"[17], Martin Smartt died of cancer in Portland, Oregon, in June 2000. A hammer and knife were recovered at the scene, believed to be murder weapons. Although we have attempted to sort through it with due diligence, even the most credible sources do not agree on all the details. On April 22, 1984, Tina Sharp's remains were found in a wooded area of Butte County, which, as reported by California News Times, was approximately 100 miles from Keddie. "I've paid the price of your love & now I've bought it with four people's lives," ABC10 reports the letter said. Sheriff Hagwood believes that the location couldnt have been accidental and that someone intentionally threw it in the water. The case remains cold. Investigators claim that she was having her own affair at the time. The following fall, she moved to house #28 in the rural Sierra Nevada railroad town of Keddie. And, shockingly, the youngest children - Rick Sharp, Greg Sharp, and Justi. Tina was likely forced to witness the demise of her family. To Gamberg, it is clear that the DOJ and Thomas-run Sherriffs Dept. They also all sustained multiple stab wounds. As reported by Historic Mysteries, Smartt was Justin's stepfather. Even sheriff Thomas completely upends Blaine's BS, because he saw Blaine pacing nervously outside 28 at 11:30 AM (when DT actually was arriving at the crime scene), and he asked Blaine many Qs where the answers made NO SENSE, and CONTRADICT the stories Blaine's told ever since: In reality, he didn't drive to Keddie or She would later learn the victims were her mother, Glenna "Sue" Sharp, her brother, John Sharp, and her brother's friend, Dana Wingate. [28] Near the remains, detectives also discovered a blue nylon jacket, a blanket, a pair of Levi Strauss jeans with a missing back pocket, and an empty medical tape dispenser. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Tina was merely 12 years old; she is described as stunningly gorgeous, super sweet, and slow. Sue urged them not to hitchhike, but passersby spotted John and Dana on a street corner trying to flag a ride home around 9:30-10:00 that evening. Historic Mysteries provides captivating articles on archaeology, history, and unexplained mysteries. It would also explain why the Smartt boy and the other Sharp boys in the adjoining room were spared. Unfortunately, they later went into foster care as their aunt already had several children and couldnt handle more. Marilyn and Marty happened to be taking the same typewriting class that Sue was enrolled in. Some evidence, such as a second bloody knife, turned up in a trash bin behind the Keddie general store. It wasnt until three years later on April 22, 1984, when Ronald Pedrini reported that he was in the woods about 90 miles southwest of Keddie when he stumbled upon something suspicious. [12] Tina's jacket, shoes and a toolbox containing various tools were missing from the house,[6] which showed no indication of forced entry. He is the author of a series of published mystery novels and holds a degree in criminal psychology. Was this why detectives never adequately investigated Boubede? The cabins telephone had been left off the hook and all of the lights had been shut off as well as the drapes closed. After his interrogation, Marty Smartt left Keddie and went to live in Reno for a time. Like her son, her throat had been cut. It was evident that Sue had put up a fight during the attack, as she had defensive wounds on her arms. "[24] In addition to interviewing the Smartts, detectives interviewed numerous other locals and neighbors; several, including members of the Seabolt family, recalled seeing a green van parked at the Sharps' house around 9:00 pm. They happened upon John and his friend, Dana Hall Wingate (born February 8, 1964),[3] hitchhiking at the mouth of the canyon from Quincy to Keddie and picked them up, then driving about 6 miles (9.7km) away to Keddie. He also told authorities he had a hammer, which went missing around the same time the murder occurred. Everyone called her Sue. Around 7:45 the next morning, Sues oldest daughter, 14 year old Sheila, came home. However, investigators didnt address these statements, and the police did not arrest or interview Marty again. This would account for Marilyn leaving her husband the day of the murder discovery. [24], The house in which the murders occurred was demolished in 2004. Tina had briefly joined her sister at the neighbors before returning home to her mother, two younger brothers, and one of the neighbor boys, Justin Smartt. Mon Apr 12 2010 at 0:34:49. Whoever made the call knew something specific about what happened at Keddie. Leave a Flower Sponsored by Ancestry. 