Then, in a narrow side channel of the wash, which easily could have been overlooked, the men discovered a grave-sized pile of rocks. Domingos was three years older than him.His cousin said he looked up to Domingos. Spurred by the Weekly's probe, investigator Dan Williams of the Inyo County Sheriff's Office has opened a formal homicide investigation into the Berman case. The next day nobody saw the Bermans, who were assumed to be exploring. Yet Pepe revealed the fact that Barry was an experienced boater and navigator. As Carlson described it, He went underground for a while. The deaths of Domingos and Edwards are more than just a grim footnote in Californias history. One of his first patients was Steve Carlson, then an administrator at UCSB, who was struggling with hepatitis A. Accordingly, the killings in Isla Vista were dubbed the "look-alike" murders. More than two months later, in late December, the Santa Maria Times reported that 35-year-old Santa Maria psychologist Alexandria Manning and 44-year-old Dr. Robert Offerman were found murdered, shot multiple times, in a residence located on Avenida Pequena in Goleta. [18] The plea change came just weeks after the Los Angeles trial, where Christiansen was found sane by six out of at least seven psychiatrists. Boyer, who pegged Mike the Marine as a likely suspect, drew a composite sketch of him and set out to find him. Tramel, ordained as an Episcopal minister while behind bars, was the first to get out after 21 years (Kurtzman served 26 years). The story got uglier when some local businesspeople were discovered pouring bleach on food discarded in dumpsters to discouraging homeless foraging. That night, Stephenson was in his sleeping bag on the floor of the gazebo, listening to music on his boom box, when two 17-year-old military prep school studentsJames Tramel and David Kurtzmanstumbled upon him. On July 27, 1979, after interviewing over 115 persons over the previous two years, Christiansen was arrested for the murders of Patricia Laney, Jacqueline Rook, and Mary Sarris. Years later, after Louise found her soul mate in Barry, a fellow spiritual seeker, the couple received a generous wedding gift: In May 1981, Jules Berman bought property for Barry high above the ocean on exclusive Refugio Road near Santa Barbara. Pepe, who told investigators that when alone in the desert he carried a gun, did not respond to multiple letters seeking comment sent by the Weekly. He'd spent years building the nationally known Kahlua Collection an awe-inspiring number of pre-Columbian burial effigies by cutting deals with relic hunters. He moved his parents over from China, and they lived with him; his new wife, Jennie; and their daughter, Emily. Then Kurtzman attacked. Zemaitis told the Sun that he recalls his father telling him that Short was a frequent customer of the long-gone Snappy Lunch Diner, which was located on the corner of Broadway and Cook streets in Santa Maria. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which can investigate crimes involving Marine Corps personnel, began working on the case, and lead NCIS investigator Cheryl Craycraft dogged Michael Pepe. Wouldyou sign up for any of the relief plans for natural gas bills? Site by Lucas recently told the Weekly, Foul play was in the back of my mind. The sergeant even ordered his team to roll the couple's Datsun pickup into the belly of the CH-47 so it could be flown to the high-desert town of Bishop for examination. Her body was cut in half, drained of all its blood, and given a Glasgow smile, with her cheeks sliced open from ear-to-ear at the corners of her mouth. We Remember Them . It was a terrible irony when flash floods in a distant desert uncovered the remains of his friends. Eckstein, Harriet, Santa Barbara Independent, 1996. She had alabaster skin and light blue eyes that contrasted with her black hair. The only vehicles seen in the Corridor on Jan. 6, 1986, were three dirt bikes and Pepe's pickup. Dr. Henry . Haobshs arraignment was postponed due to Dozer, Ladinig, and Montez taking issue with the Public Defenders Office having obtained a weekend order from Judge James Herman to meet with Haobsh in County Jail before he had requested an attorney. Louise was concerned that they were falling apart, recalls her son Michael Westerman. Everybody loved him, he said. Lead investigator Dan Williams says they have a super strong person of interest, after the Weekly linked the unsolved desert murders to a modern atrocity: sexual predator Michael Joseph Pepe and his sentencing in Los Angeles in 2014 for vicious crimes against children in Southeast Asia. LAWeekly Instagram: Featuring the culture of LA since 1978 , Relationship with the Victim* On January 20, 1979, the body of Jacqueline Rook, 21, was found, shot in the head, in Refugio Canyon near Santa Barbara. Wearing a blue button-up shirt, a tie, and at times a half-smile, Haobshs tone didnt betray that, early Friday morning, he was arrested at a San Diego County gas station and charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the brutal killings of well-known herbalist Dr. Weidong Henry Han, 57; his wife, Huijie Jennie Yu, 29; and the couples daughter, Emily