Cabin 28: The Keddie Murders case timeline
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Chronological Series of Events
as Taken from Investigation FilesApril 1979
790400-0000a After Sue left her husband, Jim, she drove to somewhere in Missouri where her mother-in-law lived. She stayed approximately two weeks and then came to Quincy.
May 1979
790500-0000a Sue and her children rented space 27A at Claremont Trailer Park, formerly rented by Sue’s brother, Don.
790500-0000a A man named Randall dated Sue two times while she lived at Claremont. He had not seen her for over one year at the time of her murder.
July 4, 1979
790704-0000a A man named Julian R. attempts to rape a female neighbor of the Sharp family in Keddie.
October 1979
791000-0000a Lucille S. is Dana Wingate’s counselor at Foster Home until early in the summer of 1980.
1980 (date unknown)
800000-0000a The man suspected of molesting Tina Sharp moves to the Maple Leaf Bar in Belden. (date unknown)
800000-0000a Dana Wingate is placed on probation, one year before the murders, for slashing $7,000 work of tires at Nugget Motors. (date unknown)
June 1980
800600-0000a A man named David says that Johnny and a boy named Tim entered his house and stole a lid of marijuana on this date and again in December 1980.
800600-0000a A woman named Kathy and Chuck W. move to Livermore after having lived together in Quincy.
Summer of 1980
800600-0000a A woman named Nancy of the Downtown Trailer Park says that her daughter did not stay with Tina after the summer of 1980. (summer 1980)
August 1980
800800-0000a Carl K. and Michelle M. move to Keddie. One of the bar employees thinks Carl looks like one of the composites of the killers.
November 1980
801100-0000a Sue Sharp and her children move to Cabin 28 in Keddie.
Dates Unknown
801100-0000a Richard M. and Walter M. are seen at the Sharp residence two or three times. (between 11/80 & 3/81)
801100-0000a Joe B. had been to the Sharp residence once. (between 11/80 & 3/81)
801100-0000a Sue Sharp takes daughter Sheila to Oregon to have a baby. Johnny stayed with Nina M. while his mother was gone. (between 11/80 & 3/81)
December 1980
801200-0000a A man named David says Johnny and Tim entered his house occupied with Rose B., a school bus driver, and stole a lid of marijuana (also stole one in June 1980). Tim’s father paid his son’s half but Johnny never paid his $25 debt. Johnny was with a guy named “Wolf,” who now lives in Portola. It was Wolf who took the marijuana, without Johnny’s knowledge, from Rose. Joe C. told Rose who was involved and Johnny and Wolf worked the matter out.
January 1981
810100-0000a Steve M. left a duffel bag and contents and sunglasses with Banier Heater in Spring Garden, three months before the murders.
810100-0000a Phillip S. stayed at the Sharp residence once in January.
February 1981
810200-0000a Robert M. becomes big brother to Dana (two months before murders).
810200-0000a Joe B. met Sue at the bowling alley about six weeks prior to murders. He saw her only two times, but talked to her on the telephone several times.
810200-0000a Steve M. and his mother came to California from Illinois to see relation Scott M., who was living in a cabin near Twain. Steve later went to the Reno hospital as he is crazy. Steve does not have a car and he does not drive.
810200-0000a Julian R. goes to Mexico for a four-week visit.
February 28, 1981
810228-0000a Kelly M. Of Burlingame is visiting her girlfriend, Kathy, in Quincy and meets Dana Wingate. This is the only day that Kelly meets Dana, but they continue a relationship by letters and telephone.
March 13, 1981 (week of)
810313-0000a Marty Smartt (later referred to as 'Person of Interest', or Marty Smartt), who is married to Marilyn and lives in Cabin 26 in Keddie, meets, supposedly for the first time, Severin John "Bo" Boubede at the VA Hospital in Reno (see Part II documentary for more information). (week of March 13)
March 1981 (3-4 weeks before murders)
810300-0000a Mike moves out of Cabin 13 (see Part II documentary for more information). (3-4 weeks before the murder)
March 1981 (2-3 weeks before murders)
810300-0000a Jack, who lives across from the Wheelers, asked James S. Jr. to get Sue so she could meet his friend, Daryl J. (2-3 weeks before the murder)
810300-0000a Julian R. returns to his cabin in Keddie after a four-week visit to Mexico. (2-3 weeks before the murder)
March 1981
810300-0000a Daryl J. moves to Keddie four weeks before the murders and works for a D&B Tunnel gang for the WPRR.
810300-0000a Johnny Sharp and a boy named Patrick had reportedly been selling “black beauties” around the high school a few weeks before the murders.
810300-0000a The man suspected of molesting Tina Sharp sees Sue and Daryl J. playing pool with “Suede” at the Maple Leaf Bar, in Belden, the last two weeks of March.
810300-0000a Chuck W. and Kathy G. break up and Chuck moves back to Quincy.
810300-0000a Severin John “Bo” Boubede comes to Marty Smartt’s to stay as they were planning a sales campaign for a business in Oregon.
April 1, 1981
810401-0000a Robert M., Dana’s big brother, leaves to visit mother in Los Angeles.
810401-0000a Carl K. and Michelle M. move from Keddie. They were friends with Mike D. and Martell B., who lived next to the Sharp family. Carl matches the light-haired composite picture according to some sources and he drove an old green phone company type van (see Part II documentary for more information).
april 1981 (week before murders)
810400-0000a David E. picks up Johnny and Dana at the Exxon Station and gives them a ride to Keddie. (week before murders)
810400-0000a David R. of the Maple Leaf Bar says Daryl J. brought Sue to the bar twice the week before the murders, three days apart. (week before murders)
810400-0000a Alysa S. starts dating Dana Wingate. They only see each other at or around the Sharp residence. (week before murders)
April 9, 1981
810409-0000a Sue Sharp meets "Bo" at Marty Smartt’s residence. Wade M. had earlier introduced Marty Smartt to Sue.
April 9 or 10, 1981
810409-0000a FRC student Steven L. leaves his Keddie dorm room for Easter vacation. (April 9 or 10)
April 10, 1981 (time unknown)
810410-0000a The man suspected of molesting Tina Sharp moves to Hill Top Bonanza Ranch Park, Reno.
810410-0000a Chuck W. and Henry T. visit Mark G. in Livermore (for more information, see Part II documentary).
810410-0000a Cayse C. picks up Johnny and Dana hitchhiking and takes them to First and Main Streets, E. Quincy.
810410-0000a Sterling M. of the Foster Home trades boots with Dana Wingate.
11:00 am
810410-1100a Gary B., FRC student, left room 18 of Keddie dorm for Bay Area.
6:00 pm
810410-1800a Daryl J. says he stopped at the Maple Leaf Bar enroute to Paradise to visit his ex-wife, and stayed for Clamper’s function on 4-11.
Time unknown
810410-0000a Luclia S. says she gave Johnny and Dana a ride to a party in Meadow Valley this night. (unk evenening)
810410-0000a Richard M. says Johnny Sharp spent every Friday night at his residence, including this date. (unk evenening)
April 11, 1981
9:30 am
810411-0930a Sue, Sheila, Ricky, Greg and Justin drive to Quincy. Sue drops Ricky and Justin off at ball practice at field adjacent to Gansner Park and then drives to the Meeks residence. Sheila walks to Alice T.’s residence (Alice is Henry T.’s sister).
Morning (time unknown)
810411-0000a Karl goes to the Morning Dew (Morning Thunder) to contact “Dana.” “Dana” is a WMA, 18-22, dark brown shoulder length hair, mustache, starting a beard with a space between the ends of the mustache and beard. “Dana” said he was picking up drugs at a party in Meadow Valley. (unk morning)
10:15 am
810411-1015a Sue telephoned Sheila at Alice T.’s house. Sue, Sheila and Greg then drove toward home. They picked up Johnny and Dana, who had been hitchhiking near Gansner Park.
11:00 am
810411-1100a Michelle C. arrives at Back Door Bar to bartend.
810411-1100a Richard M. says he was with Johnny at the Holiday Market from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm when one of the Dorises drove up and let Dana out and then the three of them went to visit John B. (note: times conflict with Sheila’s, who says they returned home at noon).
12:00 noon
810411-1200a Sue, Sheila, Greg, Johnny and Dana arrive home in Keddie. Tina had remained home and was there upon their return.
810411-1200a Justin goes to the Sharp house and he and Ricky ride bikes until about 6:00 pm.
810411-1200a Eugene S. says he met Dana around noon walking toward town. They bought a six-pack and drank it while walking around town. Dana wanted to see Susan K. and the last time he saw Dana he was hitchhiking to Keddie (doesn’t match other statements).
12:00 Noon – 3:00 pm
810411-1200a John B. says Johnny and Dana came to his place between noon and 3 p.m. They left at about 3 and said they were going to the Foster Home and then to Keddie (matches Richard M.’s times somewhat, but conflicts again with Sheila’s times). (noon-3pm)
1:00 pm
810411-1300a Donna W. says she picked up Johnny and Dana at the Roadrunner and took them to Exxon. They said they were going to Johnny’s (Donna’s statements not always accurate).
1:30 pm
810411-1330a Johnny puts on a purple jogging suit with white stripes and headband. Dana is wearing the same thing. Both hitchhike to Quincy.
810411-1330a Sue goes inside to watch TV. Sheila was outside talking to Alysa S. and Tina was in the Seabolt cabin.
Late afternoon
810411-1500a Paula S. and Tina are walking to the store and see a small brown car with stripes. Tina recognizes her mom in the passenger seat and waves it down. Paul recognizes the driver as Daryl J. Sue said they were going to Daryl’s house. Paula is sure it is April 11 because she “later” saw Sue, Johnny and Dana cleaning up the front yard. (late afternoon)
5:00 pm
810411-1700a Sue, Ricky, Greg and Justin had burritos for dinner. Ricky, Greg, and Justin ate in the kitchen. Sue was on the couch in the living room.
810411-1700a Sheila goes to the Seabolt residence and spends the night.
5:15 – 5:30 pm
810411-1715a Ricky and Justin go outside and play “ditch” with Paula S. and Casey.
Early evening
810411-1800a Alysa S. started cooking dinner at the Seabolt residence and Sheila remained there and ate dinner with the Seabolts. (early evening)
5:50 pm
810411-1750a Johnny and Dana left the Foster Home after a visit to go to Kathy B.’s for a ride back to Keddie.
6:00 pm
810411-1800a Justin and Ricky quit riding their bikes and go into the Sharp residence.
810411-1800a Margaret F. was at the Keddie restaurant with her husband, and had gone up the stairs to use the bathroom when she met a WMA. He was very nervous, first up and then down the stairs. He was 5’6 to 5’9 with a neatly trimmed mustache, tan dress hat, blue jacket, tan trousers. He appeared to be in his forties, was bleary-eyed, but was not drunk.
810411-1800a Robert P. and Bobby W. see Johnny and Dana in front of Plumas Motor Supply.