2009-2021 Historic Mysteries. Theres a very good reason for this: Justin was Marilyns son, Martys step son. Clipping from Reno Gazette-Journal, April 13, 2016.DMAC. Oh Heck. As reported by Keddie28, they initially rented a trailer home owned by Sharp's brother. Had Justin not been a witness, how in the world would he know this? Great! From the ground level in the back of the house, a flight of stairs led up to the main living area. WebThe four victims of the Keddie Cabin murder | Photo Credits: Vlmckay. However, though the three boys initially claimed to have slept through the massacre, Rickey and Gregs friend Justin Smartt did later say that he saw Sue with two men in the house that night. RELATED: UNSOLVED CALIFORNIA: Investigating Northern California crimes that have turned cold. The Keddie28 websiteis filled with police reports, accounts from neighbors, potential suspects, photos, and endless speculation. Investigators discovered two bloody knives, a hammer, and a plastic piece from a BB gun. Darkness would no longer cloud Keddie and the minds of all those involved. On April 12th, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned to her family cabin, Cabin 28 of the Keddie Resort Keddie, California after a sleep-over with a friend who lived in the same resort as her own families cabin. Joe Turner is a freelance writer of crime with a passion for unsolved mysteries. I killed the woman and her daughter, but I didnt have anything to do with the [boys], he purportedly told the counselor. Smartt fled Keddie after the murders. WebThe Disturbing Keddie murders cabin 28. They had planned to return home later that night. You May Also Like: The Servant Girl Annihilators of Texas. Log In. Relatives of the victims and the public anxiously await the day when investigators bring justice to the killings of Sue, John, Tina, and Dana. But maybe thats how the townspeople justified keeping this horrible secret? Investigators theorized that someone might have interrupted the murders taking place before the culprits had a chance to kill the younger children in their bedrooms. There were some bloodstains on her bedding, which suggested that she might have been kidnapped from her bed after the murders. Marty had a friend, John Boubede, who had been living at Martys house. She had injuries consistent with a struggle and had an imprint of the butt of an .880 pellet gun on the side of her head. The family had been living in relative poverty in a town of 66 people. Authorities also interviewed Marty's close friend, John "Bo" Boubede, who lived with Marty and his wife, and was out with Marty on the night the murders occurred. Some neighbors near Cabin 28 reported that muffled screams or groans woke them up between 1:00 am and 2:00 am. Note the picture of Johnny on the bookshelf behind the front door. While he was supposedly collecting cans, a human skull and mandible turned up. [8], On April 11, 1981, around 11:30 am, Sue, Sheila, and Greg drove from the residence of their friends, the Meeks family, to pick up Rick, who was attending baseball tryouts at Gansner Field in Quincy. The three boys who survived said they slept through the incident. [13][14] All three had been bound with medical tape and electrical cords. Sues ex-husband was in the military when they divorced, and the Navy gave her $250 a month to start her new life. Investigators later determined someone was missing from the home, Sheila's 12-year-old sister Tina Sharp. Tape secured the gag in place. It's my strong sense that there's something about Tina that did not allow for her to be left there.". This is all speculation, but it would explain why there was no forced entry. As reported by Timber Creek Talon, Marty also purportedly confessed to the murders during a therapy session. When the DOJ was alerted to this confession in 1981, they dismissed it as hearsay.. Unfortunately, many hours passed since her disappearance, and the chance of anyone finding her nearby was slim. I must have read something old. It would take the police hours to realize that a fourth victim, Tina, was missing. 0328 New Information in the Mark Wilson case. He began hearing noises out in the living room and claimed to have seen Sue with two men. In 2016, Gamberg located a hammer believed to be one of the murder weapons in a dried-up pond in Keddie. However, the perpetrators did not leave behind any of their own blood. The discovery prompted a thorough examination of the area, revealing a jawbone and several other bones. Watch Part 1 of the Keddie Murders case | Unsolved California below. All victims had suffered blunt-force trauma by hammer or hammers. Blood was everywhere. Her trusting nature was definitely taken taken advantage of; Tina had been molested more than once, by more than one person. However, Historic Mysteries reports he was never arrested or charged in the murders. 