Han, 5. A kindergartener at Foothill Elementary School, Emily would have turned 6 on March 26. the state of California in the 1970s and 1980s, killing at . Each had been shot multiple times, and their official cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds to the head.. [6], Patricia Marie Laney Lucas found the skull jauntily arranged atop a picnic table with flowers in its eye sockets and a patch of moss for a hairpiece. Barry and Louise's remains were found seven rugged miles above the Palm Spring campground it's unlikely they hiked in, given that Louise had a sore ankle. At the time of the killings, his wife, a doctor, had been suffering from severe dementia for seven years, and the once-wealthy family was now destitute. And he got away with it. Sullivan even gave birth to her daughter in one of the cottages as Barry looked on. Thor Nis Christiansen Lana Clarkson Murder of Marcy Renee Conrad Jim Cook (racing driver) Tara Correa-McMullen Kirsten Costas Barry Crane Charles H. Crawford Murder of Stephanie Crowe Robert Curtis (basketball) D Nagi Daifullah Danielle van Dam Gregory de Villers Karel deLeeuw Murder of Rick DeVecchi Caleb W. Dorsey Amber Dubois Dominique Dunne E There was no sign of Louise's wedding ring or Barry's silver belt buckle, unique pieces that Korb, the jewelry maker at El Capitan, had handcrafted. We worked and worked and worked.. Now, spurred by L.A. Weekly's three-month investigation into the double murders, and 17 years after family patriarch Jules Berman died, Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze has reactivated the troubling cold case. Ive been waiting 30 minutes. Actually, Yanikian had been waiting considerably longer than that. Not much is known about Frederick, but online searches show he founded the now-defunct oil company Cal Tech International Inc. and was an ex-CIA agent of Jordanian descent. The group who claimed responsibility for the murders called themselves the Yanikian Commandos.. There were no children, a source of significant friction. When Gray moved to Santa Barbara in 1870, he was described as reckless, unscrupulous, audacious, brilliant, enterprising, and witty. An attorney by profession, Gray represented clients who were described as gamblers, members of the sporting set, and habitus of saloons. In less than 10 years, Gray himself was arrested more than 20 times, mostly for fighting. And Barry probably winced when his dad, as a California athletic commissioner, voted to deny a boxing license to Muhammad Ali, who had refused the draft. Santa Barbara area voters defeated it by a wide margin. Once, he recalls how Domingos had a brush with death when he accidentally shot himself in the lip with a .22 bullet, the same kind of gun that would end his life just a few years later. Two million words I have written, and nobody pays attention, Yanikian testified during his trial. By 11:30 p.m., Sheriffs detectives had launched a suspicious-death investigation, which led them to the San Diego suburb of Bonsall. Fingerprint records discovered by detectives showed that she had applied for work at the commissary at Camp Cooke, which is now Vandenberg Air Force Base, according to Zemaitis. Back in California, he formally joined Radha Soami, pledging to follow the Path of avegetarian diet, moral behavior, daily meditation and abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Ultimately, City Hall backed down on its ordinance. Domingos cousin recalls massive funerals for the couple. Their wrists were bound with drapery cord using a diamond knot, and the suspect also became known as The Diamond Knot Killer. According to Carlson, this has long been the Holy Grail of the cosmetics industry. He'd been having an affair, his marriage was in trouble and, he'd said, the stress was building and building., Pepe admitted that he had visited Saline Valley around New Year's but claimed not to remember where he camped. On May 26, 1979, the decomposed body of Laura Benjamin, 22, was found in a drainage culvert near Big Tujunga Dam. The third trial proved the charm; Gray was flat-out acquitted. The bullet struck one of Glanceys wrists, broke both bones, entered his stomach, and blew a hole through him. Camper Brian Casey tells the Weekly that a small pickup pulled up that evening, its headlights shining into the hot tub, and soon Barry and Louise, conspicuous because they wore swimsuits, climbed in. Realizing the men were still alive, he pulled out another handguna Browningand shot both in the head twice. Death finally came for a "condemned" inmate from Santa Barbara County convicted in the heinous 1980 murder of a 6 . Her death was by murder, as she had been stabbed multiple times in the face and once in the neck and later decapitated with the sawing motion of a blade. Unlike some herbalists and acupuncture practitioners who saw themselves as distinct from traditional Western medicine, he practiced an East-West blend of practices. He played football at Hueneme High School, although according to former teammate Dan Marple he was not very popular. By the time the Bermans disappeared, Pepe was on his second marriage and was aide-de-camp to a general at a Marine Corps logistics