Despite there being much more to this case, the investigation strangely stopped there. 'People Magazine Investigates': Did Pam Hupp Stab Her Friend More Than 50 Times? During the revived investigation in 2016, sheriff's investigator Mike Gamberg was made aware of a letter written by Marty to Marilyn shortly after the crimes. He lived there with his mother and stepfather, Marilyn and Martin Marty Smartt, and his brother. Investigators Allude to a Break in the Keddie Cabin Murders The 1981 murder of Sue, Johnny, Tina Sharp and Dana Wingate remains a mystery, but we may be seeing an arrest soon. 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"I have always talked about the situation," Sheila says. "It's my belief that there were more than two people who were involved in the totality of the crime--the disposal of the evidence and the abduction of the little girl," Hagwood said. It's not the only troubling aspect of the case to Hagwood. It sounded within two feet of me, but nobody was around. "It's very easy to say somebody's guilty when they're dead," he said. I taught Dana Wingate that year at the highschool. In 2017, a horror film inspired by the murders, Cabin 28, was released by U.K. production company North Bank Entertainment. It's debated whether it was the murders themselves that led to less interest in renting in the once-busy area, or if it was the allegedly poor management of the cabins themselves that led to fewer people being willing to live there. He soon moved on to another job and has since retired. Teacher * Psychology * Unsolved Crime * Forensics * Mystery * Animal Lover * Fashion * Southern California. The possible motive: Marty was married to Marilyn Smartt, the mother of Justin Smartt, who was one of the kids that was found alive in the cabin. His ankles were firmly tied with electrical cord that linked him to John whose ankles were also bound. Thats when Hagwood asked Gamberg, a private investigator, if hed like to take over the investigation. Enter your email address to subscribe to Plumas News and receive notifications of new posts by email. It was discovered later that 12-year-old Tina Sharp was missing. As a Quincy deputy who knew many of the area residents, understood and had experience in homicide investigation, and as someone who knew at least two of the victims, he believes his input should have been taken seriously. The girl's skull was found in the woods three years later, some 50 miles away in another county. There have been a lot of rumors floating around and unfortunately people are considering them as the truth, instead of checking and doing the research. "They covered it up, is the way it sounds," Gamberg said. Others may look at it more accusinglyI don't put anything outside the realm of possibility.". As police continued to search for Tina, other officers brought in multiple suspects. In earlier years, before the Sharps moved in, he spent nights there with a friend and his family. Boubede died in 1988, according to Gamberg. Special investigator Mike Gamberg took us back to where that hammer was found near the crime scene and just a stone's throw away from the cabin where investigators strongly believe the killers were staying at the time of the murders. Members of that family, along with Sheila Sharp, 14, claimed they didnt hear a sound from the Sharps house that night. Cabin 28 and others in the small Keddie community were allowed to deteriorate in the years following the Keddie murders. A bent steak knife was found on the floor, and a bloody butcher knife and claw hammer were found on a small wooden table near the entryway to the kitchen. That includes the possible mishandling of evidence Hagwood and Gamberg were determined to find. April 12, 1981, the bodies of 36-year-old Sue Sharp, her 15-year-old son John and his 17-year-old friend Dana Wingate were found in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, north of Quincy. A vital thread, Gamberg said, is who knew about Tina's remains placed in an isolated wooded area in neighboring Butte County and who may have helped to put them there. On April 12, 1981, a group of 7 people went to sleep in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort Lodge in California. In one of the bedrooms, authorities found Rick, Greg, and their friend Justin Eason Smartt, unharmed. Identifiable footprints were not recovered inside. And also, as I'm growing older, what can I expect in my later years? Many others suspect the police on the case may have been involved in a cover-up. Sheriff Hagwood gave an update on the status of the case: Sheriff Hagwood had this to say in regards to Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede being the killers: Sheila Sharp, the surviving member of the Sharp family had this to say of Hagwood: As of now, nobody has been charged and Hagwood and Gamberg continue to dig deeper into what happened that tragic night. she says. Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort, where the 1981 murders occurred. But for some, Keddie is synonymous with murder and despair. Both now share a common goalsolving the brutal quadruple murder that sat largely untouched for many years. Text is available under . Just three years after reopening the case, Gamberg was talking to the media about new evidence that was recovered namely a hammer that matches one Smartt said went missing before the murders, and a hunting knife, recovered in Keddie. It emerged that Marty was angry about Sue's interference in his troubled marriage. Strangely, Sheila's two younger brothers, Greg and Rick, and their friend, Justin, were found in the cabin asleep and safe. "I guess I don't want to relive that," she tells PEOPLE in this week's issue of the memory 35 years ago when, at age 14, she opened the front door of her family's northern California cabin to find their bloodied bodies on the living room floor. There were weeds as tall as my thighs all around. To join the discussion, click the link below. And now two years after that, hes announced that theres more that links a living person or persons to the crime. But because the aunt already had several children, the Sharp kids were eventually placed in foster care first together and later apart. * Watch the full episode of the People Magazine Investigates After Show on the Keddie case, available Nov. 28 on People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). The hammer, similar to one reported missing by Smartt, was dug up near the crime scene just last month. ", Of her mother, Sheila adds, "I miss talking to her, going to her if I have an issue. Copyright information and disclaimer here. It contained a tape recording of an anonymous caller to Butte County dispatch. Someone from that cabin ran to the lodge and reported the crime. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! Those who were inside Cabin 28 the night and/or early morning hours of April 11 and 12, 1981, were somewhat prepared, according to Gamberg. ", "To have this solved would finally give my family some closure, some answers as to why it happened and why it took so long to solve," Sheila says. They looked through every box in connection with the case and found a recording of a man believed to be one of the killers, or at the very least an accomplice. As reports of the renewed investigation went public, Gamberg learned of a man who, using a metal detector, had found a hammer in a pond near the Keddie property and the steel, blue-handled claw hammer, then recovered, exactly matched the description of a hammer that Marty told investigators he'd lost. Sheriff's investigators say they submitted more. "I knew the two boys who were murdered. It became a top priority when Hagwood took over several years ago and he hired Gamberg to focus on the murders. A few Keddie residents believe that when Cabin 28 still existed, it became haunted after the Sharp murders. Gamberg also knew the two boys. And I go through my moments of, I start crying for no reason. In 1980, Sue moved her kids to the Keddie area, where they lived in relative poverty. It wasnt followed, he said. But the unsolved murders of a woman, two teenage boys and a girl still haunted him. This includes the living room carpet, wallboard and other items marked with blood and other potential evidence. Editors note: This story contains information that some readers might find unsettling or objectionable. She personally believes that the murders of her family were carried out by Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede. The father of Dana Wingate (the friend of the Sharps who was also killed) said in 2001 the police had "stumbled over each other and fouled up the case.". Sheila Sharp has purposefully pushed the horrific images out of her mind. In the rural town of Keddie, California, a mother and three children were attacked on Saturday, April 11, 1981. When finding out about Sue's interference with his marriage, Marty reportedly went "ballistic" about it. Gamberg knew the boys as well. She was also tightly gagged. "There's times I think, Gosh, should I go get hypnotized to see what I remember?" There are people locally who know more than theyve said, and I believe weve identified some of them, and we know who they are, and we know where they are. She'd spent the night at a friend's cabin next door to her family's cabin 28 in Keddie and was returning home on the morning of April 12, 1981, when she discovered the unimaginable. I could ask a hundred people what started this and Id probably get the same rehashed rumors from most of them. It said, "I've paid the price for your love and now that I've bought it with