6:00 – 6:30 pm
810411-1800a James Jones sees a flat black truck or van park next to the propane tank west of his house. The vehicle is a ’57-58, old paint, rounded shape, medium size half ton with no windows in back. The driver is 27-28, 6’, or taller, slender, with dirty blonde hair. (6-6:30 pm)
6:30 – 6:45 pm
810411-1830a Johnny and Dana arrived at Kathy B.’s apartment in East Quincy to get a ride to Keddie. (6:30-6:45 pm)
810411-1830a Johnny had a week-old black eye and was wearing a red bandana and Dana’s blue vest. Dana gave himself an insulin shot while there. Neither was intoxicated. (6:30-6:45 pm)
6:30 – 7:00 pm
810411-1830a Lucie S. sees Dana coming from the area of FR apartments. He was wearing a blue with wide tan striped shirt, light cord pants and a cowboy hat. (contradicts other statements). (6:45-7:00 pm)
810411-1830a The driver of the van parked west of James J.’s cabin returns and leaves in the van. (6:45-7:00 pm)
6:45 pm
810411-1845a John G. sees Dana and Johnny walking toward Lawrence Street.
810411-1845a Dale M., Blaine G. and Phillip S. go to a square dance class at FRC.
7:00 pm
810411-1900a Margaret D., cabin 4, goes to work at the Keddie restaurant kitchen.
7:30 pm
810411-1930a Tina came home from the Seabolt’s and washed the dishes and returned to the Seabolt’s.
810411-1930a Ricky and Justin quit playing “ditch” after about two hours and go back inside the Sharp house.
7:30 – 7:40 pm
810411-1930a Kathy B.’s mother called her for dinner and the boys said they would hitchhike. (7:30-7:45 pm)
7:30 – 10:00 pm
810411-1930a Carolyn C. was at the Mt. Hough party and did not see Johnny or Dana. (7:30-10:00 pm)
8:00 – 8:30 pm
810411-2000a Greg goes to bed about 8:30 pm and sleeps on the bottom bunk.
8:00 – 9:00 pm
810411-2000a Sheila went home for night clothes and returned to the Seabolt’s 10-15 minutes later. Sue said Johnny and Dana had gone back to town. (8:00-9:00 pm)
8:15 pm
810411-2015a Betsy U. sees Johnny and Dana hitchhiking on Hwy 70, just past the Exxon in Quincy.
8:30 pm
810411-2030a Ted K. and Beverly M., cabin 5, went to bed.
810411-2030a Paula V., cabin 18, goes to bed. She usually lets her dog inside, but this night she left it outside.
810411-2030a Ricky and Justin come into the Sharp house after playing outside and started to watch TV. Sue and Greg were there when they came in.
810411-2030a Yvonne W. sees an older light grey station wagon parked off the paved area, down in the dirt, behind the Back Door Bar.
8:30 -9:00 pm
810411-2030a Don F. attended a party on Mt. Hough with Jack G. and Carol C. Did not see Johnny or Dana. (8:30-9:00 pm)
8:45 – 9:00 pm
810411-2045a Dale “Wade” M., Blaine G., and Phillip S. leave FRC. Phillip is drunk, so Dale drops him off at the Methodist Church where Phillip was staying. (8:45-9:00pm)
9:00 pm
810411-2100a Tina went home from the Seabolt residence at the conclusion of the Barbara Mandrell Show on TV.
810411-2100a Mrs. Meeks telephoned Sue and said Johnny and Dana would be home later. Sue was wearing a towel robe (see pictures in Part II documentary). **NOTE: Mrs. Meeks personally has repeatedly refuted this entry. She has stated "I did not call Sue that night. The last time I talked to Sue was when she left my house."
810411-2100a Paula S. sees a green van parked around the Sharp house about 9:00 pm, after dark, but she did not see anyone around it.
810411-2100a Donna W. is in Tami S.’s car with Debbie E. and Penny W. They are going from Gansner Park to the Mineral Building when Donna saw Johnny and Dana hitchhiking toward Keddie by the Exxon station.
9:00 pm (sometime after)
810411-2100a Sue Sharp puts on a white robe with blue and yellow flowers. Loveboat was on TV. (after 9pm)
9:00 – 9:30 pm
810411-2100a Tina comes home from the Seabolt’s and goes to bed. Tina was wearing a blue t-shirt and blue jeans. Ricky later says Tina came home about 9:45 pm. (9:00-9:30 pm)
810411-2100a The Sharp’s telephone rang, and Sue said, “Who is this?” (9:00-9:30 pm)
9:35 pm
810411-2135a David E. and Joey C. leave the Exxon and see Johnny and Dana hitchhiking near Van Gas. They stop and talk for 5-10 minutes. Dana asks how the party is going on Mt. Hough. David believes they were at the party earlier, but did not see them.
9:30 – 10:00 pm
810411-2130a Karl S. leaves the Greenville show and drives to Meadow Valley. He sees “Dana” and another man, “John” or “Jake,” and inside were two WMAs, well dressed, and two other WMAs. The six got into a dark blue LTD and a small car and Karl followed them to Quincy and then to Keddie. (9:30-10:00 pm)
10:00 pm
810411-2200a Ricky and Justin go to bed after watching Loveboat. They talk for ten minutes and Ricky goes to sleep. He says he did not wake during the night.
810411-2200a Justin confirms that he and Ricky went to bed after Loveboat at 10:00 pm. He slept on the top bunk and Ricky slept on the bottom bunk.
810411-2200a Bo and Marty Smartt and Marilyn walk past the Sharp residence on their way to the Back Door Bar.
810411-2200a Paula V. is awakened by her dog barking toward the vacant lot behind the Sharp residence. She looks at the clock and goes to sleep.
810411-2200a Richard M. goes to the arcade in Quincy and meets Angus L., Steve D., and Mike H.
810411-2200a Steve D. arrives at the arcade and tells Richard M. he had just given Dana and Johnny a ride to the park and then back to the Exxon.
810411-2200a One man left the Back Door Bar. Nancy D. described him as a WMA, unclean, 5’6, under 150, dark brown hair, stubble on face and possibly a mustache, wearing a floppy faded denim hat, faded blue jeans, and blue jean jacket.
810411-0930a Karl Spang leaves Greenville at 10:00 pm and goes to a party at a trailer house in Meadow Valley. Saw “Dana” and his partner and a dark sedan with San Rafael license bracket and a little brown car. Says there was a keg of beer at the party. Saw what he thought was a drug deal going down. All six persons left the party in the two cards. He says he followed them to Keddie. In a later interview he says the party was a week before and gave other inconsistencies (note: the “Dana” above is not Dana Wingate).
10:10 – 10:15 pm
810411-2210a David E. and Joey C. drive back past Van Gas and see Johnny and Dana again walking toward Keddie. (10:10-10:15 pm)
11:00 pm
810411-2300a James Seabolt Jr. goes to bed. Did not hear any noise or vehicles on the street.
810411-2300a Zonita Seabolt (mother) goes to bed.
810411-2300a Sheila Sharp goes to bed at the Seabolt’s.
810411-2300a While enroute to Keddie with Connie B., Kevin B. sees Johhny and Dana hitchhiking toward Quincy.
11:30 pm
810411-2330a Arthur J. walks from his cabin to Back Door Bar and buys two beers.
810411-2330a The light in the front yard at the Sharp residence was off when Les H. walks past. It was normally on.
April 12, 1981
Midnight
810411-0000a Vickie K., cabin 17, awakens in a chair, gets up, and goes to bed. She doesn’t hear anything, but the neighbors remark it was strange that the dogs in the area didn’t bark.
810411-0000a Timothy D. leaves the Back Door Bar and enroute, sees a dark color, square-shaped van parked across the Keddie bridge by the pond.
810411-0000a Julian R. goes to bed in his cabin. He says “it was very quiet.” Usually his neighbor’s dog barks loudly when cars are around, but the dog did not bark at all. There were not many people driving around.
810411-0000a Justin tells his mother, Marilyn, that Johnny and Dana came home at midnight (how known?)
810411-0000a Karl S. follows the two cars from Meadow Valley to Keddie. The blue LTD parks in front of the house just south of the Sharp residence. The small car went past the Sharps and turned left. Karl then drives his blue and primer ’67 Chevrolet van across the bride to the pond and waits for the vehicles to come out. He waits long enough to smoke a “joint” and then leaves and drives to the Pioneer Bar in Greenville. He also admits making up parts of a previous statement to a deputy.
Sometime during the night
810412-0000a Justin purports to have a dream, which he describes the two suspects having a fight with Johnny and Dana. He says one suspect took tape from his right pocket, and one of the suspects called Mrs. Sharp “Sue.” (sometime during the night)
1:00 am
810412-0100a Eric R., Bobby J., and Lisa H quit playing records at the Back Door Bar.
810412-0100a Marty Smartt gets mad at the bar because the music is changed from Country Western to rock and roll so he and his wife Marilyn and “Bo” Boubede leave and walk home past the Sharp residence (see Part II documentary for more information).
810412-0100a Connie B. leaves the B. residence to return to Quincy. Has the “weird” feeling she is being watched.
1:15 am
810412-0115a Marty Smartt and “Bo” Boubede return to the Back Door Bar, again walking past the Sharp residence, after Marty Smartt calls and apologizes. Marilyn goes to bed.
810412-0115a Barbara M. wakes Michael P., cabin 16, after hearing sounds. Both of them heard what sounded like muffled screams from the rear of their cabin. Digital clock showed 1:15 am.
2:00 am
810412-0200a Victor K., cabin 23, says his three cats were acting strangely and kept going in and out. He had to get up from watching TV and let them in and out. Normally they sleep all night.
2:20 am
810412-0230a Kathy A. leaves the Back Door Bar. She is the bartender on Friday and Saturday nights and works weekdays at Nugget Motors. As she approaches her Olds Cutlass parked in the NW corner of the parking lot, she heard a noise like someone putting something into a car and she heard a male and female voice. Kathy dropped her car keys.
4:00 am
810412-0400a Kathy B., cabin 24, gets up from sleeping and sees the back porch light on at the Sharps residence.
8:00 am
810412-0800a Sheila Sharp leaves the Seabolt residence for home. She came back hysterical, saying, “Come quick, there are three bodies over there, blood all over, and a knife, and their hands are tied.”
8:30 am
810412-0830a Sheila and James Seabolt Jr. open Ricky and Greg’s bedroom window and tell them and Justin to get out through the window.
810412-0830a Ricky was awakened by Sheila at the bedroom window. He didn’t wake up or hear any noise during the night.
Time unknown
810412-0830a Marilyn says Justin came home and said he saw the bodies and Johnny was protecting his mother. He said that Johnny and Dana came in at midnight, but insisted that he was asleep (how known?)
810412-0830a Dee Lake’s car is observed at Marty Smartt’s residence (for more information, see Part II documentary).
7:00 – 8:00 pm
810412-1900a Dale “Wade” M., Blaine G. and Phillip S. go to Keddie to visit Marilyn.
Time unknown
810412-1700a Phillip S. was collecting money for slain victims in front of Thrifty Drug, saying he was a friend of theirs. (time unkown)
April 13th, 1981
6:00 pm
810413-1800a Judith L. and her daughter see Marty Smartt walking east bound on Hwy 70 in Portola. He was carrying a backpack and bed roll and wearing a green fatigue jacket.
April 14th, 1981
810414-0000a “Bo” Boubede leaves Marty Smartt’s residence and goes to Klamath Falls, OR.
April 14 or 15, 1981
810414-0000a Daryl J. returns to the Maple Leaf Bar. When David R. asks about Sue, Daryl replies, “Don’t you read the paper? She was murdered.”
April 16th, 1981
810416-0000a James Sharp arrives in Reno from Connecticut, rents a car, and drives to Quincy for the funerals. He stays with Don and Nancy D. Later, he went to Oregon until the following Tuesday or Wednesday.
April 20th, 1981
810420-0000a DOJ agents are at the Round Table Pizza and hear two subjects talking about Tina. They left in a green and white ’66 Ford pickup.
