by Aleida K. Wahn | Nov 13, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
Was Rebecca Zahau Murdered or Was It Suicide? Was it murder or suicide? That is the never-ending question prevailing over the death of beautiful Rebecca Zahau, who was found hanging by a noose from the second-story balcony of the Spreckels Mansion on the morning of...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Nov 11, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
The disappearance of beautiful May “Maya” Millete has captured national attention and fostered endless search efforts. But tragically, the heartbreaking question remains after 10 long months: Where is Maya Millete? This devoted mother of three young children has been...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Nov 10, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
This past Saturday, I joined the Maya Millete family and volunteer searchers in Glamis to continue looking for Maya. Many searchers, including myself, got up at 4:15 a.m. to drive the 167 miles to this desert location. Maya has now been missing for 10 months and her...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Oct 27, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
This past weekend, I joined the Maya Millete search group in the Anza Borrego Desert. At 7:00 a.m. we met at the El Cajon Walmart before carpooling out to the Tamarisk Grove Campground. It has been an emotional week for the Millete family as Maya’s husband, Larry, was...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Feb 1, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
Sex Offender Hearings & Sexually Violent Predator Release When I walked into the courtroom on March 20, 2019, I took my seat fully expecting to hear the case. As an attorney, true crime writer, and legal analyst of criminal trials, I had been in countless...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Jan 12, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
Police Questioning of Juveniles Arose In A Recent Murder Case When I first heard the news in November of 2020 that a woman had been murdered on a local hiking trail only 20 miles from my home, I was stunned. I soon learned Lisa Thorborg, a 68-year-old widow had just...
