Silveria

Another from Marilyn.funny thing, I remember reading on a board where someone had posted something to the effect of, "ask Marilyn about so and so! found dead on the mountain!" Apperantly because she was a forester and the poster believed she discovered the body (she didn't). But here's what she wrote." My ex (Skip) lived in the apartment down and behind the one I lived in after the murders. His step-daughter, Cindy was dating Robert Silveria. I remember he was a beautiful artist as he drew her a beautiful bird picture while in the plumas county jail (I believe it was drug charges). Also at a later date ( it must have been 1985-86) I worked at Beno's Family Appareal, as a sales clerk. Cala Marshall also worked there. Her son's wife got involved with Robert and Cala's son ended up in a scuffle with Robert. Later that night her son committed suicide on the Mt Hough Road. Cala and Bub never believed that and it was very suspicious. For one thing, his death was from carbon minoxide poisning. He supposedly ran a hose from the exaust pipe into the front window, however it had rained very hard, and it was a dirt road. There was no mud on his shoes or clothes. Their question was, "how does a person hook-up a hose under the car and not get mud on his shoes or knees"? I'm not positive about the year, but the reason I have brought this up is it has been posted that Robert Silviera was in prison when the Keddie murders took place. I did'nt meet Skip untill Dec of 1981 when he asked if he could borrow my xmas tree permitt. I met Skip at the Meeks house. Skip and I did'nt get together until Jan of 1982. I remember this because my BD is the same as his ex-wifes, Dec 27 and we celebrated it at her house. I did'nt care for Skip and made some snide remark to him when he was leaving Sharon's house. HERES ANOTHER MEMORY" I dont believe this was a murder, or silveria had any involvement. Just interesting she was acquainted with a very violent man, in a small community where her son had witnessed an extremely violent murder.

Middle of the night "aha", the airfield. IMO it probably means nothing, but I believe they both committed crimes at the airfield. I believe silveria was glembezzling gas funds and earlier dana did some property damage.

I tried up loading this pdf I found interesting, didn't work out so well so I'll copy and paste with the authors/student researchers names for credit. Serial killer researched by
O’Linda Smith, Shannon Solliday, Casey Spencer, and Ashley Taylor
Department of Psychology
Radford University
Radford, VA 24142-6946
Date Age Life Event
03-03-1959 0 Born in Redwood City, California
11 Skipped school, expelled, and experimented with drugs
12 Caught robbing neighbor’s home
Moved
Beat up in a park by one white kid and 2 black kids
14 Started to use drugs heavily
High
school
Robbed a drug dealer
20s Took father’s truck and had a felony auto theft
21 Left his home in California
22 Killed first victim (not in series)
5/19/84 25 Married first wife
Nov. 85’ 26 Separated from his first wife
1986 27 Got back with his first wife and had a daughter
04-09-1989 30 Bludgeoned to death Anthony Garcia (HM, 62) in West Sacramento, CA
Nov. 90’ 31 Remarried
1991 31-32 Joined the Freight Train Riders of America (FTRA)
April 91’ 32 Left second wife
07/08/1992 33 Bludgeoned to death Darren Royal Miller (19) near Thompson Springs, UT
04/28/1994 35 Bludgeoned to death Willie Clark (BM, 52) near Tallahassee, FL
08/02/1994 35 Beat Michael Garfinkle (WM, 20) to death near Emeryville, CA
04/21/1995 36 Bludgeoned Roger Bowman (38) to death in Salt Lake City, UT
07/17/1995 36 Started working at the Double D Ranch
07/22/1995 36 Killed James McLean (50) near Albany, CA
07/26/1995 36 Killed Charles Randall Boyd in Ellsworth County, KS
Oct. 95’ 36 Killed drug dealer in Arizona
10/15/1995 36 Killed Paul Wayne Matthews (43) in Whitefish, MT
12/01/1995 36 Killed William Avis Pettit Jr. (39) in Millersburg, OR
12/06/1995 36 Killed Michael A. Clites (24) in Portland, OR
12/23/1995 Killed Michael A. Brandolino
03/02/1996 Arrested at a railroad by a railroad officer who recognized him as being wanted
03/12/1996 38 Indicted in Salem. Oregon
01/06/1998 38 Trial began in Oregon
01/30/1998 Plead guilty as part of a plea bargain in Oregon
02/17/1998 Plead guilty as part of a plea bargain in Kansas
05/20/1998 39 Plead guilty as part of a pleas bargain in Florida