four peoples lives, you tell me we are through? Note the sign on the front tree proclaims this was a home where a mom and her five children lived. As with other related evidence, the process of scientific evaluation is slow. "My mother's kindness and grace also extended beyond her own family, which may have ultimately been her downfall.". "Not knowing where she'd been for three years, or even what happened to her, it's been really, really tough.". But I don't remember that. "They can't defend themselves. These were boys he went to school with. At the time, law enforcement felt that the murders were committed by "more than one person.". A segment of tape containing identifiable DNA was found on the floor near the body of Glenna Sue Sharp, 36, in 1981, Plumas County Sheriffs special investigator Mike Gamberg said recently. "I stayed in the cabin probably a dozen times," he said. Apparently, as the suspects bludgeoned and stabbed their victims to death, none of the suspects were injured or left their own blood at the scene. Although she was lying on her side, naked from the waist down, theres evidence that someone rearranged her from an indecent position. "I didn't know what I was supposed to do," she says. Some of the evidence was ignored. That tape, too, was turned over for voice comparisons with audio of earlier suspects. Both left the area. Here are five things to know about their work. With nothing in those first weeks that tied them to the crime, Thomas said, neither were charged. The FBI was also involved because it was believed that Tina Sharp was abducted. Although Smartt and Boubede fled Plumas County shortly after interviews with DOJ, its known that Smartt allegedly lived in Paradise at the time of that phone call, according to dmacs research. Spring showers replenished the waterways near the Feather River, giving life to the picturesque landscape in Plumas County, about 140 miles northeast of Sacramento. CALLER: Hello I was watching the news and they were talking about the skull they found at the Feather Falls and they asked for any help. Since 2013, Gamberg has followed the evidence that should have been investigated 37 years earlier. Her skull had been found 50 miles away in a different county. 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. Echoes Of Grisly Murders Will Find A Way To Haunt You At This Abandoned California Resort, True Horror: Beware Angry Spirits At This Richmond Swimming Pool, Paranormal Lies: Theyll Tell You Not to Be Afraid At This Berkeley Park, Your Truest Nightmare: Demons Crave Companionship At This Nortonville Hill, Supernatural Child Checks into the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal. A Daughter's 35-Year Fight For Justice: Sheila Sharp Longs to Know Who Murdered Her Family in Their Cabin Sheila Sharp who discovered the victims of the Keddie Cabin 28 murders in 1981, when . Yes, this case was intentionally made to grow cold. Unsolved Mystery of the Keddie Cabin Murders by Joe Turner 1 Listen to this article. In her book, Sheila wrote, "My mom's character has been subject to all manner of cruel supposition including accusations that she was a drug addict, drug dealer, prostitute, or at the very least an unfit mother.". All had been bound and suffered extreme violence. Locals describe it as a beautiful woodsy town, one with a strong sense of community. Then he got fired. 28 of the Keddie Resort. As I listened for more sounds, I suddenly found myself severely short of breath. Those left dead at the scene included the mother, Sue Sharp; her son, John Sharp, 15; and his friend, Dana Wingate, 17. Along with special agents Crim and Bradley, Spiro Vasos, a finger print expert, and Bruce Palmer, an evidence expert, also arrived from DOJ. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? Perhaps one day they will finally confirm those suspicions but for now, the devastating case remains unsolved. Marty was reportedly an abusive husband. Hes had the DNA for several years, but it wasnt until recently that he obtained needed samples and found the match. She left behind a broken marriage with a military man, now deceased, whom Sheila says was abusive to his wife and two daughters. He was lying face up with his blood-covered hands bound together securely with medical tape. At one point, Thomas did say he gave one session of advice to the couple but it was before the murders. Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, Xfinity, iOS and Android devices. Marilyn, who later remarried, told PEOPLE at the time that she didn't recall receiving the letter. Truly a case of wrong place, wrong time. "But rarely did I speak to the family about it. In 1981, the gruesome murder of four in Cabin 28 of the Keddie Resort in Northern California has long been unsolvedor has it? Although someone had covered the body of the mother with a blanket, it did little to relieve the horrific scene the teen and law enforcement encountered. Keddie murders revisited part 2: Following the clues. For most people, Keddie is a beautiful, and rural town in Northern California. He had known connections with organized crime in Chicago.Boubede also had at least two known aliases as Bobby Lake and John DeSantis, according to the Keddie 28 online site administrator dmac. He accepted the job and the challenge of following the evidence and leads that still existed. In 2004 the now infamous Cabin 28 was condemned and demolished. The three were killed using knives and a hammer. It's a believe long-shared by the victims' family. Dana Wingate was at his house just the day before he died. As he sorted he found one bag of evidence that was never opened. May 2, 2016 / 11:47 PM Why did both DOJ and sheriff Doug Thomas skate these key suspects when LE noted they were lying, and Marty FAILED his polygraph? The evidence proves Dana and John died as true heroes, running to the defense of Sue and Tina. Sue Sharp had envisioned a new life when she moved near her brother, Don, from Connecticut to northern California with her five kids in the late 1970s. Hagwood, in his third year of office, had many priorities to contend with inside his department and in the county. The two say they've zeroed in on longtime suspects, and they believe they've discovered new evidence and re-discovered old evidence that was either forgotten or overlooked that could point to a resolution. That night I dreamt of a young girl, walking around the empty site. Leads werent followed and evidence wasnt checked. KEDDIE (CBS13) Investigators believe they may have found one of the weapons used in a 35-year-old murder mystery. "It could have been that I blocked it out, and the shock of it all, too.". The bodies of Sue, John, and Dana were found on the morning of April 12 by Sue's 14-year-old daughter, Sheila, who had been sleeping at a friend's house. The most widely accepted theory involves a love triangle between Martin, Marilyn, and Sue. "I struggle with that. Fragments of her skull and other bones were discovered in Camp Eighteen, CA. Keddie Cabin Murders Solved? Episode Info US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. "It could be next month, it could be next year but really the focus in our priority is getting the truthgetting the answers.". "If a case needs to be pinned there," Hagwood told PEOPLE at the time, "we'll pin it. It was discovered on the once cheerful, ivy patterned wallpaper and on some bedding in the bedroom Sheila and her sister, Tina, shared with their mother. The area probably wouldnt have seemed creepy to an uneducated bystander, she said. They said I said it was Johnny. Of course his DNA would be there! He found a letter written by Marty Smartt to his wife reportedly written soon after the murders. By. There is not an expiration date on homicides, and to the extent that we have surviving siblings and family members, it is our fundamental obligation to them to understand who did this and why, Hagwood said in 2016. New evidence has surfaced in the infamous 37-year-old Keddie murders case. Gamberg further tracked down a therapist in Reno, Nev., to whom Marty allegedly confessed after the killings and who told Gamberg he was shocked to learn that investigators at the time didn't use that confession to solve the crimes. ET) on Investigation Discovery. Three of them were murdered that night, and one of the children remained missing until years later. 1. Relief is something Sheila Sharp has been searching for since that dark day in April 1981. The freezer got turned off, Gamberg said. Keddie will never be the same because of those murders, and after visiting where it happened, I dont think I will be either, Kendall whispered. The DNA matched that of a then-living suspect. I honestly believe that Marty Smartt and Bo Boubede had nothing to do with the Keddie Cabin 28 murders, and that it's awful convenient how they were fingered as suspects years after both of them were dead. Gamberg also said that much of the physical evidence taken from Cabin 28 is still in storage. Great. The footfalls stopped close to me for a moment, but then started up again, moving closer to where the cabin had been. He was their coach in martial arts and other activities. 