it was stolen in 1992 according to atherton police. police say they found bags of concrete in the car, but so far, nobody. cadaver dogs reacted to the carpet officers say they are not 100% sure they detected remains. >> they could be reacting to blood. they could be reacting to old bones. they could be reacting to human vomit. it could be any combination of things that the dogs are reacting to. >> current homeowners have been exonerated and are not under any suspicion. investigators say they will investigate through the weekend. we have been looking into the car in atherton and the former owner of the $16 million estate suspected of burying it. we have learned he had quite a checkered past including arrests for murder and insurance fraud. >> reporter: the owners of this mansion in atherton were no doubt shocked when a landscape crew discover this mercedes- benz convertible buried in their backyard yesterday. they have only owned the home for two years. police believe the car was buried some 30 years ago. we have learned it was register

tim johns has the latest from atherton. tim: crews have been in the back excavating the scene for hours, and it does not seem like they will be done anytime soon. the police department stressing this is an ongoing and active investigation. initial calls came in around 8:50 in atherton. landscapers called them after discovering a buried car in the backyard of a local home. >> the vehicle was possibly buried sometime in the 1990's, and was buried approximately four to five feet in the ground. tim: crime scene techs and cadaver dogs were brought to the scene. the dogs made a slight notification of possible human remains but none have been found. sky 7 video shows crews working through the day, excavating and collecting evidence. >> there were unused bags of concrete in the vehicle. tim: atherton is one of the wealthiest communities in the bay area, home to many palatial homes and quiet streets. neighbors say they are shocked about what happened. >> it is safe and everyone is doing their own thing. nothing out of the norm. ever

live in atherton, lena land, abc7news. washington to change the way federal agencies respond to wild tires. legislation from san jose congresswoman sowa loughran and alex padilla will allow fema to pre-deploy resources during times of highest wildfire risk and red flag warning's. lawmakers push for passage of the bill in san jose yesterday, flanked by local firefighters. >> like we do with other disasters, let's get resources and personnel in position to try to minimize the scale of a disaster but certainly to respond more quickly. >> this is one key peas, to make sure that fema is modernized. reggie: the so-called fire act passed unanimously in the senate and goes to the house. kumasi:kumasi: when it comes to empty homes, san francisco has the highest vacancy rate compared with other major u.s. cities. there were roughly 40,000 vacant homes in 2019 and that number rose to about 60,000 last year. one specific area that skyrocketed his units for rent. the rental vacancy rate is up by 142%. in a report by the city, it strong

tim johns has the latest from atherton.im: crews have been in the back excavating the scene for hours, and it does not seem like they will be done anytime soon. the police department stressing this is an ongoing and active investigation. initial calls came in around 8:50 in atherton. landscapers called them after discovering a buried car in the backyard of a local home. >> the vehicle was possibly buried sometime in the 1990's, and was buried approximately four to five feet in the ground. tim: crime scene techs and cadaver dogs were brought to the scene. the dogs made a slight notification of possible human remains but none have been found. sky 7 video shows crews working through the day, excavating and collecting evidence. >> there were unused bags of concrete in the vehicle. tim: atherton is one of the wealthiest communities in the bay area, home to many palatial homes and quiet streets. neighbors say they are shocked about what happened. >> it is safe and everyone is doing their own thing. nothing out of the norm. everyt

henry lee live in atherton for us, henry. thank you. the house committee investigating the january 6th interaction subpoenaed former president donald trump. today they're demanding trump's testimony under oath by mid november. committee members are also requesting documents, including communications between trump and extremist groups. the committee said that it has overwhelming evidence that trump quote personally orchestrated the attack on the u. s. capitol. and that he knowingly and maliciously spread false allegations of election fraud, pressuring lawmakers to change the results. it does remain to be seen if trump will comply. former longtime trump adviser steve bannon has been sentenced to prison time and fines for ignoring a subpoena by the january 6th committee to testify as foxes. madeline rivera tells us ben and will remain free pending an appeal. despite facing jeers upon arriving at federal court friday, former trump advisor steve bannon stayed defiant minutes before his sentencing. remember this illegitimate regime, their the

but first, let's go live to abc 7 news reporter suzanne fawn in atherton with more on the latest from police suzanne. so police say the car they found was reported stolen back in september of 1992. it was a convertible mercedes-benz, but authorities still don't know who buried that car on the backyard of a home or why. a potential crime scene it looks like a netflix video. or a series a deepening mystery. why would you bury it vehicle in your life? it's all playing out on the street in a quiet wealthy neighborhood and atherton don trager lives about five doors up from the home on stockbridge avenue where a major excavation is underway where crime scene texts are coming for clues and cadaver dogs have come up with a hit not once but twice it could be human remains. they could be reacting to blood they could be reacting to old bones. it's creepy you don't you don't imagine it would happen. know in your own neighborhood, but like i said, you know you watch the datelines and that's what people always say everybody in our family at least. wildly texting each other about what could it be an

kristen: you have been watching a news conference by the atherton police. i just want to recap that for you quickly in case you joined us in the middle of that. we first reported this yesterday, that a car had been buried in the yard of an atherton home. landscapers hit upon it during work, and then a dog did sniff it, cadaver dog, and reacted to it, so police authorities showed up, and another dog responded again today. they are now saying that having excavated part of it -- and a lot of the vehicle, but not all of it -- they have found no human remains at this point. they were not willing to say they will not find anything at all, but they said it is very possible that the dog reacted to just having been there for a long time, 30 years, could have an vomit, could have and blood, but no human remains found. the previous owner in the 1990's had a colorful history with the law, having been accused of things ranging from tinted murder to fraud and things like that. that person may be deceased. they referred to a previous owner who is deceased, they believe, b