May 22, 1981
810422-0000a Cheryl J. telephoned the PCSO and said that a friend thought one of the composite sketches looked like John S.
June 13 -17, 1981
810600-0000a Ronald L. says Steve M. stayed at his place in Twain on June 13 to the 17th, 1981. Steve wore dark brown or black cowboy boots with a squiggly design on the toes, a fold-up knife and shaded sunglasses with metal frames.
August 12th, 1981
810812-0000a Ramona, Dee Lake’s wife, receives a card from Marty Smartt saying “Bo” Boubede was dead. Marty Smartt said he was in Walla Walla selling tickets for a circus (for more information, see Parts I and II of documentary).
September 1981
810900-0000a The man suspected of molesting Tina Sharp moves from Hill Top Bonanza Ranch, Reno.
Steve M. comes back to Twain after September 3rd and asks Andy T. to take him to Quincy. Steve didn’t say why he was leaving.
April 22nd, 1984
840422-0000a Tina Sharp’s skull is found by a bottle hunter, Ronald Pedrini, at Camp 18, Feather Falls, Butte County (see Part I documentary for more information)
May 30th, 1984
6:45 pm
840530-1845a An anonymous male caller telephones the Butte County Sheriff's Office and says the skull is from the missing 12-year-old girl from the Keddie Murders which occurred three years ago. A copy of the audio is in evidence (Josh’s note: the BCSO says they do not have the tape; the PCSO says they do not have the tape).
March 10, 1986
860310-0000a DOJ reports a new process for developing partial prints using laser. The bloody print from the scene was enhanced so suspects’ names should be resubmitted for comparison.
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Chronological Series of Events
as Taken from Investigation FilesJune 1980
800600-0000b Johnny and Tim L. steal a lid of marijuana from David G.'s house. <Brubaker>
801200-0000b Johnny and Tim L. steal a lid of marijuana from David G.'s house. <Brubaker>
Prior to April 11, 1981
810000-0000b Don Davis, Sue Sharp's brother, states Johnny smoked drugs and drank and fought a lot at school. To his knowledge, Johnny wasn't into heavy drug usage and he didn't have any unusually large amounts of money. (prior to April 11) <Crim>
810000-0000b Dana Wingate bragged that his father provided him with all the dope that he and his friends could ever need, states Allen C. (prior to April 11) <Wright>
810000-0000b Dana smoked some marijuana, but was not dealing and was not into heavy drugs, states Kimberly M. (prior to April 11) <Forcino>
810000-0000b Joel P. states that he knew Dana at school, but he only knew Johnny by name, and relates that they smoked pot but he didn't think they were into "acid." (prior to April 11) <Shanks>
810000-0000b Johnny and Dana rumored to have stolen ten sheets of acid from someone, advises Carla M. and Allen C. (prior to April 11) <Wright> <Stoy>
810000-0000b Patrick C. and Johnny Sharp were possibly involved together in the sale of "black beauties" around the high school, states Penny S. (prior to April 11) <Shanks> <Brubaker>
810000-0000b Steve D. states that he "scored hash" from Martin S. on two occasions. Martin S. would also front hash to people he trusted and Martin S. makes hash. Steve D. has seen as much as a pound of hash in Martin S.'s house. (prior to April 11) <Leonard>
810000-0000b Jeri Ann R. stated that Dana associated with "low-life" dopers. Stated that Dana was "not passive, not an easy-going person, and would react when confronted." (prior to April 11) <Marinovich>
810000-0000b Dana and an unidentified fat girl are observed talking to two WMAs at the Chevron station near the phone booths, states Thomas X (prior to April 11) <Thomas> <Forcino>
810000-0000b Bonnie C. states that there is a cocaine problem in Keddie and there is supposed to be a man bringing it in from Paradise once a week. (prior to April 11) <Crim>
810000-0000b S. said that he heard a commotion and observed a man running rapidly towards his van and flailing his arms about. S. thought at first that the man had killed a deer and was deranged, having smeared blood all over (the man's) clothing, face and hands. S. stated that the man "looked like something out of a horror movie, I'd never seen that much blood in my life. He was covered. Literally saturated. He was also freaking out. "He had so much energy it was unbelievable. He was flailing his arms every which way and screaming something at me." S. kept saying that he had "never seem a man with so much energy." He said that he (S.) was "absolutely terrified". S. said that "It couldn't have been his blood (the man's) there was just too much of it. One man would have been dead. Or in serious shock. Not acting like a raving maniac" S. did not observe any visible injury to the man. So did not think it was the man's blood. S. described the man as a WMA Approximately ??? tall. Medium build brown hair conventionally cut both short and long wearing Levis a plaid shirt and ??? shoes. The man did not have on a hat and S. doesn't ? remember him wearing glasses. The man was over twenty years old and less than forty years old. (possibly 04/10/81 0200-0300) Spring 1981 (prior to April 11) NOTE-IT WAS DETERMINED THIS HAPPENED LONG BEFORE THE MURDERS <Wright>
Around February 1981 approx 10pm
810200-0000b Frank D. (cabin 13) stated that there was a hell of a fight between Sue and a man on a Friday night. Davis described the man as WMA, 35, about 4" taller than Sue, stocky build, and dark curly hair like an afro. Vehicle - 78/79 Chevrolet Blazer. White/green/white. (see Part II documentary for more information). (Around Feb 81, approx 10 pm) <Shanks>
April 9 1981
810409-1330b Thomas C. sees same two WMA's at the FRC Softball field. asking for some "blow". They were in a white "older" ford sedan <Thomas> <Forcino>
April 11 1981
810411-1200b S. leaves S. at the parking lot of the mall and S. states that Dana was en route to Keddie hitchhiking. Approximate time: after 12:00 p <Brubaker>
810411-1330b Sheila said that she, Ricky and her mother picked up Johnny and Dana at Gansner Park and drove home. Approximate time: 1:30 p <Bradley>
810411-1330b Johnny and Dana start hitchhiking into town, states Justin. Approximate time: 1:30 p <Thomas>
810411-1330b Richard M. states that he, Johnny and Dana visited John B. at Brown's Trailer Park. (afternoon) <Stoy>
810411-1330b "Sparky" 175-200 lbs, brown straight collar length hair. Wore blue jeans and a Harley-Davidson shirt and jacket. He was at John B's home with Richard M, Johnny, and Dana (1:30 p - 2:00 p) <Stoy>
810411-1330b Johnny and Dana leave the B. residence. They tell B. they are going to the foster home and then to Keddie. <Brubaker>
810411-1300b Johnny and Dana are picked up by Donna W. and given a ride from Big "O" Tires to Exxon. They tell Donna that they are going to the foster home and then to Keddie. (afternoon) <Shanks>
810411-1400b Donna W. stated that she was at the Exxon store on Crescent Street buying something and saw Henry T. there. They said hello to each other and left. Donna said Henry was driving his small red truck with the camper on the back. It was parked on the side of the store. Donna said Henry was buying food and was going to Gansner Park. Approximate time: 2:00 pm. <Crim>
810411-1300b Chuck W. advises that he and Henry T. went to Springtown to visit W's girlfriend, but she wasn't home. W said that they then drove around some and went to Caren G.'s house and visited with her for a few minutes outside. Approximate timeframe: all that is written on the timeline is AFTERNOON. <Stoy>
810411-1300b Chuck and Henry, after arriving in Livermore, went to Mark G.'s house where they drank some beer and visited with him, states Chuck. (afternoon) <Stoy>
810411-1300b Chuck and Henry visit with Kathy G. for about thirty minutes, outside her residence, states Kathy. (afternoon) <Stoy>
810411-1300b Chuck and Henry leave Kathy G's residence and go to Mark G's house in San Ramon. (afternoon) <Stoy>
810411-????b Chuck and Henry leave Livermore en route to Keddie. Chuck stated that they returned to the Quincy area alone.
810411-1545b Joe B. leaves Quincy for Susanville and Standish. Approximate time: 3:45 p <Brubaker>
810411-1630b Johnny and Dana arrived at foster home, advises Vernal M. Approximate time: 4:30 p <Leonard>
810411-1700b Walter M calls the Sharps for Johnny. Sue said that Johnny was at the foster home with Dana. Stated Nina M. Approximate time: after 5:00 or 6:00 p
810411-2000b Joe B. is in Susanville spending the night with Helen J. States Helen. 8:00 p <Harrison>
810411-2000b Thomas S., 23 years, Cabin # 14. His house is south of the Sharp house. He and his family came home approx. 2000 hrs. As he was entering his house, he looked toward the Sharp house and saw a female doing dishes in the kitchen sink. He stayed up until 0200 hours, but didn't hear anything unusual in the area. <Shaver>
810411-2000b Johnny and Dana are seen hitchhiking by the Exxon by William and Stephen G. Between 8:00 and 8:30 pm. <Shanks>
810411-2015b Betsy U. stopped and talked to Dana and Johnny as they were hitchhiking to Keddie from the Chevron station. Approximate time: 8:15 pm. <Shanks>
810411-2015b??? Sheila returns home to get her night clothes. Sue mentioned that the boys had gone back to town, states Sheila. Sue was lying on the couch. The Barbara Mandrell show was on, and Ricky, Greg and Justin were there. <Bradley> <Brubaker>
810411-2000b Johnny and Dana are seen hitchhiking in front of Exxon by Dana H. Neither appeared to have been drinking. Approximate time: between 8 and 8:30 pm. <Leonard>
810411-2000b David E. observered Dana and Johnny walking towards Keddie from the Exxon station.
810411-2030b Tina goes back over to the Seabolt's and watches TV. <Thomas>
810411-2030b Ricky said he and Justin came back to his home after playing. His mother Sue Sharp and his brother Greg started watching TV. Approximate time: 8:30 pm. <Crim>
810411-2030b Joey C. states to Cathy C. that he had picked up Dana and Johnny near the Exxon mini market on Crescent Street and had driven them to Keddie. Approximate time: "Night" <Carrillo> <Forcino>
810411-2100b A green van is seen parked in front of the Sharp residence by Paula and Pearl Seabolt. Approximate time: 9:00 pm <Stoy>
810411-2100b Sue, Ricky and Justin watch Love Boat on TV. Time: 9:00 pm. <Thomas> <Crim>
810411-2100b Marilyn advises that her husband, Martin S., kept saying that he was going to have to line up "Bo" with a woman. She stated that, "Sue is alone and all the kids are probably in bed" and she would probably like to go along. Approximate time: 9:00 pm. <Thomas>
810411-2100b Sue receives a call from Johnny and Dana. They would be home later, states Ricky Sharp. Approximate time: 9:00 pm. <Crim>
810411-2100b Dana and Johnny are hitchhiking toward Keddie by the Gold Pan Motel, states Donna W. Approximate time: 9:00 pm. <Shanks>
810411-2130b Johnny and Dana are picked up at the Exxon by Steve D. and are driven to the park near the airport looking for a party. Dana appeared to be drunk and told Steve he had been drinking something other than beer. Johnny, Dana and Steve drove through the park but did not see any parties. Steve stated he saw a brown car with two males, ages 21-30 years, with short to average length hair, parked in the park. Steve then dropped Johnny and Dana off. Approximate time: 9:30-9:45 pm. <Leonard> <Stoy>
810411-2130b Johnny and Dana are observed hitchhiking in front of Van Gas near the Exxon station by Jackie A. Approximate time: 9:30 or 10:00 pm. <Marinovich>
810411-2130b Jackie heard that Johnny and Dana might have been in east Quincy to score some grass. <Marinovich>
810411-2130b In an interview conducted on 2-7-85: Donna W. sees Johnny and Dana hitchhiking between the Gold Pan Motel and the Exxon market at around 9:30. Donna stated that she picked Johnny and Dana up and drove them to the Keddie turn off where she dropped them off and then she returned to Quincy. Approximate time: 9:30. <Crim>
810411-2130b Ricky said the telephone rang. it was a call for his mom. His mother said, "Who is this?" <Crim>
810411-2130b Tina asked James Seabolt, Sr, what time it was and then she went home, stated Seabolt. Approximate time: 9:30.
