Some sources claim that Boubede had a crush on Sue, who supposedly rejected him twice. Additionally, some sources say that on the hypnosis tapes, the police made suggestions to Justin during the session. 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. | Unsolved California. If you care to learn more, this site has the most information:http://www.keddie28.com, There is a 2 part documentary on this case, it is on YouTube. Keddie is, without a doubt, my favorite to research and I am very interested in discussing it. I think I heard about it through an email? It's my strong sense that there's something about Tina that did not allow for her to be left there.". However, he did not have any involvement in the case at the time. Around a month after the Keddie murders took place, the neighborhood friend, Justin, who was one of the survivors, told his therapist that he was having dreams about the murder. Theres a very good reason for this: Justin was Marilyns son, Martys step son. One person found this helpful Search Sort by Top reviews Filter by WebSee more of Keddie Cabin 28 Murders Case- Keddie28 on Facebook. Detectives tell ABC10 they believe more people have a guilty conscience. Free plan; Basic: $11.99 per month; Premium: $21.99 per month; Commerce: $24.99 per month; CABIN 28: THE KEDDIE MURDERS is unlike any other true crime book on the market today. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. Investigators discovered two bloody knives, a hammer, and a plastic piece from a BB gun. Between the doorway and the closest body was a knife, Three of them were murdered that night, and one of the children remained missing until years later. She Photos. The case remains cold. A fight ensued,[24] after which Tina entered the room and was taken out of the cabin's back door by one of the men. Originally, police believed the murdered victims to be Sue, John, and Tina; the bodies had been in such bad shape they couldnt tell. Sue and Tina were forced out into the living room where the murders took place. In 2016, Gamberg met with a counselor at the Reno Veterans Administration. WebThe Keddie Murders is an unsolved 1981 American quadruple murder that took place in Keddie, a former resort town in the foothills of Northern California's Sierra Nevada It was Sharps mother, Sue, brother John and his friend Dana, laying in a pool of blood, bound with medical tape and appliance wire. Spanning the investigation, investigators named two primary suspects, Martin Smartt, a neighbor to the Sharps, and his friend John "Bo" Boubede. Not only did Sheila Sharp make a traumatizing and gruesome discovery, but she also discovered her other siblings, Greg and Ricki, and their friend Justin Smartt, were unharmed in a spare bedroom. The plastic piece that the police found in Cabin 28 matched up to a Daisy 880 BB gun. Unfortunately, they couldnt determine where the sounds came from and went back to sleep. Was this why detectives never adequately investigated Boubede? It has been 40 years since the most horrific crime in Plumas County history, the Keddie Murders. Smartt fled Keddie after the murders. Sheila has spoken about the horrific incident in several interviews. Marty practically confessed on tape yet nothing was ever done to him; the case was terribly mishandled, seemingly on purpose. [24], Martin Smartt, a neighbor and main suspect, claimed that a claw hammer had inexplicably gone missing from his home. So I mustve forgot. The fragments were eventually determined to belong to the missing girl Tina. John Wayne Gacy: Inside the Life of the Abby Williams and Libby German: The Girls Who Burke and Hare: Merchants in the Cadaver Market, Elizabeth Canning Unresolved Kidnapping Case, (In Pics) Ten Extinct Animals which Survive only in Drawings. It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing. He also exaggerated about how long he had lived in Keddie. Between them lies the forgotten tape of the anonymous phone tip left in 1984, rediscovered in 2013. called the Sacramento Department of Justice. [24] Marilyn claimed that on the evening of April 11, 1981, she had left Martin and Boubede at a local bar around 11:00 pm and returned home to go to sleep. Like her son, her throat had been cut. She came home to change clothes for church when she discovered three bodies inside covered in blood. While he was supposedly collecting cans, a human skull and mandible turned up. Investigators believe he was cooperating with the Department of Justice as an informant. Corona, Marcella. The murders at Keddie Cabin 28 appeared to be random acts of cruelty. Authorities concluded at least one of the knives, which was a steak knife, came from the kitchen of the cabin. She would later learn the victims were her mother, Glenna "Sue" Sharp, her brother, John Sharp, and her brother's friend, Dana Wingate. Investigators claim that she was having her own affair at the time. She was also considered a great beauty, which was another strike against her. We could sit here for days going over details, but this is the gist of it. There is now a new sheriff in town, and the police dept is actively working on this case, after all these years. Vladimir Komarov: The Man who Fell to Earth. The oldest boy, John, and his buddy, Dana, had spent the day in Quincy. The entire site has since been abandoned. Dana had multiple head injuries and had been manually strangled to death. Sue was also beaten