by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
Sheriff James W. Webster said today that there are no new developments in the investigation of the gunshot murders of Linda Edwards, 17, and Robert Domingos, 18, two Lompoc sweethearts found dead at a lonely beach two weeks ago. Webster said many reports have come in...
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
Tracing of .22 caliber ammunition sold at Vandenberg AFB was under way today, as a 20-year-old youth in custody in Hollywood was under investigation in the murders of three Lompoc residents. Sheriff James W. Webster sent two detectives to question the youth, who...
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
A 16-year-old “Sandy” suspect, quizzed in Santa Ana today by two sheriff’s detectives about the slaying of three Lompoc residents, has been cleared, Sheriff James W. Webster reported. The boy, held in Orange County Juvenile Hall, fitted the description authorities...
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
There are indications that the slayer of teen-age sweethearts at a remote beach spot June 4 might have been injured during the course of his vicious attack on the pair, Sheriff James T. Webster said today. Sheriff Webster said that the most recent survey of the rugged...
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
A state-wide search continued today for a youth known only as “Sandy,” who is wanted for questioning about the slaying of three Lompoc residents last week. “Sandy” has been named as the killer of Vern Charles Smith, 63, of Miguelito Canyon June 3, and Sheriff James W....