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What else do you want?. The town tried to reinvent itself by becoming a recreational camping and hiking resort area. As reported by Historic Mysteries, Justin was placed under hypnosis and questioned about the content of his dreams. [27], On April 22, 1984, three years and eleven days after the murders, a bottle collector discovered the cranium portion of a human skull and part of a mandible at Camp Eighteen[17] near Feather Falls in neighboring Butte County,[28] roughly 100 miles (160km) from Keddie. Photos. Example video title will go here for this video. To solve this case, a weight would be lifted. Keddie Murders Revisited Following the Clues, May 3, 2018.Metcalf, Victoria. It is labeled "Keddie Resort.". Allegedly, a lot of potential evidence was collected at the scene but because this was pre-DNA testing, very little helpful information was found at this time. Donations & Patreon membership will go towards keeping this site running. Investigators believe he was cooperating with the Department of Justice as an informant. Were they protecting their informant? Another red flag. In addition to confirming Sue, John, Nonetheless, it raises many questions. Sue's two younger sons, Rick and Greg, as well as their friend Justin Smartt, were also in the house but were unharmed. Sheriff Thomas called the Sacramento Department of Justice which then sent in two special agents from their organized crime unit not homicide, which struck many as odd. However, many of the residents left, and the town fell into disrepair when the railroad terminal was closed. Both men had been seen in suits and ties behaving oddly in the bar the night before. In December 1983, detectives ruled out serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole as potential suspects. Immediately, the two lead suspects were Justin Smartts father and the Sharps neighbors, Martin Smartt and his houseguest, ex-convict John Bo Boudebe who was known to have connections to organized crime in the area. The police never admitted this letter as evidence. One person found this helpful Search Sort by Top reviews Filter by Sheilas sister, 12-year-old Tina Sharp, was nowhere to be found. Dana had multiple head injuries and had been manually strangled to death. Articles were written in the Feather River Bulletin newspaper but Tina was not found. WebThe hammer was eventually found in a pond just down the road from Cabin 28 in 2016 by a man with a metal detector. Unfortunately, there is no record of this ever happening. She also appreciated the fact that it was in a more rural, wooded setting. It was believed she was abducted. A back view of cabin 28 where the family had lived for a year. We will likely never know. Although both Martin Smartt and Bo Boudebe are now deceased, new DNA evidence has pointed investigators to other suspects who may have had a hand in these murders, and who are still alive. Gary Mollath, who owned one of the failed resorts, turned his cabins into long-term rental units for low-income families. His head was badly damaged as though bashed in with a blunt object and lay partially on a pillow. With Patreon you will receive exclusive posts and more, Morbid N' Macabre - 2023. One of the men was holding a small knife and a hammer. The two had only met weeks before the killings while Boubede was receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder at the nearby Veterans Administration Hospital. She lived there with her five children. Considering the level of violence that took place, this seems impossible. However, Tina was missing. WebKeddie28 reported Sharp immediately fled the cabin and ran to the neighbors for help. Had she known that something was wrong? Police felt the hammer had been intentionally placed there. WebTo this day, the murders remain unsolved. Create new account. All three returned home later, but Marty and Bo went out again. The living room was in complete chaos, and Sue, John, and Johns friend, Dana, were dead on the floor. We know that at some point Dana was able to break free. A butcher knife and claw hammer, both also bloodied, were side-by-side on a small wooden table near the entry into the kitchen. She mentioned, however, that she doesnt talk to her brothers about it because she wants to protect them. My dream is to purchasing what I need to get that YouTube/patreon off the ground. Inside Cabin 28 were the bodies of her mother, Glenna Sue Sharp, her teenage brother John, and his high school friend, Dana Wingate. While that is speculation, her kidnappers did allow her to bring along a school project in a shoe box which shed be working on, and her red jacket. He admitted that he had a problem with his temper, and Marilyn had claimed that he tried to run her and her son over. Plumas County Sheriffs Office Cabin 28 at Keddie Resort, 1981. The three youngsters were hanging out at the house since the afternoon. Justin said he saw one of the men stab Sue Sharp. In the evening, the two girls went to the Seabolt family house next door in Cabin 27, just 15 feet away. John Boubede died in 1988. Interesting history topics are just a click away. