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Jose Merced Jacobo-Contreras – Guilty
On July 7, 2021, a jury found defendant Jose Merced Jacobo-Contreras guilty of seven felony counts of child molestation and found there was more than one victim. This verdict came after the jury heard two days of evidence including testimony from the children, their...
Review of Officer Involved Critical Incident – Lawrence Ray Lee
Justice for Heather
On June 23, 2021, in a courtroom filled with Heather’s family and friends, Anthony John Gumina pled guilty to first degree murder for killing his wife, Heather Orr Gumina. He also pled guilty to two separate incidents of felony domestic violence against Heather....
Memorial Day 2021
Memorial Day has typically celebrated the kickoff of summer with barbecues, sales, and parties. It's an entire weekend celebrating the freedoms afforded to us by living in the greatest country in the world. While you're enjoying this, remember to honor and thank the...
Tanner Seals sentenced for the murder of Helen McKinney
In December 2018, Tanner Seals brutally murdered Helen McKinney (formerly Helen Hoover) in her home. Ms. McKinney's family became concerned when she stopped responding to their calls and text messages. They had last seen her on Thanksgiving. When a family member went...
Early Release of 76,000 Inmates
41 Elected District Attorneys Challenge Early Release of 76,000 State Prison Inmates
IMPAIRED DRIVER WHO KILLED MARRIED COUPLE ON HIGHWAY 49 CROSSOVER COLLISION SENTENCED TO LIFE IN STATE PRISON
An El Dorado County judge sentenced an impaired driver who caused the deaths of two persons in a vehicle collision to life in state prison
Known only as Jane Doe for four decades, Rebecca Dinkel is finally returned to her family
PRESS RELEASE Known only as Jane Doe for four decades, Rebecca Dinkel is finally returned to her familyIn 1974, thirty-seven-year-old Nancy Webster was at a cafe with her nineteen-year-old daughter, Rebecca Dinkel, in the Garden Valley area of El Dorado County. The...
Two Separate Decades-Old Murder Cases Solved Using Genetic Genealogy
PRESS RELEASE Solved Using Genetic GenealogyTwo Separate Decades-Old Murder Cases Solved Using Genetic Genealogy Twenty-seven year old Brynn Rainey was killed in 1977. Her body was found in a shallow grave by passing horseback riders near Stateline Stables in South...