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The DNA matched that of a then-living suspect. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. There was evidence that went unnoticed and people of interest who may not have been vetted properly. Yet Gamberg and Sheriff Greg Hagwood believed the evidence leaned toward those two as the culprits. He was their coach in martial arts and other activities. He became a deputy in his hometown in 1988. Please enter valid email address to continue. Gamberg also said that much of the physical evidence taken from Cabin 28 is still in storage. But that rain can't wash away the horror of what happened in the now-empty lot in the tiny resort town of Keddie. Identifiable footprints were not recovered inside. Thats when Hagwood asked Gamberg, a private investigator, if hed like to take over the investigation. But for some, Keddie is synonymous with murder and despair. He reportedly left for Reno, Nevada after the murders. She looked at me and smiled and in my head I heard the name, Tina.. Although two of the main suspects, Smartt and Boubede are dead, they were alive at the time of Tina Sharps discovery. ", "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. 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. That tape, too, was turned over for voice comparisons with audio of earlier suspects. "I didn't know what I was supposed to do," she says. 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. Unsolved Mystery of the Keddie Cabin Murders by Joe Turner 1 Listen to this article. New evidence has surfaced in the infamous 37-year-old Keddie murders case. "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. The hope is the new evidence will lead to new arrests. And I have every confidence that they either participated after the fact or they have first-hand information Its obviously a worthwhile pursuit. She said she learned of it long afterward by investigators, but she recognized her ex-husband's handwriting. Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, where the 1981 murders occurred. Decades after a teenage girl came home to find her family brutally slain in their resort cabin, police said the cold case was heating up. And there were only two suspects examined by the police Marty Smartt and his roommate Bo Boubede, who lived two cabins down from the Sharps. "There are things that were done--but I think most importantly there are things that were not done that are hard to explain," he said. Moving forward, DNA might still be retrievable from evidence collected at Keddie Cabin 28 if it hasnt been compromised and DNA testing facilities are notoriously backlogged. First published on May 2, 2016 / 11:47 PM. 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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Hagwood personally knew them. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. And now two years after that, hes announced that theres more that links a living person or persons to the crime. "The neighbors say I came back screaming. Thomas recently addressed these accusations: In 2013, the case was reopened by current Sheriff Greg Hagwood and investigator Mike Gamberg. 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. "I don't think there really is any type of final closure in a murder case. However, she did recognize her ex-husband's handwriting. Backpackerverse.com does not include the entire universe of available offers. ", "It's a little bit confused," Sheila says of her recall after more than three decades. This murder is shrouded in mystery, leaving behind a messy and compelling trail of clues. "Dana was at my house the day before the homicide," he said. 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. The following participated in the planning and/or execution of these murders: Sheila Sharp, Glenna Meeks, Marilyn and Marty Smartt, Bo Boubede, Dee Jay Lake, Wade and Richard Meeks, John Blaine Greubert, Tony Garedakis. All three victims sustained brutal blows to the head with a hammer or hammers, and they were stabbed, sometimes repeatedly. The discovery came three years after Tinas disappearance by a man out hunting bottles. During the revived investigation in 2016, sheriff's investigator Mike Gamberg was made aware of a letter written by Marty to Marilyn shortly after the crimes. It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing. Both had personal connections to victims of the case. My kids don't know who my mom is. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? Sheriff's investigators say they submitted more. This includes the living room carpet, wallboard and other items marked with blood and other potential evidence. November 22, 2016. But the void has stayed with her. 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. "Even still today I sit here and think, What would my life be like with her here?" In earlier years, before the Sharps moved in, he spent nights there with a friend and his family. 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. Marty Smartt's letter was an early re-discovery. The Keddie murders, as the case became known, had become infamous as one of the countys leading unsolved crimes. 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. Updated on July 15, 2019. 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. It was discovered on the once cheerful, ivy patterned wallpaper and on some bedding in the bedroom Sheila and her sister, Tina, shared with their mother. Cabin 28 and others in the small Keddie community were allowed to deteriorate in the years following the Keddie murders. more. He found a letter written by Marty Smartt to his wife reportedly written soon after the murders. And some of the evidence in storage is contaminated. 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. "Clearly by looking at the hammer you can tell that it's been at that location for a very, very long time," Hagwood said. rice farms in northern california. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. I am not by nature a conspiracy theorist, but there are facts and circumstances the number and the nature of which I cant ignore anymore, Hagwood told People magazine. Years of No Answers and a Theory of the Crime. "There are people locally who know more than they've said," Hagwood told PEOPLE, "and I believe we've identified some of them, and we know who they are, and we know where they are. 