General Information
Sex Male
Race White
Number of victims Confessed to 47, suspected of 14, convicted of 3
Country where killing occurred United States
States where killing occurred OR, MT, UT, WA, CA, AZ, KS, FL, ID (28+ states)
Type of killer Disorganized Thrill and Missionary
Height 6’1”
Childhood Information
Date of birth March 3, 1959
Location Redwood City, CA
Birth order 2nd of 4
Number of siblings 3 (1 sister, 2 brothers) and a half-brother
XYY? N/A
Raised by Both parents
Birth category Middle
Parent’s marital status Married
Family event N/A
Age of family event N/A
Problems in school? Skipping school and expelled
Teased while in school? Beat up once
Physically attractive? “ruggedly handsome”
Physical defect? No
Speech defect? No
Head injury? Possibility- beat up in park
Physically abused? Father physically abused him to “straighten him out”
Psychologically abused? No
Sexually abused? No
Father’s occupation Worked in Airline, supervisor
Age of first sexual experience N/A
Age when first had intercourse N/A
Mother’s occupation Worked in Airline, catering department
Father abused drugs/alcohol No
Mother abused drugs/alcohol No
Cognitive Ability
Highest grade in school 12
Highest degree Diploma
Grades in school Poorly
IQ N/A
Work History
Served in the military? No
Branch N/A
Type of discharge N/A
Saw combat duty N/A
Killed enemy during service? N/A
Applied for job as a cop? No
Worked in law enforcement? No
Fired from jobs? Yes; embezzlement
Types of jobs worked Luggage handler, airport manager, roofer, and Christian
missionary camp
Employment status during series Unemployed
Relationships
Sexual preference Heterosexual
Marital status Divorced 2 times
Number of children 1 daughter
Lives with his children No
Living with Himself and FTRA members
Triad
Animal torture Yes; killed kitten by throwing it across a cactus and stabbed a
victim’s dog
Fire setting No
Bed wetting No
Killer Psychological Information
Abused drugs? Yes; heroin, pot, crack and methamphetamines
Abused alcohol? Yes
Been to a psychologist? Yes; in Vancouver and they told him to leave
Time in forensic hospital? Yes
Diagnosis No psychological diagnosis given-(Greed)
Killer Criminal History
Committed previous crimes? Yes; robbed neighbors home, felony auto theft, motorcycle
theft and burglary
Spend time in jail? 1 year
Spend time in prison? No
Killed prior to series? Age? Yes; 22
Serial Killing
Number of victims 47
Victim type Drug dealers, veterans, FTRA members, and other male
railroad-riders
Killer age at start of series 36
Gender of victims Male
Race of victims White, Hispanic, and Black
Age of victims 19, 20, 24, 38, 39, 50, 52, 62
Method of killing Beat head in (goon stick, pipe, 2x4, concrete slab, fence post,
and his boots)
Type of serial killer Disorganized Thrill and Missionary
How close did killer live? Close to railways (where he lived)
Killing occurred in home of victim? Yes-railroads were usually his victim’s home
Killing occurred in home of killer? Yes-rails were his home
Weapon Brought with him and found at the scene
Behavior During Crimes
Rape? No
Tortured victims? No, except one time when it was with two other people
Stalked victims? No
Overkill? Yes
Quick & efficient? Yes
Used blindfold? No
Bound the victims? No
After Death Behavior
Sex with the body? No
Mutilated body? No
Ate part of the body? No
Drank victim’s blood? No
Posed the body? No
Took totem – body part No
Took totem – personal item Yes
Robbed victim or location Yes
Disposal of Body
Left at scene, no attempt to hide Yes
Left at scene, hidden No
Left at scene, buried No
Moved, no attempt to hide Yes
Moved, buried No
Cut-op and disposed of No
Moved, too home No
Sentencing
Date killer arrested March 2, 1996
Date convicted January 30th, February 17th, and May 20th 1998
Sentence Life in prison without parole because he made plea bargain
Killer executed? No
Did killer plead NGRI? No
Was the NGRI plea successful? N/A
Name and state of prison Oregon State Penitentiary, Oregon
Killer committed suicide? No
Killer killed in prison? No
Date of death N/A
References
Palmini, W. G., & Chalupa, T. (2004). Murder on the rails: The true story of the detective who unlocked
the shocking secrets of the Boxcar Serial Killer. NY: Horizon Press.

Another from Marilyn.funny thing, I remember reading on a board where someone had posted something to the effect of, "ask Marilyn about so and so! found dead on the mountain!" Apperantly because she was a forester and the poster believed she discovered the body (she didn't). But here's what she wrote." My ex (Skip) lived in the apartment down and behind the one I lived in after the murders. His step-daughter, Cindy was dating Robert Silveria. I remember he was a beautiful artist as he drew her a beautiful bird picture while in the plumas county jail (I believe it was drug charges). Also at a later date ( it must have been 1985-86) I worked at Beno's Family Appareal, as a sales clerk. Cala Marshall also worked there. Her son's wife got involved with Robert and Cala's son ended up in a scuffle with Robert. Later that night her son committed suicide on the Mt Hough Road. Cala and Bub never believed that and it was very suspicious. For one thing, his death was from carbon minoxide poisning. He supposedly ran a hose from the exaust pipe into the front window, however it had rained very hard, and it was a dirt road. There was no mud on his shoes or clothes. Their question was, "how does a person hook-up a hose under the car and not get mud on his shoes or knees"? I'm not positive about the year, but the reason I have brought this up is it has been posted that Robert Silviera was in prison when the Keddie murders took place. I did'nt meet Skip untill Dec of 1981 when he asked if he could borrow my xmas tree permitt. I met Skip at the Meeks house. Skip and I did'nt get together until Jan of 1982. I remember this because my BD is the same as his ex-wifes, Dec 27 and we celebrated it at her house. I did'nt care for Skip and made some snide remark to him when he was leaving Sharon's house. HERES ANOTHER MEMORY" I dont believe this was a murder, or silveria had any involvement. Just interesting she was acquainted with a very violent man, in a small community where her son had witnessed an extremely violent murder.

Thanks for posting this snoho. I remember reading the "ask Marilyn about dead body" and I always wonder what that was about. Very interesting about Robert Silviera.

Valley Flyer said:
I'm beyond interested in who Robert hung around with while in Quincy - why is it these Quincy folks just don't talk anymore?

 That's an excellent point. 

How interesting that Robert Silveria was the younger brother of one of the girls J&D's circle of friends. Good work!