2. Backpackerverse.com does not include the entire universe of available offers. RELATED VIDEO: Exclusive Look at People Magazine Investigates the Keddie Murders. Johnny was face-up, with hands and feet bound by electrical cord that also wrapped around Dana's feet. Sheila ran screaming back to the neighboring cabin where she had spent the night. Even though the tape was never voice-analyzed, the audio of that phone call is now being compared with audio of suspects to find a match. "I am not by nature a conspiracy theorist but there are facts and circumstancesthe number and the nature of whichI can't ignore anymore," he said. "It struck this community harder than anything," he said of the killings. While two of the lead suspects Martin Smartt and his friend John Boubede are now dead, others are alive and have been identified, said Hagwood recently. And as a deputy he knew what was and wasnt happening with the case. I was a little freaked out, but curiosity won out at the end. Dee Mack, Are you related to Angelique or Angels Mother Hester Mack then later Hester McCormick? These were boys he went to school with. How did Doug Thomas keep Gamberg out of the investigation if Gamberg was terminated in March 1981 and wasnt reinstated until 1983 (2 years after Thomas resigned)? An April 11, 1981 Keddie became known all over the country for a brutal and horrific murder. He was also familiar with Cabin 28 in Keddie. The anonymous caller said he was watching the news about the discovery at Feather Falls down Highway 70 from Keddie. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. The tape was never admitted into evidence, and it was in fact found at the bottom of a box. He said, And I was wondering if they thought of the murder up in Keddie up in Plumas County a couple years ago where a 12-year-old girl was never found.. The Keddie Cabin murders was a case that involved a triple-slaying as well as a missing child whose remains were later discovered. KEDDIE (CBS13) Investigators believe they may have found one of the weapons used in a 35-year-old murder mystery. DNA deoxyribonucleic acid is now considered the most reliable physical evidence. What occurred next shocked the country: Four people were killed, three of which were found in Cabin 28. He was a sweetheart of a kid. Their bodies were found by Shiela Sharp, who, unlike the rest of her family, had slept at a friend's house next door. In 2016, authorities once again were asking that question, reviving the investigation. She was dutiful in her attention to each of us, and while we lived in relative poverty, we also lived in a home of love. As of November 2016, it was being tested for DNA or blood residue as a possible additional murder weapon. Marilyn claimed to never receive the letter. Our Forum holds the facts of the case. / CBS Sacramento. If someone confessed in 1981 why is it still unsolved? Although a lot of potential evidence was collected and catalogued, very little worthwhile information was realized from the scene. The morning of April 12, 1981, Glenna Sue Sharp and her kids, Tina and John, and John's friend, Dana Wingate, were brutally murdered inside house #28 in Keddie, California. Hagwood personally knew them. Sheriff Hagwood had this to say about the tape: The third development came from Gambert speaking to Marty's former therapist in Reno, Nevada. Tina's (the sister whose body was not found in the cabin) skull had been found due to an anonymous tip called into the police on the. In a way, their work has only just begun. in 1990. Neither Hagwood nor Gamberg are willing to divulge specifics on whom theyre watching, but new evidence has given them solid leads. "It's my feeling that either he [the caller] was told or he was involved in some way," Gamberg said. "She's a hard one to talk about," Sheila says. In earlier years, before the Sharps moved in, he spent nights there with a friend and his family. Anyone who has any information on the Keddie murders is asked to call the Keddie murders hotline at 283-6360. He also said there are at least six people of interest. The hope is coming from an unlikely sourceinformation from a family member of Boubede has led to a discovery investigators thought was long gone. That family included James Sr.; his wife, Zonita; daughters Alysa and Paula; and son, James Jamie Jr. At 8:05 a.m., Sunday, April 12, the sheriffs dispatch received a call from Jan Albin, co-owner of the Keddie Resort. I don't think either one of them were involved.". ", Thomas wasn't so sure. Victoria didnt do any research for this one and it sounds like Gamberg is part of the problem! When he opened the front door he saw the bodies on the green-carpeted floor, according to Gamberg. More to follow. Moving forward, DNA might still be retrievable from evidence collected at Keddie Cabin 28 if it hasnt been compromised and DNA testing facilities are notoriously backlogged. Defensive injuries would be discovered on her arms. 