San Diego, California – David Westerfield, the man convicted in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam in Sabre Springs, has been relocated from San Quentin State Prison to High Desert State Prison in northeastern California. The move, part of the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program, was confirmed by the California Department of … Read more
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah – Three teenagers have been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a robbery in a remote desert area. The victim, identified as Alexzia “Alex” Franco, was found with a single gunshot wound in a desert area in Utah County. Initially reported as an abduction case, … Read more
Al-Hasakah, Syria – Truffle hunters in the northern Syrian desert faced a tragic incident on Saturday when their vehicle struck a landmine, resulting in the death of at least 19 individuals, as reported by a war monitor. Every year between February and April, scores of impoverished Syrians go on the perilous search for truffles in … Read more
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has identified the final victims in the case of six bodies found in the Mojave Desert last month. Adrian Ochoa-Salgado, 41, and Narcisco Sandoval, 47, were identified Friday. The department had asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the victims and released a sketch of … Read more
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Prosecutors have brought murder charges against five suspects in the deaths of six men at a remote intersection in the Southern California desert. The killings are believed to be the result of a dispute over marijuana. According to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, each suspect is facing six felony … Read more
ADELANTO, California – An investigation is underway after the discovery of six people shot to death in a remote desert area in the community of El Mirage, authorities said Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a welfare check off Highway 395 between Lake Los Angeles and Adelanto, where the bodies were found around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, … Read more
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office announced a second arrest in the case of a teen boy attacked in a desert near Queen Creek. 18-year-old Garrett Bagshaw was taken into custody in Mesa and booked into the Pinal County Jail on Friday. This arrest comes as Sheriff Mark Lamb and his office continue … Read more