with the butt of a pellet rifle, and that rifle was fired at least once that night. I was told the suspects were told to get out of town, so to me, that means it was covered up, Sheila Sharp told CBS Sacramento in 2016. As reported by Historic Mysteries, Justin was placed under hypnosis and questioned about the content of his dreams. WebThe four victims of the Keddie Cabin murder | Photo Credits: Vlmckay. The Keddie murders are an unsolved quadruple homicide which took place over the night of April 1112, 1981, in Keddie, California, United States. Jamie ushered them out of the house through the bedroom window to protect them from the horrifying crime scene. Meanwhile, sketches of possible suspects were released to the public, based on Justin Smartt's recollections of that deadly night. His friend Dana was on the floor beside him on his stomach. "[17], Martin Smartt died of cancer in Portland, Oregon, in June 2000. That wall panel was among those taken into evidence. 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. Was he planted there? It is unclear when this happened or who did it. In addition to confirming Sue, John, and Dana were dead, the officers concluded they were murdered. Sues oldest son, 15 year old John and his friend, 17 year old Dana Wingate were also attacked. Always busy trying to better her situation, Sue took a typing class with financial aid. Gamberg and Hagwood say they are closer now to solving this case than ever before. The prevalence of blood suggested to investigators that the victims had been moved and rearranged from the positions in which they were murdered. Smartt was found in the spare bedroom and gave conflicting stories, saying both that he witnessed the murders and was dreaming. Investigators initially thought it may belong to a Native American person. [10] Around this time, the two were seen in the city's downtown area. We know that it was a group of attackers, at least 3; police who are investigating the case today are saying they have evidence that 6 were involved. Copyright 2016-2022 True Crime Magazine, A Look Inside Ted Bundys Isolation Cell at Dade County Jail, Meet the 13-Year-Old Boy Who Caught Richard Ramirez, A GRAPHIC Look Back At the Hillside Strangler Murders, Revisiting Ted Bundys Issaquah Dump Site, A GRAPHIC Look Back at Zodiac Killers Reign of Terror, A GRAPHIC Look Back At Richard Chases Reign of Terror, A GRAPHIC Look Back At Ted Bundys Execution, NSFW: The Blood-Soaked Trail of the Times Square Killer. Keddie28 reports she was attending business classes at the Feather River Community College, where she was purportedly a "good student" who worked hard to maintain high grades. There, they visited their friends and watched TV. Sheilas mother had been covered partially with a blanket though that had done little to hide her gruesome injuries. [3][4] She decided to relocate to northern California, where her brother Don was residing at the time. Shed stayed the night with a neighbor and was only planning to run in and grab some beauty items so she could accompany her neighbors to church. Somehow, this erupted into a bout of violence between them, which resulted in the murders. Everyone called her Sue. 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. There, she resided with her 15-year-old son, John (born November 16, 1965);[3] 14-year-old daughter Sheila; 12-year-old daughter Tina (born July 22, 1968);[7] and two younger sons, Rick (age 10) and Greg (age 5). It seems possible that Marilyn learned about an affair between Marty and Sue. His throat had been slit. Sharp's neighbors described her as a "loner," who only made one close friend in the community. Create new account. Investigators told ABC10, Tina is central to this case. In 2016, a hammer, which could have been the one Smartt reportedly said he lost, was found in a pond near where the Keddie cabin once stood. I so wish this had been solved while ALL of the killers were alive. All of their injuries happened after the killers tied them up. While under hypnosis, he described the killers as a tall man with blond hair and a mustache and a short man, who was clean-shaven with dark hair. Relatives of the victims and the public anxiously await the day when investigators bring justice to the killings of Sue, John, Tina, and Dana. The trio had been stabbed, bludgeoned, and strangled to death. 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. However, many of the residents left, and the town fell into disrepair when the railroad terminal was closed. Over the next few months, Sue worked hard to turn their new mountain community into a permanent home for her children. 28 of the Keddie Resort. Sue turned them down, she stayed home with her babies instead. In 2013, the Plumas County Sheriff, Greg Hagwood, hired Mike Gamberg as a Special Investigator. The discovery prompted a thorough examination of the area, revealing a jawbone and several other bones. The following fall, she moved to house #28 in the rural Sierra Nevada railroad town of Keddie. Did you think to post this because of Marilyn passing so recently? We will likely never know. On April 12, 1981, a group of 7 people went to sleep in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort Lodge in California. In his dream, he had tried to stop the bleeding in Sues chest with towels, and he covered her with a blanket. 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