by U.K. production company North Bank Entertainment. The 1981 Keddie cabin murders of three family members and a teenage friend shook the small Sierra Nevada mountain communities of Keddie and Quincy in northern California, beginning a mystery that lingers decades later. Identifiable footprints were not recovered inside. She personally believes that the murders of her family were carried out by Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede. The case was unsolved for two decades after investigators interviewed dozens of people, analyzed evidence and executed several search warrants. "I thought the adults would do something. When he opened the front door he saw the bodies on the green-carpeted floor, according to Gamberg. Teacher * Psychology * Unsolved Crime * Forensics * Mystery * Animal Lover * Fashion * Southern California. Years of No Answers and a Theory of the Crime. Keddie murders: Keddie: 1981-04-11: 4: . Also note how close the cabin is to its neighbor. Boubede died in 1988, and Marty Smartt died in 2006. 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