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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Unknown Killer of Maria and Carmen Hernandez
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Race: White |
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Height: 6'0" - 6'2" |
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Weight: 180 - 200 lbs |
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Wanted for :
Murder, 2 counts, Fremont, CA;
Feb 01, 2004
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Fremont, CA
This is where the crime occured - it is not known whether the attackers were local. |
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Possible Location : Unkown |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Was wearing a jean jacket with tan sleeves. |
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Drove away in Honda Accord, light in color, 1988-1992 model. |
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Case Story |
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Mom and Daughter On Fateful Walk |
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In the early morning hours of February 1, 2004, Maria Hernandez's usual ride to work fell through, so she decided to walk there from her Newark, CA home. She wanted to be on time for her 5 AM shift as a worker in the laundry room of the Fremont Care Center, a nursing home. Police say that Maria set out alone and left the house at 2:30 a.m. to start the 4 mile walk to the center. Her daughter Carmen quickly decided that she would accompany her mother for safety purposes, so she left a few minutes behind Maria and quickly caught up with her.
Detectives say that as the women walked down Thornton Ave, a well traveled, well lit street, Carmen called her cousin, Hildee Cuellar to ask for a ride. According to Cuellar, Carmen sounded very calm and didn't sound anxious or concerned. Detectives say that Cuellar drove down Thornton Ave. and when she didnt see the two women she called Carmens cell phone. Detectives say that when the cell phone connected, someone was yelling "Hildee" and there was the sound of screaming and foot steps running. Then the phone went dead. |
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Shadowy Figure Seen Over Bodies |
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At about 2:45 a.m., two witnesses heard screaming outside of their home at the intersection of Alameda and Contra Costa Avenues in a usually quiet neighborhood of Fremont. One witness said he looked out of his front window to see a shadowy figure standing over and beating two figures curled up on the pavement. His son, who had also heard the noises, quickly ran outside to the front lawn to witness a man hovering over the bodies - and a late model Honda Accord idling nearby with its lights off. Detectives say that the suspect dropped an object and started running down the street. The witness also told police that as the Honda drove off in the opposite direction, it turned on its headlights. The witness saw as many as three other people inside. Maria and Carmen Hernandez lay dead, brutally beaten on the pavement of the street corner.
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Detectives say that the suspect is described as a white male, in his 20s or early 30s. He's about 6 feet tall and was wearing a jean jacket with tan sleeves. The car is described as a lightcolored, twodoor Honda Accord, circa 1988-92. Police recovered the murder weapon, which the suspect had dropped at the scene. It is described as a thick tree branch, approximately 20 inches long and a few inches thick. Police say that this is would be an odd weapon to carry as a murder weapon, so they are looking into whether there was any tree trimming in the area where the suspect might have picked it up upon opportunity. Police hope other witnesses might have seen the man and/or his accomplices pick up the piece of wood from that yet-to-be-determined location. |
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