Jose Luis Botello gave the families of two people he killed a wry smirk as he walked out a Merced County courtroom Friday with consecutive life sentences. “Punk, you kill … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Leader’ of brutal slayings convicted of murder in Merced County
A man prosecutors described as “a ringleader” and “shot caller” was convicted Friday in a vicious, drug-related double-homicide that saw the captured victims tied up, beaten with a bat, repeatedly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced family fights for justice 10 years after unsolved slayings
Ten years ago, Bill and Lena Chapman were killed in their own home on East South Bear Creek by burglars who then torched the house where the couple had lived … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced family fights for justice 10 years after unsolved slayings
The family of Bill and Lena Chapman talk on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, about the unsolved slayings of the couple. … Click to Continue »
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