810411-2130b Carl S. was told by Pete T. that Pete's daughter, Kathy, told him that a 17-year-old boy with the last name Joy or Jory had picked up Johnny and Dana and took them to Keddie. The 17-year-old boy had either seen or was told about a fight between Johnny and Dana and two Indian males. The Indians had supposedly said that if they did not get what they wanted, they would kill Johnny and his family. <Forcino>
810411-2130b Ricky said his mother was lying on the couch watching TV and was wearing a towel robe. She was also wearing her glasses. <Crim>
810411-2135b David E. and Joey C. drove into Exxon mini market to buy some food. On the way out Joey saw Dana and Johnny hitchhiking near the Van Gas building next to the station. David stopped and talked to Dana and Johnny as they were hitchhiking at the Exxon station. They wanted some grass or beer and a ride as they were going to Keddie. David told them he didn't have enough gas to get to Keddie and back so he didn't give them a ride. David states he could not remember what Johnny was wearing, but remembers that Dana had on his blue windbreaker jacket with red and white stripes on the sleeves. <Stoy>
810411-2140b Tina asked James S Sr. what time it was and then she went home. Stated James Sr. Approximate time: 9:40 pm. <Bradley>
810411-2145b David E. said John and Dana went back to hitchhiking at the Van Gas building. Approximate time: 9:45 pm.
810411-2145b Tina was wearing a blue shirt, blue pants and tennis shoes before going to bed at this time, states Justin. Approximate time: 9:45 pm. <Thomas>
810411-2145b Justin S. said Tina went to bed. <Brubaker> <Crim>
810411-0000b Vicky (last name unknown) told Lucie S. that there was a party located "coming from Quincy, across the first bridge before getting to Keddie." The party was "somewhere back of there." (evening) <Brubaker>
810411-0000b Anonymous citizen said that he had heard rumors of an acid party in Keddie fives doors south of the store, and if there was an acid party in Meadow Valley it would be at Roger S's residence. (evening)
810411-0000b Rodney Sidney L. states he heard there was a party in Keddie but he didn't know who had the party. (evening) <Shanks>
810411-0000b Janey S. states that Renee Wingate had told her that there was an acid party in Keddie. <Brubaker>
810411-2200b Larry A. stated that he was with T. W. , Wendy V., Michelle S., J. W. and Vaughn R. and saw Dana and Johnny walking by the Chevron station. Andrea said he and F. checked the time on the Placer Savings clock and it was 10:00 pm. Dana and Johnny did not appear to be drinking. <Leonard>
810411-2200b Marilyn S. said that she and Martin S. and Bo went to the Back Door Bar. Approximate time: 10 pm <Crim> <Thomas> <Brubaker>
810411-2200b Martin S. stated that the only thing he noticed was that the street in front of the Sharp residence seemed to be darker than usual. Approximate time: 10 pm to 2 am <Crim>
810411-2200b Fantasy Island was on TV when Justin fell asleep. <Crim> <Thomas>
810411-2200b Timothy D. left the Backdoor Bar and saw a van, dark color, square-shaped, parked across the bridge by the pond on the right side. En route to Keddie he saw no one walking or hitchhiking. After leaving Keddie he saw only the van. Approximate time: 10:00 pm to midnight. <Crim>
810411-2230b Joey C. said Wendy H. saw Johnny and Dana on First Street. Approximate time: 10:30 pm <Marinovich>
810411-2230b Donna W. tells (Mr. Doris, Dana's foster dad?) that she, Donna, picked up Dana and Johnny in front of the Exxon and drove them to Keddie. About 10:30 pm <Stoy>
810411-0000b Donna W. states that when she saw Sue Sharp at the Sharp house, that she was dressed like she was ready to go out.
810411-2230b Dana G. attends a bar-b-que at Dan W's residence and leaves with his roommate, Barry G. Approximate time: 10:30 pm - midnight. <Stoy>
810411-0000b An older gray station wagon, make unknown, is observed parked off the pavement, in the dirt at the Keddie Backdoor Bar, by Yvonne W. It was parked with the front end toward the hotel. It was there when Yvonne arrived and still there when she left. <Crim>
810411-0000b Barbara W. (L.N.U.) told Kathy T. that she observed Dana at a party. (prior to 11 pm) <Marinovich>
810411-0000b Martin S. heard street talk that a bunch of weed and LSD had come into Quincy and heard of some kind of drug party that night somewhere in the area. <Crim
810411-2250b Martin S. observes two subjects, described as white males, bearded, "hippie types," leaving the Backdoor Bar and getting into an old pickup truck. Approximate time: 10:50-11:00 pm. <Crim>
810411-0000b Johnny and Dana may have attended a party at George J.'s house at the Evergreen Trailer Park, states an anonymous source. <Crim>
810411-0000b Karl S. states that he saw Johnny Sharp and Dana Wingate at Roger's party in Meadow Valley. He states that he had seen both boys about town before. That's how he knew them.
810411-0000b Karl S., while at a party in Meadow Valley, saw a "dark colored nice car" with "San Rafael" on the license plate holder. Two clean-cut men with photo-ray glasses were apparently selling dope from the car. Karl said that Johnny and Dana were at the party. He knew the boys from around town. He also knew Tina and Sue Sharp. The dark car and a small tan car left for Keddie possibly with the boys. <Wright>
810411-0000b Dana and Johnny are at a party at Brian C.'s house in East Quincy on Lee Road. Drugs and alcohol were consumed at this party.
810411-0000b Two unidentified male subjects from Oroville are at Brian C.'s party. Subjects are described as "weird types." One subject was driving a black pickup truck with red stripes on the side and the other subject was driving a small, tan, compact vehicle, possibly a Ford Pinto.
810411-0000b Brian C. said that Danny S. took the keg over and the stereo over to Brian's and then Danny took the stereo home after the party. <Crim>
810411-0000b Danny S. stated that the party at Brian's didn't materialize, so they drank the keg and played cards at his house next door (stated in an interview on 2-7-85). <Crim>
810411-0000b Danny S. then stated he doesn't remember a party at Brian C's, but maybe there could have been one. S. stated the he often let the C's use his stereo when they had parties (interview 2/7/85) <Crim>
810411-0000b Karl S. stated that on the way to Keddie the dark Sedan had a flat on the left front wheel. The car had a square rear end with "San Rafael" on the license bracket. Just before Karl got to Keddie he saw the little brown car parked to the side of the road.
810411-0000b The brown car drove past the Sharp residence, then turned left down the hill. Karl doesn't know where it went. He didn't see any car lights anywhere. Karl stayed for about 15-20 minutes, then drove past the Sharp residence. The black car was still parked in the same place. There was a yellow bug light, which was lit, on the front of the Sharp house. He didn't see the brown car again. <Crim>
810411-2300b Karl S. stated that on his way back to Greenville was when he saw the black car with the flat tire. He thinks this was the same car he had seen the week before at Meadow Valley. When he got to the Keddie exit, he saw the small brown car parked just east of Keddie. This car was small, like a Vega, Datsun, or something similar. He thinks this is the same car that was at Meadow Valley the week before. Approximate time: 11:00-11:30 pm. <Crim>
810411-0000b Danny S. maintains that he doesn't remember being at Brian's party, but said that he had been drinking a lot that night and that could account for his loss of memory of the party. Danny said he remembers the keg and the stereo and playing cards at his house until around 4 in the morning, but no party. (interview 2/7/85) <Crim>
810411-0000b Clyde (?) S. related that he had a party at his residence on Lee Road. S. states that Steve D. was at his party. S. does not believe that Frank A. was attended the party. <Leonard>
810411-0000b Sheila Sharp later said that Ken and Robert saw Johnny and Dana hitchhiking near a green bridge, possibly near Butterfly. Ken and Robert were going to give them a ride, but they had a car full. <Crim>
810411-2300b Sheila went to bed at the Seabolt's residence. Approximate time: around 11 pm. <Bradley>
810411-2310b Connie B. had gone past the Sharp's and thinks a light was on in the residence. Approximate time: 11:10 pm. <Brubaker>
810411-2300b Art J. (Cabin 11) said he went back to the resort and bought two beers and then returned home with them. Approximate time: 11:00 - 11:30 pm <Bradley>
810411-2300b Kenneth M. said Ken T. and Dan R. told him they saw Dana and Johnny on Meadow Valley Rd. Approximate time: 11:00 - 11:30 pm
810411-2310b David and Joey made one more pass through town. They went by Exxon again, but did not see Dana and Johnny hitchhiking as they were no longer there. Approximate time: 11:10 pm. <Stoy>
810411-2315b Two unidentified male subjects knocked on Margot B.'s apartment, # 208, at F.R.C. apartments, asking, "Where does J.R. live?" Date: 4/11/81. Approximate time: 11:15 pm. Subjects described as looking "wild and ragged, with wild looks in their eyes." Both had parts down the center of their heads. One was short with a mustache and the other was tall and clean-shaven. Geramie R. J., known as J.R., said she had no idea who the two men matching the composites might be or why they would be asking for her. She says she uses "coke and marijuana," but never had any for sale. [reported to Dennis Forcino. During the filming of the documentary, Forcino chose not to participate. The filmmakers were told by several of the ex-cops that Mr. Forcino left the force due to the struggle and/or personal trauma of working on this case]. <Thomas>
810411-2330b Frank A., Jr., observed three people walking toward Keddie past his residence. The two in front were short, and the third following behind was a male and approximately 6' foot tall. Approximate time: 11:30 pm. <Leonard>
810411-2330b Jan A. said that the light in front of the Sharp residence was normally on. When her brother-in-law, Les H., passed the Sharp's, both front lights were off. Approximate time: 11:30 pm. <Crim>
810411-2330b Donald Davis drove past the Sharp's. He didn't see any lights on inside and he doesn't think the outside lights were on either. Approximate time: 11:30 - 11:45. <Crim>
810411-2330b Unidentified male states to Allen C. that he didn't notice anything unusual at the Sharp residence, except that a truck was parked there. Approximate time: 11:30 - midnight.
