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....
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
A burly 17-year-old Sacramento youth, flown here yesterday afternoon for questioning in the murder of two Lompoc sweethearts, has been tentatively eliminated as a suspect in the slayings, Inspector Charles M. Taylor of the sheriff’s office said this afternoon. The...
by Michael Cole | Nov 7, 2026
A husky youth with scratches on his arms and wrists and two .22 caliber weapons in his possession was being flown to Santa Barbara this afternoon from Sacramento as a suspect in the Tuesday slaying of Lompoc high school sweethearts. Robert Lee Bell, 17, who had been...
