Larry Millete and Mental Competency Hearings
Did Larry Millete kill his beautiful wife Maya in their home on January 7, 2021? That question has not been definitively answered in a court of law, but what is certain is this: Maya Millete, only 39-years-old and the devoted mother of three young children,...
Murder Trials & Cases That Haunt: Will We Ever Know?
This past year, I have been hard at work on two books about the murder trials that I have covered over the years. I am happy to announce that both books are finally done! In the book, Murder Trials & Cases That Haunt: Will We Ever Know? I examine the murder trials...
Murder Trials We Can’t Forget And Other True Cases
This past year, I have been hard at work on two books about the murder trials that I have covered over the years. I am happy to announce that both books are finally done! In the book, Murder Trials We Can’t Forget and Other True Cases, I delve into murder trials that...
Watch 48 Hours: Searching for Maya Millete
I am in the 48 Hours show, “Searching for Maya Millete,” airing this Saturday night, February 19, 2022 at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+. Beautiful Maya Millete, only thirty-nine years old and a devoted mother of three young children, vanished over a year ago. Her...
Rebecca Zahau Death Investigation: Will Sheriff Records Finally Be Released?
Was Rebecca Zahau murdered or was it suicide? That is the never-ending question in this tragic case. Will the Sheriff’s death investigation records be released at last?
Who Should Have Guardianship of the Millete Children?
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...
Searching for Missing Mom Maya Millete in Glamis
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...
Searching for Maya Millete in Anza Borrego Desert
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...
No More Closed Courtrooms: New Legislation Seeks to Keep Sex Offender Hearings Open to the Public
Find out how sex offender hearings and sexually violent predator release proceedings will be kept open to the public under Senate Bill 248.
Police Questioning of Juveniles: New California Law Protects Children
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...