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Further, the home did not indicate forced entry, though detectives did recover an unidentified fingerprint from a handrail on the back stairs. In a letter, Marty purportedly said: Ive paid the price of your love and now that Ive bought it with four peoples lives, you tell me we are through. Around 1:30 pm, Sue and her oldest daughter Sheila went to pick up John and Dana in Quincy. Its unforgivable," Hagwood said. The Mystery Behind The Keddie Cabin Murders Explained. On Saturday, April 11, 1981, Sheila Sharp spent the night with neighbors, as she planned to attend church with them the following morning. The girls shared one, and the younger boys shared the other. Stress, I swear it fries your brain! Did you think to post this because of Marilyn passing so recently? Although Justin's dreams, and the details he provided during hypnosis, were chilling, it is unclear whether he actually witnessed the murders or the dreams simply echoed details reported by the media. [6] Sheila departed house #28 shortly after 8:00 pm to sleep over at the Seabolts, which she had never before done. The clues suggested that the perpetrators abducted her. The victims were beaten with 2 different sized hammers, and stabbed with a 7 inch butcher knife. Although the therapist alerted authorities, nothing was reportedly done. It would not have been accidentally misplaced." In one of the bedrooms, authorities found Rick, Greg, and their friend Justin Eason Smartt, unharmed. From the front door, their small wooden cabin opened to the living room. I think there was something about Tina that could not be left there to be discovered. Once a busy railroad terminal in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Keddie had lost much of its population after the railroad closed down. I cant find an article about it at all. A few years later, Martys wife, Marilyn, said that she had found Tinas bloody jacket in their basement and had given it to the police during the earlier investigation. [30] However, in the 2008 documentary, Sheriff Doug Thomas said he had personally interviewed Martin and that he had passed a polygraph examination. Three of them were murdered that night, and one of the children remained missing until years later. [24], Martin Smartt, a neighbor and main suspect, claimed that a claw hammer had inexplicably gone missing from his home. Her brother, who would help her and the children start a new life, lived in Quincy, California, about 150 miles north of Sacramento. [19] John and Dana suffered blunt-force trauma to their heads caused by a hammer or hammers. Sue turned them down, she stayed home with her babies instead. As far as Justin today, he has moved away and lives a very quiet life. Between them lies the forgotten tape of the anonymous phone tip left in 1984, rediscovered in 2013. All of their injuries happened after the killers tied them up. Her friends dad retrieved the three unharmed boys through their bedroom window so they would not have to see the scene. WebOn Oct. 24, 2009, two psychics visited Cabin 28 with Sheila Sharp, Sues daughter, and family friend, Richard Meeks, who also lived at the Keddie Resort. On the morning of April 11, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp stepped into Cabin 28 to a horrific scene. Although the counselor initially reported Martys statements to the police not long after the killings, the police did not log the information as evidence or follow up with this information. [24] John Boubede, who allegedly had ties to organized crime in Chicago,[29] died there in 1988. It read: Ive paid the price of your love & now that Ive bought it with four peoples lives, you tell me we are through. Loved this. Did she have a bad feeling in her gut? Gamberg and the owner ofKeddie28.com,who goes by the name DMAC, believe that Sue Sharp and Marty Smartt were having an affair. On the morning of April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her home at Cabin 28 in the Keddie Resorts in California from the next-door neighbors house. The Keddie Murders, October 27, 2019. [25] Both wore gold-framed sunglasses. Investigators initially thought it may belong to a Native American person. [15], Sue was discovered lying on her side near the living room sofa, nude from the waist down[19] and gagged with a blue bandana and her own underwear, which had been secured with tape. WebMurder Victim of Cabin 28 at Keddie Resort. [24], Based on Justin's descriptions, composite sketches of the two unknown men were produced by Harlan Embry, a man with no artistic ability and no training in forensic sketching. WebInvestigations Image result for The keddie cabin Massacre Sheriff Looking Back Photo Book Cabin Chilling Sheriff Thomas and unknown inspect front wallpaper, where a blood smudge was found. The children were attending school in Quincy and were making friends. One reportedly had a mustache and long hair and the other was clean-shaven with short hair but both in glasses. Later, police learned that maybe not all the boys had actually been asleep. A man discovered a human skull in the adjoining Butte County, about 30 miles from Keddie, in Plumas County. Its one of those rabbit hole cases