4-12-81 The Shaver Report

SHAVER REPORT TRANSCRIBED
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CASE NO.: 81-1644 CODE SECTION: 187 PC Murder

VICTIMS

Sharp, Glenna Susan FW 36 DOB 3-29-45
#28 , Keddie

Sharp, John S. DOB 11-16-65 16 yrs

Wingate, Dana Paul DOB 2-8-64 17 yrs
Doris Foster Home 283-1091

MISSING

Sharp, Tina FW 12
(was last seen in house by brothers at approx 2200 hrs)

WITNESSES

Sharp, Shelia Ann FW 14 yrs (spent night next door, discovered victims)

Sharp, Richard James MW 10 yrs (spent night in bedroom of house)

Sharp, Greg MW 5 yrs (“)

Smartt, Justin Dewayne MW 12 yrs (spent night with friends)

#23 Keddie, 283-5646
Davis, Donald Lee DOB 4-15-48 (brother to Glenna Sharp)
25 N Mill Crk. Rd., QCY 283-2863

Seabolt, James Lee Jr. 15 yrs #27 Keddie Next door to victims 283-4052

Seabolt, Zonita Pearl 39 yrs #27 Keddie 283-4052

Seabolt, James Lee Sr. 43 yrs #27 Keddie 283-0452

Seabolt, Alysa J 14 yrs #27 Keddie 283-0452

Schmidt, Thomas Cameron 23 yrs #14 Keddie, Neighbor lives S of V’s house 281-4076

Wilkinson, Robert L 42 yrs
PO Box 393 Keddie 281-4741
Lives in trailer approx 1 blk N/E of V’s house

Josephson, Dareyl Givens 37 yrs 7-10-47
PO Box 569, Magalia, CA 873-2935
Works for W.P.R.R. Lives in W.P. trailer on R.R. property near Bob Wilkinson

4-12-81 0815 hrs I went to Keddie to assist Dep. Klement who had been dispatched there re a possible homicide.

I contacted Dep. Klement at cabin #28 Keddie at approx. 0825 hrs. He was standing in front of the cabin #28 talking with a group of people. Dep. Klement informed me that there were three victims inside and it looks like a triple murder. Dep. Klement and I, at this time, went inside via the front door.

I saw the three victims lying in the floor in the living room. The two male victims were closer to the front door with the female near the couch. The male victims were fully clothed. The female was covered with a blanket. All three were bound hand and foot and had been either stabbed or bluggedoned (sic) or both. The wounds appeared to be about the neck and head area on all three victims. All victims were dead.

I radioed the S/O and asked that the sheriff be notified and to send the investigators.

I assigned Dep. Klement to the scene and I went about the area gathering information from witnesses trying to establish what had occurred and identify the victims and suspects.

4-12-81 Approx 0845 Davis, Donald Lee contacted me at the scene, in front of cabin #28. he said that he was the brother of the a Sharp, Glenna Susan who lived there with her family. He had been called at his home in Qcy. by a member of the family and had responded to help in any way he could.

He stated that his sister was in the process of divorcing and that her ex=husband was in the Navy in the state of Conn. His sister and family had moved to Calif from Conn, in Sept. of 1979 and had lived at the Claremont Trailer Park until Nov. of 1980. They then moved to Keddie Cabin #28. The ex-husband visited the family when they lived at the Claremont Trailer Park, in Nov. of 1979, but has not been around since. When the sister and family moved to Keddie, she would not supply ex-husband with telephone # or address. He supplied the names of all members of the family and said all were staying at home. He said that Sharp, Sheila Ann 14 yrs old, had had a baby not too long ago but had put it up for adoption in Oregon, that the father lived in Quincy and went by name of Rich Meeks and thinks he could be found around the arcade in E Quincy.

4-12-81 Approx. 0915 hrs I contacted Seabolt, Zonita Pearl, 39 yrs, next door neighbor and learned the following. Sharp, Sheila Ann, had stayed all night at her house, had returned home approx 0800 to change clothes and go to church. She entered the home, saw the bodies, ran back to Seabolt house informed her and she had the owner of Keddie Resort call the S/O and someone called the brother, Davis. She didn’t call because her phone was disconnected. She said that Sharp, Shelia Ann had permission from her mother to spent the night with her family and arrived there approx 1900 hrs. 4-11-81. the younger missing girl Sharp, Tina 12yrs was there with the family watching TV until approx 2200 hrs. She went home at time because her mother would not allow her to stay over.

Due to the emotional state of Sharp, Sheila Ann, I contacted her later approx 1645 hrs at Davis residence 25 N. Mill Crk. Rd. Qcy. She said she spent the night with the Seabolt family. Her sister Sharp, Tina was at the Seabolt res until approx 2200 hrs. and went home because her mother would not allow her to also spent night there. She said that a neighbor boy was also spending the night at her home with her brother, his name Smartt, Justin Dewayne 12 yrs. She said that when she left for Seabolt’s house approx 1900-1930 hrs, her mother, brothers, Greg, Richard and sister Tina were there and according the her mother her brother John was coming home later bringing Dana Wingate to spend the night. Tina joined her later at the Seabolt res. Where they watched TV until approx. 2200 hrs and Tina went home. Approx. 0800 hrs Sharp, Shelia Ann left Seabolt res., went home to change clothes and planned to attend church. She entered the home through the unlocked front door. She immediately saw the bodies on the floor. She didn’t ID any of the bodies but saw that two were bound, bloody and saw a knife on the floor. She ran back to Seabolt’s res. Told them what she had seen and they called of had someone call S/O. She then went with Seabolts to see about others that might be in the house. They looked in the window to bedrooms and saw that the 3 boys were still sleeping. They checked the other bedroom window and saw that Tina and her mother were not in bed or in the room. They banged on the bedroom window, awaken the boys, raised the window and removed them through the window. She dosen’t know if anyone went into the house.

