Fashionable expertise has helped police resolve one thriller, however extra stay unsolved.
In accordance with the Reno Gazette, regulation enforcement officers from the Placer County Sheriff’s Workplace in California used a drone to find the physique of a girl, who was initially recognized as 48-year-old Patricia Portella-Ray of Kings Seashore, California. Particular (Patricia Portella-Wright).
In the meantime, Brent Chandler Clifford, 55, the son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford, faces homicide expenses, in response to KXTV.
Police took Clifford Jr. into custody Wednesday. He stays being held on the South Placer County Jail with out bail.
Within the early phases of an investigation, public notices issued by regulation enforcement usually include sketchy particulars.
On this case, nonetheless, the sequence of occasions makes guessing what may need occurred harder than regular.
Portella-Wright, who final noticed Clifford on Aug. 4 and reported him lacking on Aug. 9, is the suspect’s girlfriend. Past that, police have revealed little about her identification or destiny.
PCSO spokesman Lt. Dave Smith advised reporters Thursday that investigators will proceed to hunt solutions.
“Presently, detectives are working to interview anybody who might have details about what occurred: pals, household, acquaintances,” Smith mentioned.
The spokesman additionally confirmed Portella-Wright’s loss of life was an “obvious murder.”
Sadly, the suspect’s reported actions didn’t clear up the blurry image.
On August 9, Clifford went to Reno, Nevada to go to his pal, 68-year-old William Andrews. Two days later, Reno police discovered Andrews lifeless from a gunshot wound to the top, in response to the Gazette.
Clifford then fled Reno in Andrews’ pink 2003 Chevrolet Blazer.
The Gazette famous that Portela-Wright was believed to be with Clifford, however the report didn’t point out whether or not she was with Andrews earlier than or after his loss of life.
Regardless, a drone discovered her physique on a steep embankment close to the Rose Hill Freeway in Nevada.
Because of this, the drone positioned the physique about 26 miles from the place police discovered Andrews in Reno, in response to KTXV.
PCSO introduced on Fb on Thursday that the physique had been discovered and a restoration was underway, whereas the freeway was briefly closed.
All in all, the Fb photograph exhibits a really steep embankment.
So in a narrative full of murky particulars, it appears sure {that a} police drone found a physique within the mountains of Lake Tahoe which may have been hidden from human searchers.
Alas, this admirable show of technology-assisted police work is the one doable constructive to emerge from this tragedy.
This text initially appeared in Western Each day Information.