in which you could get lost for weeks; there are so many more details, so many more suspects. With new significant evidence emerging thanks to the meticulous work of the local authorities, the mystery of Cabin 28 could soon be solved. He was determined to write a tell-all book a few years back, but has since changed his mind; he remains tight lipped, and it seems he is too frightened to tell what happened. More confounding is that the three youngest boys were not only untouched but allegedly unaware of the event, even though a woman and her boyfriend in the cabin next door awoke around 1:30 a.m. to what they described were muffled screams. However, they onlywent on a few dates, and the last time they saw each other was two days before she was killed. Many believe that she was kept alive for several months, possibly longer, before she was murdered. Of the suspects who are still alive, Gamberg said: They better batten down the hatches because were coming. Additionally, he said that Marilyn was his niece, which was also false. Investigators told ABC10, Tina is central to this case. I can remember all these other minute details but not the fact that Loon was dead? "[27] A grid pattern search of the area covering a 5-mile (8.0km) radius around the house was conducted with police canines, but the efforts were fruitless. Unfortunately, they couldnt determine where the sounds came from and went back to sleep. WebThe Keddie murders took place in Cabin 28 in 1981. Amid his interview with police, authorities learned Smartt and his wife were enrolled in a class with Sue. WebOn the night of April 11, 1981, four people were brutally murdered in Cabin 28 of the Keddie resort in Northern California. On her side, the mother of five was naked from the waist down, tightly gagged with a bandana and her own underwear secured with medical tape. It is unclear what evidence links Boubede to the mafia. On April 11th of 1981 in Keddie, California, a newly single mother of 5 named Glenna Sue Sharp and children were attacked in the middle of the night. [9][6] Two hours later, around 3:30 pm, John and Dana hitchhiked back to Quincy, where they may have had plans to visit friends. Her remains surfaced years later. She came home to change clothes for church when she discovered three bodies inside covered in blood. Additionally, it gives context to Martins handwritten note that Marilyn gave to the Plumas Sheriffs Dept. When Sheila returned home early the next morning to find her mother, brother, and his friend bloodied on the living room floor, she bolted back to her neighbors house. During his interrogation, Marty offered to the police that his hammer with a blue handle had gone missing. [24], According to a 2016 article published by The Sacramento Bee, Martin had left Keddie and driven to Reno, Nevada, shortly after the murders; from there, he sent a letter to Marilyn ruminating on personal struggles in their marriage, which he concluded with: "I've paid the price of your love & now I've bought it with four people's lives. [19] She had been stabbed in the chest,[20] her throat was stabbed horizontally, the wound going through her larynx and nicking her spine, and on the side of her head was an imprint matching the butt of a Daisy 880 Powerline BB/pellet rifle. Then in April 2018, Gamberg matched the DNA from the murder scene to a known living suspect. Glenna Sue Sharp was a dark-haired, attractive single mother with five children. Afterward, she provided Plumas Country Sheriffs Dept. Oddly, John and Dana did not have any defensive wounds or blood under their bindings. Although the cabin Sharp rented from Mollath was run down, it provided her and her family with more room. The three boys in the house, Rick, Greg, and their friend, Justin, were all safe in the bedroom. Marilyn moved out of Cabin 26 the day after the murders. His throat had been slit. My articles are never personal, I try to be impartial and as factual as humanly possible. [29] He later criticized the quality of the initial investigation, saying: "You could take someone just coming out of the academy and they'd have done a better job. Authorities concluded at least one of the knives, which was a steak knife, came from the kitchen of the cabin. Blood was all over the victims, the floors, walls, ceiling, both bedroom doors, and on the railing of the outside stairs. Somehow, this erupted into a bout of violence between them, which resulted in the murders. Despite a thorough investigation and numerous suspects, I know there is a whole list of people. Mother Sues corpse had been covered, which very well may have been Tinas doing; maybe the last thing the girl did before leaving the cabin with her captors. It seems possible that Marilyn learned about an affair between Marty and Sue. Sharp's neighbors described her as a "loner," who only made one close friend in the community. Then at 3:30 pm, the two teenagers headed out again.
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