base in Barstow. His father, Joseph, was a career Navy man, his mother, Dorothy, a registered nurse. When Han, normally precise and punctual, did not show, the partners grew concerned. Use this page here to login for your Independent subscription. President Ronald Reagan, who spent considerable time at his Refugio Canyon ranch, was being castigated for the class cruelty of his trickle-down economic policies. One of the most infamous murder cases in New York City during the 1980s involved a Ridgewood woman at the center of a criminal investigation against her employer, who made sure a professional . The Santa Barbara County Psychological Association has created a list of therapists offering free or reduced-cost sessions for anyone affected by the murders. Lyman and Charlene Smith were murdered in their Ventura home in March 1980. Ann Louise Bardach, noted global journalist, said she visited Han in the 1990s to deal with intestinal issues born of her high-stress work. She was a totally non-violent person, so alive, a source told the Santa Maria Times in a January 1980 article. Hed hoped to grow his own on his own land. It screwed me up. Domingos still has family living in Lompoc who hold his memory dear. But before he became known as the Zodiac Killer, he may have honed his proficiency with the 1963 killings of Domingos and Edwards in Santa Barbara County. Staff Writer David Minsky can be reached at dminsky@santamariasun.com. Healer-acupuncturist Mary Sullivan says, We have a living master, his job is to take you back home it doesn't matter how you die., Jules Berman, who died in 1998, didn't enjoy such peace. Relis recalled Han telling him how his parents sneaked out late at night, armed only with flashlights and minimal medical equipment, to treat peasants living nearby. In our heart of hearts, we know he had not committed an act of murder, one speaker proclaimed. In an online video, retired Sacramento County Sheriffs Department detective Ray Biondi said he regrets not being able to solve the crimes. As it turned out, the gun used in all three murders was a .38-caliber pistol (some sources say it was a .45-caliber gun) that had been purchased in October 1980. The next morning, four of those students reported the crime to police, turning over the perpetrators bloodstained clothes as evidence. For the past 30 years, Hana skilled, quietly charismatic, and by all accounts brilliant herbal doctorhad treated roughly 13,000 people, many confronting serious health challenges such as cancer, osteoporosis, and hepatitis. Make it a habit to search newspaper archives whenever you add someone to your family tree. Blondes, Brunettes and Burlesque at Peek-A-View, Hakeem Rowe Talks Insane Career Arc and His Departure From No Jumper, ASTN is Happier Than Ever about his newest release Be So Cruel, RealestK Isnt Nearly As Toxic As TikTok Is, Erykah Badu Drops That Badu Cannabis Line, Best HHC Products to Elevate Your Cannabis Experience, CA Legal Cannabis Faces Its Biggest Blizzard Yet, Understanding The Possible Allergies To Hemp Oil. In them, hed take credit for murders and taunt police. A lot of suffering patients will be without their Henry, said Cathy McNease, an herbalist and acupuncturist who worked with Han in the early 1990s. He was always an elected delegate at Republican Party conventions. Though more than a half-century-old, the mystery of the Zodiac lingers, and police believe he could still be at large. [4][19], On March 30, 1981, Christiansen died after being stabbed once in the chest while walking in the exercise yard at Folsom State Prison. Jennie, whom Neely remembers as vivacious like Emily, waitressed for two years at Saigon Noodle House about six years ago, said the restaurants manager, who preferred to be identified as David. But for the longest time, the killer has gotten away with it. Search the newspapers of all the areas you know they lived or spent time in for things such as work or school. Minutes later, he shot her in the ear. Over time, Hans practice grew. On Dec. 30, 1979, Debra Manning and Robert Offerman were killed in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. Before he became known as the Golden State Killer, he was called the East Area Rapist and is tied to the rapes of at least 45 women in the east Sacramento area during the late 1970s, according to the FBI. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers. A California man convicted of killing a Santa Barbara County family, including its 5-year-old daughter, will serve life in prison, a judge ruled Friday. After the murder of his brother, Yanikians family moved from their Armenian village, seeking refuge throughout the region. I checked her out, of course, he says. On September 25, 1880, Gray confronted Glancey on State Street, demanding to know if he had written the article condemning his nomination. Dental records confirmed the remains were Barry and Louise. Marcus Knutson, a FBI special agent, believes the killer may have a collection of crime scene tokens stashed away somewhere. DNA testing initially showed that the Santa Barbara murders were committed by a killer separate from the Original Night Stalker. Kathy Neely, who taught