April 12 1981
810412-0000b Justin told heis mother someone had a sweatsauit on. Johnny's hands were tied and there was blood all over his face. He talked about the tv. He said Johnny and Dana came in at midnight. Approximate time: Midnight. <Crim>
810412-0001b John H stated that Wendy H. saw Dana hitchhiking in East Quincy. <Day>
810412-0001b John and Pat W. leave the Backdoor Bar. They encounter a vehicle approaching Keddie at the narrow bridge. Approximate time: midnight. <Stoy>
810412-0001b Karl S. stated that he followed the two cars to Keddie in his van. The blue LTD or similar car was parked in front of the residence just south of the Sharp residence. The light-colored small car drove past the Sharp residence and turned left. Karl drove past the blue car and the Sharp residence. He saw that the inside lights were on and the curtains were drawn and the orange porch light was on the front porch. Then Karl turned down the same street as the smaller car and he couldn't see it anywhere. Karl drove to the pond across the bridge and parked there to wait for the vehicles to come out. The vehicles never came out, so he left and went straight to the Pioneer Bar in Greenville. Approximate time: midnight. <Stoy> <Wright>
810412-1330b Anonymous caller advised that he heard that a railroad worker and another subject went to Keddie from Livermore. Anonymous caller further advises that the railroad worker and friend then went to the Sharp house and "started playing a game" with the Sharps and Dana and then tied them up. Reported to Crim. (see Part II documentary for more information)
810412-0000b Marilyn related that after returning from the bar, her husband said "Yo, Bo, let's go." And Bo said, "Just a minute, I am too mad. Boy, the way I feel, I'd like to kill somebody." Marilyn said that she went directly to bed. Reported to Thomas and Crim.
810413-0000b Marilyn's husband "hated Johnny Sharp with a passion," states Marilyn. Reported to Thomas and Crim.
810412-0000b "Bo" states that he didn't hear or see anything unusual while passing the Sharp residence.
810412-0000b Martin S. and Bo return to the Back Door Bar after leaving Marilyn's home.
810412-0100b Connie B. drives past the Sharps and believes the lights were out at that time. Approximate time: 1:00 am.
810412-0130b Michael P. was awakened by Barbara M. in their cabin (# 16). They heard what he described as muffled screams coming from the direction at the rear of their house. Approximate time: 1:30 am. Reported to Thomas.
810412-0000b Bo and Kathy A. said that Martin S. left the Backdoor Bar.
810412-0000b Martin S. said "Bo" was in bed when he got up to put wood in the fire.
810413-0000b Terry A. said that he knew that Martin S. and another guy who he (Terry) didn't know had done the murders. A also said that it was because of a big dope deal and someone was at the wrong place. Reported to Forcino on 5/28/81.
810529-0000b Michael B. said that the composites looked like Martin S. for one and the one other like John S. or Wade Dale M. Both attend FRC and were strange individuals. Reported to Forcino on 5/29/81.
810501-0000b Carla M. states that she heard that Johnny and Dana had stolen ten sheets of acid from someone and that was why they were killed. Reported to Stoy on 5/1/81.
810602-0000b Art P. states that Joe C., former forest service employee, resembles the composite of the long-haired person. Reported to Brubaker on 6/2/81.
810708-0000b Photo of Henry T. is shown to Justin. Justin stated that he could not identify the man from the photos. Reported by Stoy on 7/8/81. (see Part II documentary for more information)
810708-0000b Chuck W. submits to polygraph examination. Examiner Sam Lister states that Chuck is telling the truth and was not involved in the homicides, nor does he know who did commit the crimes. Reported by Stoy on 7/8/81. (see Part II documentary for more information)
811102-0000b Charles (last name unknown) told Lucie S. that he has been told to "keep his mouth shut," and that someone had gone to his home and threatened his family. If they said anything they would get what Johnny and Dana got. Note: Charles LNU might possible be Charles M. Reported to Brubaker around 11/02/81.
840421-0000b Ronald Pedrini while bottle hunting near Feather Falls, Butte County, finds the upper portion of a skull. Note: Ronald Pedrini used to live in the Berry Creek area. Reported by Crim on 4/21/84.
810520-0000b Butte County Sheriff's Office received a call from an anonymous male stating that "the skull was from the missing twelve year old girl from the Keddie Plumas County murders which occurred about two years ago." Reported by Crim on 5/20/84.
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Chronological Series of Events
in Martin Ray "Marty" Smartt's life
as Taken from Investigation Files and other sources490511-0000m Martin Ray Smartt born in TN (Spencer was born in Palmer, TN).
570000-0000m Summer: family moves to Phoenix AZ- Marty graduated North High 1967?
670000-0000m Marty joins US Army, goes to Greenville, SC, and Ft Bragg, before being stationed as a cook in a non-combat base in South Vietnam (Long Binh and/or Bien Hoa, both south of Saigon- the two safest places in all of Viet Nam). Marilyn states at one point Marty was in the brig for two months ('something to do with the commander's daughter and drugs').
690000-0000m Upon return from Nam and dismissal from the army, returns to Phoenix. During this period, Marty reportedly tried to kill his brother, Spenceypoo, and threatened to blow up his parents' house. He also spent time here with Marylin. Marilyn also reported to LE that Marty called her in Plumas from Phoenix to say he was on his way to kill her..
1979
790000-0000m Around this time, according to Marilyn,she meets Marty in Oregon City, OR; shortly after, they move to Phoenix AZ, then to Milwaukee, OR. Thereafter, Loon and Casey move to Burney, leaving Marty. Marty tracks her down, shows up "unannounced", and they are back together.
790514-0000m Marty (just turned 30) and Marilyn (32, b. 12/27/46) wed, but had lived together for two years. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
1980
800300-0000m March or April) Marty tries to run over Marilyn and the kids with a car. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
800600-0000m Summer. Moves from Burney, CA to Keddie Cabin 26 with Marilyn and Casey to take cook job offered by new owners (Albins)
800701-0000m Smartts move into Cabin 26 {Consent to Search form, 15 April 81}
1981
810000-0000m Steve D. states that he "scored hash" from Martin Smartt on two occasions. Martin S. would also front hash to people he trusted and Martin S. makes hash. Steve D. has seen as much as a pound of hash in Martin S.'s house. (prior to April 11) <Leonard>
810316-0000m Marty admits himself to Reno VA hospital's psych ward. At first meeting with therapist, discusses problems with marriage / oncoming breakup, and that he didn't want a divorce, and needed help with anger management and with women skills. Agrees to weekly 1-hour meetings. {part 2}
810300-0000m Marty threatens to break Johnny Sharp's hands. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810323-0000m (week of) 2nd meeting with Reno therapist, discussing anger and marital issues. {part 2}
810330-0000m (week of) 3rd meeting with Reno therapist. He states during one of these first meetings he believes he's suffering from PTSD, as the result ot service in Viet Nam. As therapist Marty he was a cook stationed in either Long Binh or Bien Hoa, both just outside Saigon and the safest places to pull duty in Nam, the therapist asked if he ever saw action or received rockets. mortar fire, ever even fired his rifle or heard gunfire. "No" was the reply but he stated, when laying in bed, he worried it might happen. When he was pushed on the subject, he admitted he was never fearful, and that he "had an easy tour" in the military.
810331-0000m Dee brings Marty back from Reno. With them is Severin John (John S) "Bo" Boubede who moves, unannounced, into their one-bedroom cabin, with Marty, Marilyn, and their two young boys.
December 1980
801200-0000m A man named David says Johnny and Tim entered his house occupied with Rose B., a school bus driver, and stole a lid of marijuana (also stole one in June 1980). Tim’s father paid his son’s half but Johnny never paid his $25 debt. Johnny was with a guy named “Wolf,” who now lives in Portola. It was Wolf who took the marijuana, without Johnny’s knowledge, from Rose. Joe C. told Rose who was involved and Johnny and Wolf worked the matter out.
April 1981
810404-0000m Document shows either on this date or April 11. Marty called a friend (who reported the incident) stating if he didn't get things 'straightened out', Marty might kill someone. {PCSO Report}
810404-0000m (week of) Bo would get up at night and wander around outside {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810406-0000m (week of) 4th meeting with Reno therapist. {part 2}
810408-0000m Bo meets Sue this evening, according to Crim interview with Marilyn on 4/21 {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810409-0000m Boubede says he would like to get to know Sue better. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810409-0000m Sue Sharp meets "Bo" at Marty’s residence. Wade Meeks had earlier introduced Marty to Sue.
April 11, 1981
810411-0000b Martin Smartt heard street talk that a bunch of weed and LSD had come into Quincy and heard of some kind of drug party that night somewhere in the area. <Crim>
810411-2100b Marilyn advises that her husband, Marty Smartt, kept saying that he was going to have to line up "Bo" with a woman. She stated that, "Sue is alone and all the kids are probably in bed" and she would probably like to go along. Approximate time: 9:00 pm. <Thomas>
810411-2130b Marty, Marilyn, and Boubede go to Backdoor Bar {DOJ Bo interview}
810411-0000m Marty, Marilyn and Bo go to the Keddie Back Door Bar. Boubede and Marty got all dressed up. Bo was wearing a light grey three-piece suit and Marty was wearing a dark green three-piece suit. They went to the bar and stayed there until 2430 to 0100 hrs. Marilyn drank two beers, and Marty drank beer and coke with something in it. She didn't know if Bo had any liquor. Bo and Marty were looking for a girl for Bo. They kept watching all the girls that came in. All three were sitting at a table in the dance floor area of the bar. Marty got up from the table and walked into the front part of the bar. Marilyn didn't see him for 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour. Bo got mad because they changed the type of music that was being played. Bo wanted to leave, so Marilyn and Bo walked into the front part of the bar. Marty was standing at the bar. He wanted to know if they wanted a drink. Marilyn said no, she just wanted to go home. All three walked back to their residence. When they got home a war movie was just coming on television. Bo and Marty were bitching about Jan Albin changing the music. Marty called Jack B., the bartender, and complained about the music. Marty wanted to go back to the bar. Bo said to wait a few minutes, as he was too mad about the music being changed, and he wanted to calm down. Bo and Marty went back to the bar about fifteen minutes after the war movie started. The next morning Marty was in bed with Marilyn and Bo was asleep on the couch, but she didn't know what time they got home. She said that Bo usually hung his coat in the bathroom, but it wasn't there the next morning. Marty said the coat was on the couch. Marilyn checked and the coat was not on the couch. Marilyn said she has not seen Marty's green suit since that Saturday night. She moved out of the house at 2145 hrs., Sunday, 4-12. Asked if she remembered anything unusual when she was walking home from the bar on 4-11-81. She said she couldn't remember anything unusual. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810411-2200b Marilyn Smartt said that she and Martin S. and Bo went to the Back Door Bar. Approximate time: 10 pm <Crim> <Thomas> <Brubaker>
810411-2200b Martin Smartt stated that the only thing he noticed was that the street in front of the Sharp residence seemed to be darker than usual. Approximate time: 10 pm to 2 am <Crim>
810411-2250b Martin Smartt observes two subjects, described as white males, bearded, "hippie types," leaving the Backdoor Bar and getting into an old pickup truck. Approximate time: 10:50-11:00 pm. <Crim>
April 12, 1981
810412-0000b Bo and Kathy A. said that Martin S. left the Backdoor Bar.
810412-0045m Bo, Marty and Marilyn leave bar due to change of music from country to rock. {DOJ Bo interview}
810412-0000b Martin Smartt and Bo return to the Back Door Bar after leaving Marilyn's home.
810412-0000b Martin Smartt said John Boubede was in bed when he got up to put wood in the fire.
