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The Keddie murders are an unsolved quadruple homicide that occurred over the night of April 11–12, 1981 in Keddie, California, United States. The victims were Glenna Susan "Sue" Sharp (née Davis; born March 29, 1945), daughter Tina Louise Sharp (born July 22, 1968), son John Steven Sharp (born November 16, 1965) and John's friend Dana Hall ...
Feb 15, 2022 · On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family's Keddie, CA. cabin and found the dead bodies of her mother, brother John, and Dana Wingate on the floor.
Nov 25, 2016 · Sheila Sharp — who discovered her family's bodies in Keddie cabin 28 in 1981, when she was 14 — hopes the murder cold case finally will be resolved.
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- The Scene Suggests More Than One Killer. On April 12, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp was returning from a sleepover when she discovered three dead bodies in her family's cabin at the Keddie Resort: her 36-year-old single mother, Sue; her brother Johnny, 15; and Johnny's friend Dana Wingate, 17.
- The Primary Suspects Are Dead — But Authorities Are Still Pursuing Justice. Among those questioned in the killings was Sue's neighbor Marty Smartt, who lived two cabins away with his wife (and Justin Smartt's mother), Marilyn.
- Investigators Have a Personal Stake in the Case. Keddie and Quincy are seven miles apart. In the larger community of Quincy, with a population of just under 2,000, Sheriff Hagwood was a schoolmate of victims Johnny and Dana, and the summer before the murders they'd all worked together as teenagers on a painting crew.
- New Evidence Emerged. Hagwood became sheriff in 2010, and in June 2013 he brought Gamberg back from retirement to organize the boxes of Keddie reports and evidence with an eye toward reviving the case.
Dec 7, 2023 · Gamberg and Hagwood remain determined to solve the Keddie murders and give closure to the community of Keddie, which has been haunted by the quadruple homicide for over four decades. They say they are closer than ever to cracking the case.
Nov 28, 2016 · The Plumas County sheriff takes PEOPLE inside the revived investigation into the 1981 murders of a family in their Keddie, California, cabin.
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Jul 15, 2019 · On April 11, 1981, 36-year-old Glenna "Sue" Sharp, her 15-year-old son John, and his 17-year-old friend Dana Wingate were murdered in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, in Keddie, California. It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing.