Emily for two years during preschool at the Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, remembers her as strong-willed, courageous, and having a joyful personality. She loved to play, Neely said. Michael Joseph Pepe handcuffed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Credit: AP Photo/Heng Sinith. Maybe this act will bring attention., It did, though not as he had thought. Even though it wasnt Hans discipline, he crammed nonstop for two solid weeks, took the tests, and qualified for one of the openings. Korb says that sometimes, after a heavy rain, ancient artifacts on the land are exposed including human remains. A couple was found murdered at their home in Ventura. Neighbors in the nearby Forte Ranch condominium community watched two and then 11 more law enforcement cars (among them forensics and Department of Justice criminalists) wind up the Hans driveway that evening. She was working as a secretary and living with her teenage daughter, Laura, in Goleta. Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher was murdered during the UC Santa Barbara shooting massacre, sat down with Peter Rodger, the father of the gunman. Not so much anymore. Anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. Three Murders That Made Santa Barbara Shiver Armenians and Greeks, Bullies and Editors, Teen Soldiers and Homeless by Nick Welsh | Published October 31, 2019 Santa Barbara may be paradise, but its inhabitants have been killing each other in ways mundane and spectacular since the days of Adam and Eve. They were bound for the hot springs in Saline Valley, 50 miles from the nearest pavement and long a popular Mojave Desert draw for nudists and eccentrics. [7][8][6], Lydia Preston [10], On December 26, 1979, Christiansen entered a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity," in addition to his previous "not guilty" plea. This put him sideways with Chinese authorities. He said he'd quit smoking, [but] he wanted to trade some canned goods for a pack of cigarettes., After the trio of dirt bikers returned, talk turned to the couple from Santa Barbara had anyone seen them that day? Then more teams descended, not to mention helicopters from the Navy, Army and California Highway Patrol. Police are offering a $50,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the revelation of the identity of the Golden State Killer. The unnamed woman repeated to the Weekly what she told long-ago investigators: Mike the Marine told us he'd been in a threesome. Any number of people could be a suspect, Zemaitis said. It was surreal, she recalls. The late summer of 1988 brought flash flooding to Saline Valley. His crimes motivated large demonstrations opposed to violence against women, and in favor of better transportation for the young people residing in Isla Vista. Last year, both parents died, one two weeks after the other. Nadine Courtney, a beauty blogger and former Newlyweds reality TV star, told the Associated Press via email Saturday that she is Haobshs sister. I'm not going to rest until we have this guy. According to Williams: Solving it is possible.. But his brutal murder at the hands of a cadet at Northwestern Preparatory School here on Aug. 4--the second killing of a transient here in nine months--has become a symbol in an ongoing battle . He said Jennie would bring Emily every week to eat at his Hollister Avenue restaurant. When something comes up, I always want to help.. Until his arrest, American-born Pierre Haobsh lived with his French-born father, Frederick Smith, or Frederick Haobsh, in rented rooms of an Oceanside house. The man known as Mike the Marine also went off and, upon his return to the springs later that day, gave one female camper the creeps by asking if she was interested in threesomes. Christiansen was a good student until his junior year of high school, when he began neglecting his schoolwork. Retired Inyo County Sheriff's deputy Leon Boyer, who has lived with the baffling case for three decades, today says, You can't commit a homicide and get away with it.. On Jan. 5, 1986, Barry and Louise drove through the tiny outpost of Panamint Springs, and about 20 miles later left the pavement for a 50-mile dirt road trek into Saline Valley. Although the elder Berman threw himself and his money into solving the disappearance of his son and daughter-in-law, the father and son had deep issues between them. 7:27PM @ 676 Circle Dr. Park responsibly and bring" They had families and friends. When asked whether he could hear from his position behind protective glass, he said, Yes, I can. When asked if, at prosecutors request, he agreed to postpone his arraignment by two weeks, he said, Yes, I do.. Dan Lucas from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office began scouring the area. Clarence Gray ranks as one of the great villains in Santa Barbara history, yet few people know his name. As Carlson recalls, Han had patients from all over the country, especially in response to the AIDS epidemic. He died the next day, lamenting: I am dying without seeing my dear little wife-girl.. Barry and Louise had strong spiritual grounding 'what has to be has to be,' recalls Ray Castellino, a Santa Barbara