810412-0710m Neighbor [Albins, cabin 26] calls PCSD, reporting murder {PSCD file}
810412-0720m First deputies [Sgt Shaver / Dep. Klement- ed.] arrive on scene, younger Sharp children removed from scene, along with Justin [by Seabolts and Sheila- ed.]. So all three boys in side bedroom at this time [adjacent to living room]. {PCSD}
810412-0720m Crime scene cordoned off, investigation begins, neighbors and friends questioned. Justin questioned. Justin insists Tina is missing. Determine that wires used to bound bodies were taken from room shared by Sue/Sheila/Tina. Boys found on floor, Sue lying on couch. Henry Thompson and Chuck Walke questioned by PCSD, released shortly thereafter. PCSD determined Tina was in cabin 28, and is now missing, along with “shoebox” that was Tina’s school project. The shoebox was apparently taken from the kitchen {JesseW Timeline posted 12-22-08 8:57 p.m.}
810412-0730m LaRonda Meeks calls Mrs. Meeks to tell her that something had happened at Sue’s, that there are cops all over. Mrs. Meeks tries to call Sue and gets no answer. She then calls Marilyn, who says Sue, John, Dana were dead and Tina was missing. (approx 0730-0800) {Richard’s mother (RM) posted 2-15-09 12:21 p.m. "anslinger gore files”, 1:20 p.m. "why go back"}
810412-0730m RM (Mrs. Meeks) reports that, according to Marilyn, Justin was just sent home alone, no police or FBI accompanied him. Marilyn also said that Justin said everyone at Sue’s was dead. Marilyn told him not to joke. His answer—“No mom, they’re all dead”. (approx 0730-0800) {RM 1-26-06 12:10 p.m. "Let’s get real"}
810412-0830m Marilyn (Gypsey2) states that Justin came home around 8:30 a.m. and woke her up. She was alone in bed. She got dressed quickly and went with Justin to talk to Doug Thomas. She states that Justin was unsupervised when he came home that morning. When they went to talk to Doug Thomas, they both sat in his car because it was raining real hard. (approx 0830) {Gypsy2 posted 12-13-06 2:49 p.m. you asked for an update here it is, 6-12-06 8:11 p.m. Justin, 7-18-06 9:35 p.m. ropers, dopers, geeks, and goths}
810412-0830m Marilyn states that when she and Justin were sitting in the car with Doug Thomas, he asked Marilyn if the female body could have been Tina. Justin interrupted and said “That’s not Tina in there, it’s Sue. Tina is missing. Look down by the river”. (approx 0830) {Gypsey2 posted 5-30-06 1:54 p.m. ladies shoe size, 6-28-06 6:26 p.m. Tinas removal}
810412-0800m Mrs Meeks called Marilyn after she got no answer after calling Sue because Wade was concerned. Marilyn said that she was afraid to stay there, she was afraid of what Marty would do to her and her kids. (approx 0800-0900) {RM 1-27-06 8:06 p.m. let’s get real, 7-6-06 11:52 a.m. getting back to the facts}
810412-0830a Dee Lake’s car is observed at Marty’s residence by PCSD {PCSD file}
810412-0800m Jim (Mrs meeks ex-husband) goes to Smartt residence to go woodcutting with Marty, and Marty was in his yard burning debris & a pair of what looked like mens shoes. (approx 0800-0900)
810412-0930m When Mrs. Meeks came home with Marilyn & kids, Jim (her ex) said there were cops all over the place, and Marty was burning leaves in his backyard and there were shoes in them. (approx) {RM 3-22-09 why go back}
810412-1100m Mrs. Meeks goes to Keddie and picks Marilyn and her two sons up. Marilyn said that the police already talked to her and Justin and they tried to hypnotize Justin and he accused Marty. Marilyn told Mrs Meeks she was sure Marty did the murders. Mrs Meeks and Wade didn’t see Marty and Bo at the time. (approx 0900-0930) {RM 7-30-06 4:26 p.m. "things that don’t add up", 1-28-09 2:07 a.m. "evidence that Marty is innocent", 3-22-09 4:19 P.M. "why go back"}
810412-1000mMarty and Bo stop at the Meeks house with a third person. (Possibly Dee Lake) Marty tells Marilyn and Mrs Meeks that he’s taking Bo to the hospital in Reno. He tells Wade that he’s picking up car parts.
{RM 4-30-06 9:35 p.m. tina, where she fits in this, 7-30-06 4:26 p.m. things that don’t add up} "[Dee Lake] was the one who was driving the car that supposedly took Marty and Bo to Reno the next morning. I don't think they went to Reno at all but went to Feather Falls. I think Tina was in that car." (approx 1000-1030) {RM, on this forum, 10 April 2010}810412-1400m midafternoon Wade and Marilyn go back to cabin 25 to collect belongings. Marilyn said she remembered the police showed up and asked if they could search, and she also showed them the playhouse. She also said she didn’t see Marty and Bo there. Marilyn went with the cops when they searched. [LE did not actually search the residence until days later- ed.] {Gypsey2 7-8-06 1:53 p.m. "what I know", 5-5-06 8:06 a.m. "catching up", 6-18-06 5:46 a.m. "guilty"}
810412-1400m midafternoon When Marilyn and Wade got back to the Meeks residence, Marilyn claims that she saw a bloody hammer and sack in the basement of the Smartt residence. She said nothing to the police about it. *[In 2006, Marilyn couldn't remember saying anything about the bloody hammer and denied she ever said anything about it.] {RM 5-4-06 1:17 a.m. "catching up",7-31-06 4:50 p.m. "outside the box"}
810412-1800m Marty arrives at Meeks duplex after "Reno" trip. Mrs. Meeks says he was agitated, pacing back and forth, and he was high on something. He kept saying he had to get back to Keddie to finish something he started. Mrs Meeks refused to take him to Keddie. (approx 1800-2100) {RM 7-26-06 11:34 a.m. "outside the box", 3-22-09 2:47 p.m. "why go back"}
810412-2145m Marilyn moves out of cabin 26. [This is a technicality, as she left with the children much earlier in the day and returned later to pick up clothing and some belongings.] {Consent to Search form, 15 April 81} They stayed at the Meeks house for 2-3 months, then Marilyn and Wade moved in together at an apartment building next to the Meeks house. {RM 5-3-07 12:49 P.M. "meeks and sharps", 3-16-09 12:15 p.m. "why go back"}
April 13
810413-0000b Terry A. said that he knew that Martin Smartt and another guy who he (Terry) didn't know had done the murders. A also said that it was because of a big dope deal and someone was at the wrong place. Reported to Forcino on 5/28/81.
810413-1015m Marty leaves the Meeks house, presumably to go to Keddie. He had no car. (approx) {RM 7-26-06 11:34 a.m. "outside the box", 5-22-09 1:27 p.m. "why go back"}
810413-0000m unknown time Police and FBI come to the Meeks house to interview Marilyn and Mrs. Meeks. Marilyn tells about Marty burning clothes in wood stove. Mrs. Meeks wasn’t in the room to hear that. Mrs. Meeks was told by LE that Justin was hypnotized and LE said he didn’t go under deep enough. Mrs. Meeks felt the police were “shining her on”. She thought that the cops thought she was just backing Marilyn up, and that Marilyn would say anything against Marty because she was unhappy in her marriage. {RM 1-26-06 11:38 a.m. let’s get real, 8-24-06 2:45 p.m. "accept it", 10:43 and 11:23 p.m. "why go back"} "when [PCSD] came to my house on the 13th, [Justin] stood right right there and wet his pants. He was scared. {RM on this forum, 27 Mar 2010}
810413-0000m unknown time Justin is placed into protective custody for approximately two weeks. He was placed with a family in Meadow Valley. {RM 3-15-09 7:05 p.m. why go back, 11-16-08 12:25 p.m. question for Mrs. Meeks}
810413-1800m (approx) Around dusk, Marty stood across the street and was yelling. Jim (Mrs. Meeks ex) sat by the front door with a shotgun. Marty did this off and on for several days. {RM 7-8-06 4:36 p.m. what I know, 5-3-06 11:04 p.m. catching up, 3-22-09 4:19 p.m. why go back}
810413-1800a Judith L. and her daughter see Marty walking east bound on Hwy 70 in Portola. He was carrying a backpack and bed roll and wearing a green fatigue jacket.
810413-1000m (week of) 5th meeting with Reno therapist. Marty says he's in trouble, given and passed a polygraph, and that the Sheriff was a good friend who even had once let Marty live with him for a few weeks. Marty says that he was probably being blamed for stuff his "guy friends" probably did. Therapist why he would befriend people that would do things that put him in peril, and he had no reply. {part 2}
April 14
810411-0000a John Boubede leaves Marty's residence and goes to Klamath Falls, OR.
April 15
810415-0000m Marilyn signs first Consent to Search form for cabin 26. Witnessed by Sheriff Thomas and Glenna Meeks. {Consent to Search form, 15 April 81}
April 18
810418-0240m Dale Wade Meeks is arrested and jailed by PCSD for pc23102(a) (DUI). While being booked, Marty Smartt, was in the holding cell. From the report: "When Smartt obs. subj. Meeks, he became enraged. He began to beat on the door, yelling, "Put him in with me, I'll break his fucking neck!" "Tell them where the dope is, Meeks!" "Put him in here with me, I'll find out!" All these statements and many others were yelled at the top of his voice while beating on the walls and door. At approx. 0300 am subj. Smartt lowered his voice from a scream and stated, "You know I got her, Meeks, and I'm going to get you in the same way!" Subj. was removed from the area at this time."
810418-0000m This is a report from when Wade was released that day: "On 4-18-81, I talked to D.W. Meeks, prior to his being released from custody on a drunk driving charge. Meeks told me that Smartt and Smartt's friend, Bo, had been at the Back Door Bar in Keddie Saturday night (4-11-81) with Smartt's wife, Marilyn. They had walked Marilyn home, and had returned to the bar after changing clothes, and Marilyn had fallen asleep so she does not know what time they returned home. However, they were there when she awoke the next morning. I asked Meeks how he knew this, and he said Marilyn had told him. Meeks said Bo had left for Klamath Falls, Ore., on Tuesday, 4-14-81, as he had taken Bo to the bus depot himself. Meeks also told me that Justin had said that the police did not check the river thoroughly enough, and that Smartt spent a lot of time at the "Cascades" on the river. I asked where the Cascades were and he said he does not know."
810418-0000m Marty calls Joanne Andrews (Burney, CA), Marilyn's aunt, describing the murders. Joan, afraid for Marilyn's safety, reports incident to police. {PCSO Report; Letter notifyng Ken Shank of call}
April ??
8104??-0000m Likely on April 18, Marty goes to Klamath Falls to hang with Boubede at the Arcadia Motel. He at least drove from Kalmath Reno to confess to his therapist, but did he go from Quincy to Klamath to Quincy to be arrested and then pushed out of town the same day, after clearly threatening Wade Meeks in lockup?