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. This murder is shrouded in mystery, leaving behind a messy and compelling trail of clues. Its almost time for the wearin of the green, and the Catholic Church in Quincy is celebrating with a St. ET on Investigation Discovery. Why were corrupt DOJ BOCCA agents immediately assigned to this rural case? It would take those at the scene at least several hours to realize that fact. . Obsessed with travel? "We're convinced that there are a handful of people that fit those roles who are still alive. * Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? To make things even more suspicious, the anonymous called identified the skull as Tina's. Cabin 28 was condemned and torn down in 2004. He was also familiar with Cabin 28 in Keddie. Victims,. The Keddie Murders Revisited Plumas County Sheriff's Office Probable murder weapons for the Keddie slaying discovered and submitted as evidence in 2016. Although still open, it wasnt a priority. KEDDIE, Calif. It has been 40 years since what is known as the Keddie Murders took place in rural Plumas County. Smartt would have been in his early 30s at the time of the Keddie murders. If anyone has information concerning a cold case, please contact Victoria Metcalf at 283-0800 or [emailprotected], or contact the Plumas County Sheriffs Office at 283-6300 with tips or leads on active cases. Updated 2/11/2020 - Sue Sharp, her son John and his friend Dana were found in the Sharp family cabin beaten and strangled to death in the family room. This case is as screwed up as a soup sandwich, Gamberg said recently. "The fascinating aspect of that discovery is that the envelope had never been opened," Hagwood said. That said, he understands that some of the individuals who had the experience to work the crime scene and follow the leads werent allowed to do their jobs in 1981. Another person of interest also lived in Butte County. Justin Smartt Eason, 12, one of three boys left alive in a second bedroom, was allowed to spend the night. Its not about what was done, but what was not done. And that was plenty. It was an emotional experience, but it didnt reach its peak until after I got home. Sheila's 12-year-old sister, Tina, was missing. Keddie murders: Keddie: 1981-04-11: 4: . "I believe in one-way shape or form we are going to pull this together," Gamberg said. "For the record, she was none of these things," Sheila wrote. My kids don't know who my mom is. "This killed this community Keddie was goneeddie was absolutely finished," Gamberg said. The discovery came three years after Tinas disappearance by a man out hunting bottles. Please enter valid email address to continue. That should shut a lot of traps, and destroy many of the rumors that have floated around for 37 years. On April 12, 1981, a group of 7 people went to sleep in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort Lodge in California. The 1981 Keddie cabin murders of three family members and a teenage friend shook the small Sierra Nevada mountain communities of Keddie and Quincy in northern California, beginning a. An imprint matching that of the butt of an 880 rifle was also left on Sues head. more. * Stream our true crime show, People Magazine Investigates on Investigation Discovery, which includes an episode on the Keddie cabin murders. "Clearly by looking at the hammer you can tell that it's been at that location for a very, very long time," Hagwood said. Both Gamberg and Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood believe that possibly as many as six people were involved in one capacity or another in the murders or the cover-up. Dozens peripherally involved in the case had motive, if not opportunity, yet Law enforcement immediately zeroed in on their prime suspects then, seemingly inexplicably, ignored them. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Gamberg is no stranger to homicide cases. The following participated in the planning and/or execution of these murders: Sheila Sharp, Glenna Meeks, Marilyn and Marty Smartt, Bo Boubede, Dee Jay Lake, Wade and Richard Meeks, John Blaine Greubert, Tony Garedakis. They were such bad parents that, had this case been properly investigated, their lack of stewardship over Justin would have led directly to capital murder convictions, a punishment which had been re-instated in 1977. And I have every confidence that they either participated after the fact or they have first-hand information Its obviously a worthwhile pursuit. He reportedly left for Reno, Nevada after the murders. Blood was also found on the living room ceiling and furniture. Of Marty and Boubede, he said, "The only thing I knew is, they hung out together. As a martial arts instructor at the time, he taught both Johnny and Dana, and says Dana was at his home the day before he died. First published on May 2, 2016 / 11:47 PM. She reported the possibility of a homicide in Cabin 28. Marty Smartt's letter was an early re-discovery. The Keddie murders, as the case became known, had become infamous as one of the countys leading unsolved crimes. 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