natural health care practitioner. Today, the cliffside cottages are owned by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but long ago the land was home to Chumash Indians. Gourgen Yanikian was in a big hurry. Louise and Barry Berman at the ashram in India known as the Dera. Domingos cousin, who didnt want to be identified for this story, is now in his 70s and lives in Lompoc. The young men were jacked out of their minds on adrenaline, testosterone, and hyperactive fantasies of revenge. After a whirlwind of attorney swaps and continuances for the four Santa Barbara men charged in connection to the murder of 52-year-old Camarillo resident Richard Dion Gutierrez near Stearns Wharf last December, all four appeared in Santa Barbara Superior Court for arraignment on Monday morning, where each pleaded not guilty and set a date to return for preliminary trial setting on April 6. [6], Laura Sue Benjamin Massacres do not form a defense, Minier told the judge. He bought a seven-acre spread with a gated driveway a quarter mile long. She was last seen on November 20, 1976. The killer is suspected in at least eight killings and some 40 rapes that took place from 1979 to 1986 in Santa Barbara, Sacramento, Ventura and Orange counties. Senior Skip Day is an event not officially sanctioned by local schools, but it's a day anticipated by many high school seniors. Santa Barbara Jugglers Association & Club Jugglers at UCSB, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thor_Nis_Christiansen&oldid=1138542881, My Favorite Murder Podcast, Episode 27 "Your Hometown Murder Email Round-up", This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 06:57. I saw results within a week, he said. To Han, it was all valuable information that could help with the diagnosis. This week, over 40 years later, Gresham police identified a Troutdale. Many from Lompoc High School went off to a beach on this day, June 4, 1963. Years later, local law enforcement suspected that the couple was among the first victims of the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who gained notoriety for tormenting the Bay Area with his crimes in the late 60s and early 70s, and has never been caught. By injecting skin cells obtained through stem-cell harvesting into the cosmetics, Han believed it was possible to repair and replace damaged tissue. Soon De la Guerra Plaza was packed morning, noon, and night with homeless people and their supporters. He married an American citizen, but the marriage didnt last. Four suspects convicted; one trial pending. According to Carlson, Han had been buying large quantities of hemp in China and shipping it to Burma, where it was processed into CBD-rich oils and other products. Despite many eyewitnesses, Gray claimed self-defense. Han pursued both these projects on Wednesdays, the one day of the week he did not work at the Herb Clinic. The birth took place in a nearby cottage. In the end, the media covering Pepe's sex-predator trial and conviction in California never linked the cold case sitting in files in Inyo County. The next day, Jan. 6, Casey, Snyder and their buddy Mark Muscio drank coffee spiked with Kahlua and rode off on Yamaha dirt bikes, following a ragged set of tracks called the Eureka-Saline Corridor, which leads to Eureka Valley and some of North America's tallest sand dunes. 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It focused on the citys ordinance against camping or sleeping outside. The paperunder a previous editorhad described Gray as a blatherskite and brazen-faced demagogue and hoodlum. In 1876, Gray beat up William Russell, editor of The Index, another publication, leaving his head a bloody mess. Although the anticipated response to this statement would be one of skepticism, let me say that we do not make this assertion frivolously, the press release stated. Since Han set up shop in Santa Barbara in the 1980s, there was never anything the least bit "woo-woo" or New Age about the medicine he practiced. It took a few days for the killing to seep into Santa Barbaras collective consciousness. The Isla Vista Juggling Festival has been held annually in her memory since 1977, and is still active as of 2019. The next year, on July 19, 1987, a sheriff's spokesman told the News-Press, We believe the Bermans were the victims of foul play [but] we have absolutely no motive, and don't, in fact, have any evidence of a crime.. He had spent more than 20 years trying to make a Hollywood film depicting the Armenian genocidethree million dead, killed by the Turks in 1915. [14][3] But on April 16, 1980, Christiansen was found guilty of first-degree murder and assault, after a psychiatrist testified that Christiansen displayed some degree of "provisional planning. And the forensics team found an item of spine-chilling significance: a handcuff key. My mom didn't have a conventional mind, says Michael Westerman, a government purchasing manager in Vancouver, Washington. They're looking for a way to bring charges. Trailers housed permanent residents, including Chili Bob, the campground host, and Major Tom Ganner, now a glacier guide and photographer in Alaska. 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