Jenn P
asked
Richard Simon:
I think it is awesome you are in the county I live. What was the most memorable case you worked on?
Richard Simon
I would say the Silverstrand Beach serial arson case. In the mid 90's a series of fires were being set to cars, trash cans and even a house in the " the Strand" we became aware of a female suspect from a tip from her father that everywhere they lived there would be fires on the street until they moved and the fires would stop. After she moved from Silverstrand the fires stopped there. Another fire started in her new neighborhood and a neighbor saw her run through the gate into her own backyard from where the fire was. Based on that we charged with that arson and all the Silverstrand fires. I wanted to get all the fires throughout her life into evidence and all the prosecutors who taught evidence said no chance a judge will allow that but the judge did and she was found guilty of all counts.
Other cases were Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State killer. Tony Garcia who raped and murdered two young women in the 80's and was only caught recently due to advances in DNA technology. While pending trial he was beaten to death by another inmate
Other cases were Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State killer. Tony Garcia who raped and murdered two young women in the 80's and was only caught recently due to advances in DNA technology. While pending trial he was beaten to death by another inmate
Richard Simon
I would say the Silverstrand Beach serial arson case. In the mid 90's a series of fires were being set to cars, trash cans and even a house in the " the Strand" we became aware of a female suspect from a tip from her father that everywhere they lived there would be fires on the street until they moved and the fires would stop. After she moved from Silverstrand the fires stopped there. Another fire started in her new neighborhood and a neighbor saw her run through the gate into her own backyard from where the fire was. Based on that we charged with that arson and all the Silverstrand fires. I wanted to get all the fires throughout her life into evidence and all the prosecutors who taught evidence said no chance a judge will allow that but the judge did and she was found guilty of all counts.
Other cases were Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State killer. Tony Garcia who raped and murdered two young women in the 80's and was only caught recently due to advances in DNA technology. While pending trial he was beaten to death by another inmate
Other cases were Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State killer. Tony Garcia who raped and murdered two young women in the 80's and was only caught recently due to advances in DNA technology. While pending trial he was beaten to death by another inmate
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