April 20
810420-0000m (week of) 6th meeting with Reno therapist. Marty refused to discuss normal topics, instead veering conversation to "a real bitch" friend of Marilyn's that was to blame for Marilyn 'turning against him'. The therapist found Marty ro rage-filled for any real dialogue during the meeting. {part 2}
April 21
810421-1215m "Erin W. did not participate in her P.E. class, so she did her homework on the bleachers. She overheard Joey C. talking to an unidentified student. She didn't hear the entire conversation but she heard Joey say that Jesse and Bo were involved in the murders. It was insinuated in the conversation that it was strange that Jesse was in the arcade on the Saturday afternoon of the murders. The unidentified student asked Joey how he knew all this information. He replied that one of the young boys in the bedroom woke up and saw the murder. The boy was hypnotized and gave a statement re: Bo and Jesse. Erin could not identify Bo and Jesse and could offer no further info re: the conversation except that Tina had been sighted in Belden." {PCSO Report}
810421-1350m In interview w/ Crim @ PCSO, Marilyn states Bo is going by name Bobby Lake, and she's only known him 2 1/2 to 3 weeks [3 weeks being Mar 31, the day Marty and Bo came back from the VA mental ward]. Marty picked Bo up from Reno and brought him to live in cabin 26. Bo has talked about armed robberies and killing people. Bo said his little girl was raped and he killed the man that raped her. She asked Bo if that was why he was in prison. He said no, that the body was never found and never would be found. Marilyn was asked if Bo had ever met Sue Sharp. She said Bo met Sue on Wednesday (4-8-81) night, and as far as she knew Bo had never seen her again. She met Sue shortly after Sue moved to Keddie (November 1980). She said she and Sue were friends, occasionally had coffee together, and their kids were friends. She was asked if Marty knew Sue very well and how he felt about her. She said Marty didn't know Sue very well. She said that Marty hates all women, and he thinks they are sluts. She said Marty also hated Johnny Sharp and had threatened to break his hands because he thought Johnny was a punk. She said this happened in March. Marilyn said that in general her husband hated all teenagers. He used to call Ricky a pothead and Tina Sharp a whore. They were married May 14, 1979, but had lived together for two years before that. She said he was a cook in Vietnam, but she couldn't remember which branch of the service he was in. She said Marty spent four months in the "brigg," and it was something to do with the commander's daughter and drugs. She said Marty used to be a speed freak, and shot up. She said that he talks about weird things when he smokes pot. She said he had some "coke" when they were in Phoenix. Marilyn was asked if Marty was ever violent. She said that Marty told her he tried to kill someone in his family when he got out of Vietnam. While in Phoenix he threatened to blow up his father's house. He took some money and was going to buy some explosives, but he didn't buy them. She said he tried to run over her and her son, and in March or April of 1980 he pulled a knife and threatened to cut her. This part of the interview was concluded at 1425 hrs. {Crim interview w/ Marilyn 810421}
810421-1605mInterview w/ Marilyn. DOJ investigators Mike C. and Harry B and [unk PCSD]: The day after Boubede met Sue, he said he would like to get to know her better. Bo didn't talk about her anymore. Bo slept on the couch at their house. About a week before Sue died, Bo would get up during the night and wander outside. Bo never made physical advances toward Marilyn. Bo and Marty were in ward 4A [psychiatric] of VA hospital. Bo was taking medication for epilepsy. Bo didn't have a car, but he had a lot of clothing. Bo and Marty wore the same size clothes, and Bo gave Marty some of his clothes. Bo wore dentures, and needed reading glasses. Marty didn't need glasses. Right after Marty and Bo got together, they both started wearing sunglasses all the time, even the night they went to the Back Door Bar. They both have several pairs of glasses. When asked if she thought Marty and Bo could have [done the murders], she felt that they were involved, that she just had a feeling about it. Marty said Sue was a whore, and he doesn't like high school boys, especially Johnny. She said that in her mind she can see them approaching Sue, and maybe Dana and Johnny walking in. She said she heard from Justin (her son) that Johnny was tied up with tape. She said she had first aid tape and masking tape in her house.
Asked if Bo had any hiking boots, she couldn't remember any. She said Bo was interested in young girls. Asked to explain, she said Bo showed pictures of two girls about 18 years old. Bo said they were his wives. Bo told her he had been shot when he was running dope. She said that after Bo had been questioned by police [on 4/14], he told her what she should tell the police. She said she didn't see any blood in her house on Sunday, 4-12-81. She doesn't plan on returning to the house, although she has belongings in the house and the rent is paid to 5-1. She said nether Marty or Bo owned a gun. She added that Dee Jay Lake left his car at their house. Bo found an old .22 cal. rifle in the car and brought it into the house and placed it under the couch. Lake had asked for the rifle, but Marty told him he didn't know anything about it. A few days later, Dee's wife asked for the rifle and Marty gave it to her. Interview concluded at this time. {Crim-Bradley interview w/ Marilyn 810421}April 22
810422-1400m Jose C., interviewed at Quincy High, says "Last week Richard Meeks and Mike H. said that Justin's father committed the murders and Bo (no further i.d.) was involved. They said Justin spent the night at the victims' house and was in the bedroom with the younger boys. Justin got up and witnessed the murders. The police hypnotized Justin and obtained a sketch of the responsibles. One was Justin's father. Also, Bo has Tina somewhere." {PCSO Report}
810422-0000m "I was assigned to contact Dee Jay Lake at Indian Falls by AS/Shanks in that Lake's car was parked at Smartt's residence on 4-12-81. Also, Shanks had information Lake had a rifle that Smartt had given him. I contacted Lake at his residence on Indian Falls Road on 4-22-81. I also spoke with Lake's wife, Ramona. Lake told me that he was at Smartt's residence because days prior to the 12th Smartt's car wouldn't start due to a dead battery and Lake left him his car so he could use the battery. A few days later, Lake remembered that he had his rifle in the car and went to Smartt's residence to get it. Lake couldn't find the rifle in the car, so he asked Smartt where it was. Smartt said he didn't know anything about it. Two days later on the 10th, Smartt called Lake and told him he located the rifle in his house and that "Bo" had taken it out of the car and put it in the house without Smartt's knowledge. Lake went to Smartt's the next morning (4-11-81) and took the rifle back to his home in Indian Falls. I looked at the rifle, a 22 cal., and there was no broken or missing parts on it. They have known Smartt since last September and are good friends with him and his wife. They told me that they didn't feel Smartt would be involved but that he wouldn't tell anyone if he knew who did it. They said he is very close to what friends he has. I asked them about Bo and they said Smartt met him in the VA hospital in Reno when he was there for mental treatment during the week of March 13th, 1981. Around the 28th of March 1981, Bo came to Smartt's house to stay and they were planning on a sales campaign for a business and they had planned to go to Oregon. They both told me that they did not like Bo when they met him and purposely did not become friendly with him. They also felt that Bo could be capable of the homicide but had nothing to indicate that he did it." {PCSO Report}
April 23
810423-0000m Marilyn filed for divorce from Marty. {4-29-81 edition of the Feather River Bulletin}
April 27
810427-0000m "Joseph H. came into the office to talk to me. He said Smartt had called him at his residence. Smartt told Joseph that if Marilyn didn't go back to him by Friday he would start killing Marilyn's boyfriends, and people involved with her. Smartt said he would disappear if he hadn't heard from Marilyn by Friday and he night not show up for a year or two. Joseph said that he didn't feel Smartt was involved with drugs, although Smartt told him that he had a lot of speed and money. Joseph said that Smartt is staying at the Arcade Hotel in Klamath Falls, OR. Joseph met Smartt in some classes at the college. Joseph was not in town during the week of 4-11-81." {PCSO Report dated 810428}
810427-0000m (week of) 7th meeting with Reno therapist. Marty matter-of-factly states he wants to "tell the truth about what's bothering [him]." He confesses: "I killed the woman and her daughter, but I didn't have anything to do with the [boys]". When asked for motive, Marty states he was convinced Sue was responsible for Marilyn wanting a divorce. He also says he killed Tina because "She saw the whole thing. I couldn't have a witness." While describing the murders, the therapist describes Marty with 'flat affect' while describing the murder of Sue, and slightly uneasy when describing the murder of Tina. When asked why Tina didn't run away, Marty indicated he'd incapacitated her. Therapist advised Marty he needs to turn himself in, and Marty just smiled. Asked again about the polygraph, Marty said "I beat it. Those things are easy to beat. I was lying, and they let me go!"
Therapist calls DOJ, asked for agents working the Keddie case (Bradley and Crim), told of the confession, and was told the partners would like to meet with him. {part 2}
810427-0000m Marty calls Marilyn {according to text of letter Marty wrote Marilyn}
April 28
810428-0000m Marty sends letter to Marilyn postmarked this date from Klamath Falls, stating "I've paid the price! I've given my flesh and blood for you." "You know that I love you more than my own kids"
810428-0000m From PCSD report: "Joseph H. came into the office to talk to me. He said (Marty Smartt) had called him at his residence. (Marty Smartt) told Joseph that if Marilyn didn't go back to him by Friday he would start killing Marilyn's boyfriends, and people involved with her. (Marty Smartt) said he would disappear if he hadn't heard from Marilyn by Friday and he night not show up for a year or two. Joseph said that he didn't feel (Marty Smartt) was involved with drugs, although (Marty Smartt) told him that he had a lot of speed and money. Joseph said that (Marty Smartt) is staying at the Arcade Hotel in Klamath Falls, OR. Joseph met (Marty Smartt) in some classes at the college. Joseph was not in town during the week of 4-11-81."
810428-0000m From PCSD report, Detectives Forcino and Stoy return to Keddie to dig up a depression in the small area behind cabin 26. Sgt. Shaver informed them of the suspicious depression. "Sgt. Shaver felt it was worth a look to see if anything was buried there". They concluded the disturbed ground was due to a repair to the septic system.
May 1981
810500-0000m Martin Smartt checked out of motel in Klamath Falls with a white female adult about 30 years old in a red van.
810504-0000m (week of) Marty walks into therapist's office without appointment to say goodbye, he's got a job with a carnival working the Northern California valley, moving north through Oregon and Washington, and was leaving the area. Therapist assumed Marty meant Redding area. {part 2}
810500-0000m Marty leaves Klamath for Redding, CA. According to Det. Hooker of Eugene OR, filed by PCSD on 810716. No tracking of Marty after this point.
810511-0830a (Monday) therapist arrives at office, two DOJ agents (Bradley / Crim?) are waiting for him. He told of his entire interactions with Marty, the detailed confessions, carny job, etc. They took "copious notes" and the therapist said they "seemed excited" about the case moving forward and having someone to apprehend. He assumed that Marty was arrested, but never followed or heard more about the case until contacted by the Part Two team. {part 2}
810511-1820m Reno therapist's neighbor, who is himself a psychiatrist for Plumas-Lassen Mental Health, calls PCSO to report the Reno therapist confided that Marty confessed in a phone call from Klamath Falls, but the neighbor was seemed reluctant to report it, so he wanted someone to approach the Reno doctor. {PCSO Report}
810513-1425m Marilyn signs another Permission to Search form for cabin 26, which she had forfeited rights over at the beginning of May when her rent expired. Witnessed by Bradley and Thomas. {PCSO Report}
810515-0000m Time unknown Wade Meeks is arrested for reckless driving. {8-26-81 court docket section of the Feather River Bulletin}
810515-0000m "Agent Bradley and I were talking with James Seabolt at Keddie and he told us that he remembered having seen a WMA about 5'10 or 5'11, short dark hair, with Smartt. Seabolt said that he had seen this man a number of times at Cabin # 13 while F. Davis was still living there. The man seemed to be a friend of Davis as well as Smartt. Seabolt said the man drives an old green 1 1/2 ton Chevy truck with plywood sideboards and for the past year has been selling wood and hauling junk metal. Seabolt said he thought the man lived across the river near the swinging bridge. This man had been with Smartt in Keddie a few days before the murders. Seabolt said he has not seen the man very often since Davis moved out and has not seen him at all for the last two or three weeks." {PCSO Report}
810518-0000m Stoy and Forcino dig up portion of Marty's back yard, in response to reports of recently disturbed earth. They conclude it is related to access/repairs done to a septic pipe.
