FREMONT, Calif. (TCN) — A 63-year-old man faces 50 years to life in jail for killing two finest buddies virtually 4 a long time in the past and leaving their bare our bodies in a distant space.
The Alameda County District Lawyer’s Workplace introduced Dec. 20 {that a} jury discovered David Misch responsible on two counts of first-degree homicide in reference to the deaths of Jennifer Duey and Michelle Xavier. Misch is ready to be sentenced on Jan. 21, 2025.
Based on the Fremont Police Division, on Feb. 2, 1986, at roughly 12:30 a.m., a motorcyclist driving on Mill Creek Highway discovered the our bodies of 18-year-old Xavier and 20-year-old Duey and referred to as legislation enforcement. The victims had been shot and stabbed hours earlier than the invention.
Police mentioned Xavier and Duey went to a birthday dinner for a relative earlier that night and have been final seen at roughly 8 p.m. at a comfort retailer. Xavier’s automobile was reportedly discovered about 6 miles from the crime scene in a shopping mall parking zone, however the victims’ different private belongings weren’t situated. Investigators recognized a number of individuals of curiosity on the time, however detectives later dominated most of them out, and the case went chilly.
In 2016, police created a place within the Crimes In opposition to Individuals Unit to assist resolve chilly circumstances. Based on prosecutors, officers discovered DNA below Duey’s nails in 2001 and confirmed it belonged to Misch. In 2003, whereas serving a life sentence for killing somebody in 1989, Misch reportedly referred to as police and mentioned he had seen the “two younger ladies being kidnapped at gunpoint and tried to avoid wasting them.” The district legal professional’s workplace mentioned this was Misch’s “rationalization for the presence of his DNA on this case.”
In a press release, Chief Assistant District Lawyer Royl Roberts mentioned, “Mr. Misch was charged by this workplace 32 years after murdering Jennifer Duey and Michelle Xavier. He was discovered responsible by a jury 4 years later. This conviction is a testomony to this workplace’s dedication to searching for justice for victims and their households, even when it takes a long time. I solely want we may have delivered justice sooner for these two households.”
Based on KTVU-TV, in a separate case, Misch allegedly kidnapped and killed 9-year-old Michaela Garecht from a grocery retailer parking zone in 1989 and is awaiting trial.
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