4-12-81 Approx 0930 hrs I contacted Seabolt, James Lee Jr. 15 yrs. He said that Sharp, Shelia Ann spent the night at his house, that her sister Sharp, Tina 12 yrs had been there until approx 2200 hrs and Tina went home. This morning at 0800 Shelia went home, but then came running back screaming that someone in there was dead, described the blood and knife. He and his mother went with Shelia back to the house, his father, James Seabolt had gone woodcutting in early AM. The looked into bedroom window and saw the boys sleeping in bed, but could not locate anyone in the other bedroom. The mother and Tina were not there. He helped get the boys out through the window. He then went into the house through the open rear door. He was trying to determine if anyone else was there. He checked all the rooms and found no one other than the bodies in the living room. He left closing the rear door behind him.

4-12-81 Approx 1000 hrs I contacted Sharp, Richard James 10 yrs. He said that he, his brother Greg, his friend Justin, sister Tina went to bed approx 2200hrs 4-11-81, he fell asleep and didn’t awake until someone banged on the window. He and the others, his brother and friend were removed through window. When they went to bed his mother was lying on the couch in living room watching TV. He said that his mother said that brother John was bringing Wingate to spend the night. He said Tina went to bed same time as the boys.

4-12-81 Approx. 1015hrs I talked with Smartt, Justin Dewayne. He spent night with Sharp’s, went to bed about 2200hrs, and awake to someone banging on the window of bedroom. He heard nothing after going to sleep, was not disturbed at all. He said that when he went to bed, following were in house, the mother was on couch watching TV, his friend, Richard and brother Greg and sister Tina also went to bed about 2200hrs.

4-12-81 About noon I contacted Seabolt, James Lee Sr. 43 yrs. He had returned with a load of wood. He confirmed the time Tina went home approx. 2200hrs. he heard nothing unusual during the night.

The 5 yr old Sharp, Greg was not contacted at this time.

4-12-81 Approx 1030hrs I contacted Schmidt, Thomas Cameron 23 yrs. Cabin #14 Keddie 281-4076. His house is south of the Sharp house. He and his family came home last night 4-11-81 approx. 2000 hrs. As he was entering his house, he looked toward the Sharp house and saw a female doing dishes in the kitchen sink. He stayed up until 0200 hrs but didn’t hear anything unusual in the area.


4-12-81 Approx. 1215hrs. I contacted Robert L. Wilkinson 42 yrs PO Box 393 Keddie 281-4741. He lives in a mobile home approx. 1blk N/E of victim’s house. I asked him if he knew the people #28. He said he knew the mother. He knew she dated a fellow rail roader who lived up by him. He said he was visiting the home of Josephson, Dareyl Givens, who lives in a R.R. trailer, on 4-3-81 1630 hrs. Also present was the Dishmans. Mr Dishman suggested that he fix Josephson up with a date with Mrs Sharp. Dishman called Mrs Sharp and she agreed to come over to the trailer and she was introduced to both Josephson and Wilkinson. Wilkinson understood that Josephson took Mrs Sharp out that night and had been dating her since.

4-12-81 1245 hrs I contacted Josephson, Dareyl Givens 33yrs PO Box 569, Magalia, CA. 873-2935. He said he lived in the W.P.R.R. trailer on W.P. property near Wilkinson’s, but he goes home to Paradise on weekends. He said his R.R. fellow worker, Dishman, introduced him to Mrs Sharp last week 4-3-81, Friday. He took her to the Keddie BackDoor, they had a few drinks and they went back to his trailer. She went home approx. 0230 hrs 4-4-81. He saw her again during the week. The last time he saw her she cooked him a meal in his trailer, had drinks and she left for home in early morning hrs. This was Thursday 4-9-81. Josephson left Keddie 4-10-81 1700 hrs for Paradise CA. where he visited his family and attended a Clamper meeting the 4-11-81 Sat. He returned to Keddie today 4-12-81 around 1130-1200hrs. He saw all the police cars there when he drove by. He asked me what had occurred. I told him some people had been killed and it was possible Mrs Sharp was a victim. He then asked what were they shot with? Before I could answer, he said wait a minute, I want to check my gun and see if it is still here. He went into the trailer for a few minutes, and then returned saying the gun was still there. Later on in the afternoon Sgt. Brubaker and I were informed that a gun may have been used and described gun parts found at scene. Sgt Brubaker and I went back to Josephson’s. He showed us a revolver that was not missing parts had no damage at all. He also said he owns two rifles, but they were home in Paradise CA.

I obtained a list of all Veh. Lic numbers parked in Keddie. TT’s for reg. info was obtained. See attached TT roll.
See reports by Sgt Brubaker and others. J. Shaver