810528-0000m report: "I contacted Terry A. and talked with him about the information he supposedly had on the Keddie murders. Terry said that he knew POI and another guy who he did not know had killed the people at Keddie. I asked him how he knew they were the ones responsible and he said they had to be because they were Vietnam vets and were always talking about killing someone. I told Terry that I had heard that he was telling people around town how the killings had been done and that he had said it was because of a big dope deal and someone was at the wrong place. I asked Terry where he was getting his information and he started getting evasive and said he could not tell me now. I asked him if he had ever told anyone that a guy named Ted had been talking in his sleep. Terry said he did not remember and I got the feeling that he was not telling me everything. Terry did say that Pat and Joe A who manage the Meadow Valley Inn knew some things and they were not talking because they were scared. Terry also said that a guy by the name of Gary E. knew something. Gary is supposed to be camped somewhere in the Meadow Valley area and drives a white international stepside. Terry said that he overheard Pat and Joe talking on the phone on a few occasions and something was said about the middle fork of the Feather River and he thinks they two guys who had done the killing may be hiding out down there. Terry also had heard Oregon mentioned in phone conversations. Terry said that Pat and Joe had photographs of the two men. I am very unsure of Terry and how much he can be believed." {PCSO Report}
810529-0338m Terry A. reported being shot at while hitchhiking on Meadow Valley Road. I have asked Terry to take a polygraph examination and he has agreed, although somewhat reluctantly. {PCSO Report}
810529-0000b Michael B. said that the composites looked like Martin S. for one and the one other like John S. or Wade Dale M. Both attend FRC and were strange individuals. Reported to Forcino on 5/29/81.
June 1981
810600-0000m An article in the Feather River Bulletin, “Murder case labeled ‘frustrating’", Sheriff Doug Thomas states “We’ve looked at a couple of people as possible suspects but through further investigation, they’ve been cleared. One possible suspect was a man who disappeared from Keddie shortly after the slaying and turned up in Oregon. But we gave him a polygraph (lie detector test) and he passed it. He had gone to Oregon for employment.” {Feather River Bulletin}
810000-0000mUndated note by anymous student to Quincy High counselor: "Dear Miss R., I was told who did it. And said he was having family problems, and the creditors where after him. They also said they hipmintized this boy and he say everything. He said it was [Marty Smartt]. They said he was having affair with Mrs. Sharp. Mr. Smartt likes to see people being killed and also like to kill dogs and cats.
by Anonymity
PS. They said that he is in Oregon."August 1981
810812-0000m Marilyn reports to PCSO that Ramona Lake received a letter from Marty stating Boubede was dead. {PCSO Report}
810812-0000a Ramona, Dee Lake’s wife, receives a card from Marty saying John Boubede was dead. Marty said he was in Walla Walla selling tickets for a circus.
810814-0710m "On 8-12 and 8-13 I made unsuccessful attempts to contact Romona. At 0710 hrs on 8-14-81 I contacted her by phone and asked about the letter from Smartt. She said it had been a card and on the envelope he had written, "Tell Marilyn Bo is dead." I asked if she still had the card and envelope and she does not think so, but will look. I asked if she remembers where it was mailed from and she thinks from Vancouver, WA. I asked when she had gotten it and she said around the first part of June. I asked if she had since heard from Smartt and she said he had phoned sometime around when school was over for the summer asking what people knew about the 187. At that time he was in Walla Walla selling tickets in a circus or something. Romona said she is currently working a booth at the Fair and for me to contact her there later after she has had a little time to think about the thing as she may recall something else." {quote from PCSO file}
810814-1400m "I contacted Romona L. at the concession stand at the Fair. She said she has not had time to look for the envelope with the address where Smartt could be contacted. I asked her how well she knew Bo and she said she had met him once and took an instant dislike to him. I asked her about Bo using the name "Bobby Lake" and she acted genuinely surprized [sic] and upset about it. Romona again said she was sure Smartt had mailed the card/letter from Vancouver. She explained the card as being one that is written on, folded, and mailed. " {quote from PCSO file}
810828-0000m Ramona Lake brings envelope sent by Marty, with return address, "Marty, Chenault Enterprises, Milton-Freewater OR 97862
1983
830500-0000m Sometime during summer of 1983, or 1984, Marty is hired as the "Town Crier", to dress up and walk the streets of Chico, spreading the word of the annual Chico Pioneer Days celebration. Pioneer Day is the first Saturday in May, so it would have been in the days leading upt to- and perhaps including- that event.
830000-0000m Marty has a Grass Valley address, near Chico / Oroville / CAMP EIGHTEEN
1984
840608-0000m Another search of Camp Eighteen finds Tina's mandible "and other evidence" {PCSO Report}
840619-0000m Crim notified that Dr Sperber made positive ID on Tina from mandible. Crim tried notifying Sharps but was unsure if contact details were accurate. Other evidence found by Crim / BCSO with the mandible is bagged to send to DOJ lab in Redding. {PCSO Report}
840619-0000m PCSO advised by DOJ SA Crim of discovery of skull on 4-22-84 (sic) {PCSO Report}
840620-0900m Sheila Sharp notified by Crim by phone of Tina's discovery and identtification. {PCSO Report}
840620-0000m Deputy R. Day assigned to contact the Fish and Game Dept. to obtain location of deer kills in the Feather Falls area by hunters in the years 1974 through 1981. Purpose is to obtain a list of persons who would be familiar with that area from a prior visit. The area where Tina was found was a site called "Camp 18" which is a remote deer hunting area several miles above (North) of Feather Falls. USFS map coordinates are R7E, T21N, sec 35. {PCSO Report}
840620-0000m Marilyn L. (previously Marilyn S.) contacted me [unk officer] to confirm what she had heard on the radio about Tina being found in Butte County. I advised her it was true. We discussed her ex-husband [Marty]. She told me that he went to Reno the day after the homicides, or at least that is what he told her. She said she can't confirm that he actually went to Reno, but he did go somewhere. I asked her about her son Justin and she told me that he has had some serious mental problems and was consequently delivered to her [other] ex-husband in Montana. He has started to discuss the Keddie incident on occasion but stops abruptly and will not talk further. I asked her if Marty had any connections (deer hunting, fishing, etc) with Feather Falls or that area and she stated none that she knows of. She added, however, that he does fish a lot and spends a lot of time in the woods but not around that area. Marilyn was very upset emotionally, evident by crying. She asked me if we found any other evidence in the area around Feather Falls that would implicate a suspect. I advised her we hadn't. No additional information from her at this time. {PCSO Report}
840621-1030m I left via helicopter to Feather Falls. On arrival I met with an investigative team supervised by Det. Sgt. Steve Wright. The team consisted of Sgt. Wright, DOJ Crim, Sgt. Young, Deputy Carillo, and Deputy Combs. We went to the actual location of where the body was found which is Camp 18 on the Feather Falls/LaPorte road approximately five miles north of Feather Falls. I found the location to be approximately 100 yards from the Camp 18 turn out. DOJ SA/Crim pointed out the exact location in that he was there on the original search by the BCSO. We searched the area for any evidence that is missing or could be connected to this case. Sgt. Wright located an empty medical tape dispenser and a portion of a pair of Levis in the area. Sgt. Young located a decomposed blue nylon coat that was buried near the road in the camp. With the aid of the helicopter, I took several photos of the area. {PCSO Report}
1987
870000-0000m Marty has another period of psychiatric hospitalization
1992
921124-0000m VA psychiatrist writes, “his dysfunctional family background certainly was a risk factor for him developing PTSD as the chaos and abuse in his childhood was severe. Thus he started life with very little foundation for trust and ability to bond, and his Vietnam experience compounded this.”
1994
940300-0000m Marty falsely applies for SSI benefits, claiming PTSD- the same PTSD which was debunked by the therapist he confessed to in Reno.
940407-0000m Gary Sacks, Ph.D. writes the Marty has claimed he spent “the majority of the past 20 years avoiding other people. He has lived for months on end ‘in the woods.’ He has not had difficulty being hired for jobs but, due to interpersonal difficulties and explosiveness, has been fired frequently after arguing tithcoworkers and supervisors.”
940811-0000m DDS denied Marty’s SSI claim stating 'Your medical records show that you have a history of being treated for [PTSD]. You still have difficulty with this condmon. You have difficulty getting along with others. However, you are able to take care of your own daily needs and you can think and act in your own interest.'
941010-0000m Marty again applies for SSD benefits.
941013-0000m Postmarked rejection of Marty's claim for SSD.
941019-0000m SSD again rejected on the basis Marty, on the date he was last insured for Social Security benefits (June 30, 1987) was capable of doing a “wide range of work activity that would not involve public contact.”
2000
000526-0000m Marty dies in Portland purportedly of cancer, possibly AIDS-related, supposedly cremated. Spencer claims Marty died of Agent Orange exposure, but Marty was NEVER in harm's way during the soft duty he pulled south of Saigon.
000612-0000m Obit printed in Oregonian newspaper.
2006
060000-0000m Ed Cates, co-author of unfinished book/screenplay with witness Juston Eason, states Justin had hypnosis session this year in which Justin named Marty and Bo as the murderers. He also states he saw Bo over one of the bodies. {Part 2}
2010
108000-0000m Sometime after therapist is interviewed about Marty's confession for Part Two, PCSO has full interview with same therapist concerning the confessions. {Part 2}
Other places Marty has lived, with activities not yet known:
Portland, OR
Fairview, OR
Corvallis, OR
Oakridge, OR
Chehalis, WA
Cathlamet, WA
Salkum, WA - Legend
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understanding the timelines
These timelines, taken from separate versions made by the Plumas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), have been reassembled so as to resemble the originals as much as possible. Some obvious errors have been corrected, and several entries have been rearranged to better reflect their proper position in the timeline. Each separate timeline has been coded so that, when combined, there are several ways to easily discern from which timeline each entry originated.
A timecode has been added (in bold font) before each event enty. This code lists the full date and time (if known) as well as from which timeline the event entry was taken. The graphic below breaks down how to read the timecode:
The time of day is listed in military/24-hour time in which '1530' translates as 3:30 pm.
When dates or times are not known, zeroes replace the unknown data. If an entry occured in April 1981 but the date in April is not known, it would be listed as 810400. If the time of day is not known for an entry, it is also listed as '0000'. As this conflicts with military time, in which 0000 means 12 am or midnight, entries for midnight are listed as 0001.
When an exact date range or time is unknown, but a range is known, it is entered at the begining of the range. That range is also detailed at the end of the entry, as seen in the following examples:
800600-0000a A woman named Nancy of the Downtown Trailer Park says that her daughter did not stay with Tina after the summer of 1980. (summer 1980)
810300-0000a Jack, who lives across from the Wheelers, asked James S. Jr. to get Sue so she could meet his friend, Daryl J. (2-3 weeks before the murder)
810411-1300b Chuck and Henry visit with Kathy G. for about thirty minutes, outside her residence, states Kathy. (afternoon)
810411-2130b Johnny and Dana are observed hitchhiking in front of Van Gas near the Exxon station by Jackie A. Approximate time: 9:30 or 10:00 pm.
As you see above, not only are origins of timeline entries discernable by the a/b in the timecode, the color of each entry's text is also a clear indicator.
These additions to the entries are meant to make your own mashups of this wealth of information easy to assemble and understand. For instance, the timecode is alphabet-sensitive so as to properly display when added and organized in spreadsheets and other formatting protocols.
When available, the LE member(s) responsible for each entry appear at the end of siad enty, as in <Crim> or <Thomas>. If the same entry is credited to multiple officers, each are listed. Unfortunately, Timeline A has none of this information available, and Timeline B's credit information is incomplete and/or too blurry to read.
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