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. And I have every confidence that they either participated after the fact or they have first-hand information. Deputy Hank Klement was the first to arrive on scene. This case is as screwed up as a soup sandwich, Gamberg said recently. The Primary Suspects Are Dead But Authorities Are Still Pursuing Justice, 3. 2. It haunted people. Sheila tells PEOPLE that Sue would have been 71 this year, at the end of March. "It could be next month, it could be next year but really the focus in our priority is getting the truthgetting the answers.". 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? Gamberg knew the boys as well. Meredith Corporation. 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. ", "I don't know," he said in 2016. "I struggle with that. There are reports that Sue Sharp had been counseling Marilyn Smartt on her marriage. In the larger community of Quincy, with a population of just under 2,000, Sheriff Hagwood was a schoolmate of victims Johnny and Dana, and the summer before the murders they'd all worked together as teenagers on a painting crew. 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)? Members of that family, along with Sheila Sharp, 14, claimed they didnt hear a sound from the Sharps house that night. It sounded within two feet of me, but nobody was around. 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. Hagwood personally knew them. She reported the possibility of a homicide in Cabin 28. Johnny was face-up, with hands and feet bound by electrical cord that also wrapped around Dana's feet. The date was April 11, 1981, when Cabin 28 saw the horrors that crowd it and to this day, the case remains cold. Sheila herself hopes the case will be solved. She describes it as "more or less a self-help book, kind of how I dealt with issues that have happened in my life.". It's not the only troubling aspect of the case to Hagwood. 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. WANTED: The Keddie Cabin Killer Episode Summary A family's brutal murder rocks a tiny California town and leaves behind too many unanswered questions. 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. 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"This killed this community Keddie was goneeddie was absolutely finished," Gamberg said. "We're convinced that there are a handful of people that fit those roles who are still alive. Marilyn, who later remarried, told PEOPLE at the time that she didn't recall receiving the letter. Another piece of perhaps vital evidence that Gamberg discovered was in an envelope that was never opened. The three were killed using knives and a hammer. Great. Sheila's 12-year-old sister, Tina, was missing. And both Hagwood and Gamberg can pinpoint their errors and omissions. Keddie murders: Keddie: 1981-04-11: 4: . Leads werent followed and evidence wasnt checked. And 2022 could be the year this murder finally gets solved. Smartt died in 2006. From 1974 until his retirement in 1994, he worked all but one of Plumas Countys cases. As with other related evidence, the process of scientific evaluation is slow. She ultimately settled into the small town of Keddie nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains only five miles. It sounded like a door that rested on rusty hinges, if I had to pinpoint it, she nodded, brows furrowed. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood described what happened in Cabin 28 in 1981, where single mother of five Glenna Sue sharp was murdered with her teenage son John and his friend Dana Wingate. And as a deputy he knew what was and wasnt happening with the case. On the night of April 11, 1981, four people were brutally murdered in Cabin 28 of the Keddie resort in Northern California. 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. Dana was found next on his stomach with his badly damaged head resting partially on a sofa pillow. He was a sweetheart of a kid. The problem there is that its become disorganized. The three were tied up, bludgeoned and stabbed to death. I was a little freaked out, but curiosity won out at the end. According to the crime scene report, the boys' bodies on the living room floor were bloodied around their heads and necks. Since 2013, Gamberg has followed the evidence that should have been investigated 37 years earlier. Gamberg also found in the investigation's files an apparently unopened envelope with a recording of a 911 call. Sue had left a broken and abusive marriage and was described as a "quiet woman who loved her kids." "Great! He accepted the job and the challenge of following the evidence and leads that still existed. Living far away from Keddie, Sheila felt a growing hopelessness that someone would ever be made to answer for what happened to her family. Teen Died Mysteriously in 2015. The DNA matches that of a known living suspect, according to Gamberg. The FBI was also involved because it was believed that Tina Sharp was abducted. 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: [email protected]\r#keddiecabinmurders #truecrime\r\rTranslated titles:\rAsesinatos de cabina de Keddie\r\rKeddie Cabin Murders 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. Strangely, Sheila's two younger brothers, Greg and Rick, and their friend, Justin, were found in the cabin asleep and safe. Their bodies were found by Shiela Sharp, who, unlike the rest of her family, had slept at a friend's house next door. Although a lot of potential evidence was collected and catalogued, very little worthwhile information was realized from the scene. Outside of organized crime, that basically never happens, and even within the world of organized crime it is probably quite rare to have so many people in on a hit. I didn't think it was fair that they would have to go through it I didn't think it would be good. Most of the suspects wore gloves, Gamberg said. After countless hours of digging, the clues in the cold case started heating up, and new light is emerging on the decades-old crime. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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.' It's been hard to cover up the emotions stirred by the 35-year-old mystery. All had been bound and suffered extreme violence. 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. Severin John Bo Boubede, Smartts friend. Sue Sharp was the mother of five beautiful children. A fourth victim, Tina, was missing. Along with special agents Crim and Bradley, Spiro Vasos, a finger print expert, and Bruce Palmer, an evidence expert, also arrived from DOJ. 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. 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