there in atherton a very interesting case. lamonica. thank you. hmm. i knew it. 11 a man caught here on camera robin of san francisco jewelry store. this happened yesterday afternoon at mabel chang's jewelry shop in presidio heights . the video shows what really seems to be a routine visit with the man looking at the jewelry, but then all of a sudden, he quickly grabs it and takes off. we're told the man got away with a 14 karat gold bracelet and necklace worth about $6000. a federal judge dismissed an effort today to block the binding ministrations plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of americans. six republican led states had sued to stop the plan and appeal is likely president biden is working to cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for millions of borrowers. also today, supreme court justice amy coney barrett rejected an appeal from a wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the debt cancelation program. oakland is getting a new center marking its history. as the birthplace of the black panther party. ktvu is jana katsuyama ha

atherton i mean, can you believe it? sitting in my friend's backyard all afternoon, listening to the helicopters, likening the circumstances to a tv thriller. it reminded me of a scandinavian mystery show. we just watched. the entire community now wondering just what might turn up next. and police say they will be working to remove that car through the weekend. they say they won't be providing any updates unless there is a major development there. next update is expected to come on monday. christina such a bizarre story zac sos like person, atherton. thank you, zack. our weather, you probably noticed cooler temperatures, making a comeback across the bay area's we take a live look outside over oakland on a pretty night. right now you need to get ready to add wind to the mix mark tamayo joining us now, with the breakdown of this weekend shift in the weather, big change. october is always interesting, right members just two days ago, we had nineties and record heat, and now we're talking about some serious snowfall as we he

atherton i mean, can you believe it? sitting in my friend's backyard all afternoon listening to the helicopters, likening the circumstances to it. tv thriller . it reminded me of a scandinavian, um mystery show. we just watched. the entire community now wondering just what might turn up next. and police say they will be working through the weekend to remove this car. they say unless there is a major development, they won't be providing an update until monday, and atherton zac sos ktvu, fox two news do you deny police officers in san jose want to find the driver who left the crash? the scene of the crash in san jose, the driver hit a pedestrian around 7 15, near the intersection of the blossom hill road and snell avenue. investigators say that victim is a woman. her injuries were initially described as life threatening. the police say she has now been stabilized. if you don't anything that will help investigators with the case you're asked to contact san jose police. also new tonight. a cannabis store in oakland is asking

lu died in 2015 and atherton pd say that also believe the owner of the stolen car is deceased. the question that is lingering, is it just a coincidence this car was believed to be. the same year johnny lu was facing all of these other charges? we asked investigators that question but they said they are aware of it and are still investigating as a possible lead. more to come. larry: thank you, and as soon as we get more details we will pass them along. kristen: about 58 hundred pg&e customers in 13 counties could have their power shut off this weekend. the utility will possibly implement a public safety power shut off due to high winds and dry conditions. sonoma county and napa county are included. pg&e meteorologists will continue to monitor the conditions. let's get to mike nicco to get a better idea of what is causing the need possibly this weekend. meteorologist: let's take a look at the same data, what i am seeing is a borderline wind event. we have no winter advisories out there right now except for solano county. northwest winds cost around 30 to 40 miles per hour. mild d

and thorne joins us now live outside that home in atherton with the latest. dan. well, ken and catherine, so far, investigators have not found any human remains or any evidence that a homicide took place here at the scene. >> the mercedes sports car, though, was found filled with several bags of cement. the excavation process continuing tonight here at the home as questions remain as to why this car was here in the first place. >> the mystery at atherton mansion continues as police carefully dig out a stolen mercedes benz found buried in a backyard. we still don't know what kind of investigation were conducting. we don't know if this is going to be a criminal investigation or if this will be a non-criminal investigation. investigators say the car was buried in the 1990's and was reported stolen by palo alto police in september of 1992. the current homeowners did not own the home at the time. >> but police say a previous owner with a nefarious past named john liu may provide clues beyond the grave, the stall, mister liu, all who lived in that house for some years.

. >> kron 4 said dan hardy joins us from outside the home in atherton with the latest. what do you know, dan? well, vicki, what we know tonight is that so far investigators have not found any human remains or any evidence of a homicide. >> taking place here at this home in atherton, the mercedes sports car was howeier found filled with bags of cement. the excavation process is going to be continuing throughout the night here in atherton at this home as questions remain as to why the car was here in the first place. >> the mystery at atherton mansion continues as police carefully dig out a stolen mercedes benz found buried in a backyard. we still don't know what kind of investigation were conducting. we don't know if this is going to be a criminal investigation or if this will be a non-criminal investigation. investigators say the car was buried in the 1990's and was reported stolen by palo alto police in september of 1992. the current homeowners did not own the home at the time. >> but police say a previous owner with a nefarious past named john liu may provide clues be

this home is on the 300 block of stockbridge avenue in atherton. police got called out to the scene yesterday morning. the police believe this car has been buried here since the 90's. investigators say it's buried for to feed below ground. it's a huge and think about that. a car investigators say it's been here for 2 decades and there could be human remains. so crews are going to dig it up slowly to see if a crime was actually committed. let's hear from police now. >> they do have the majority of the top of the vehicle has been uncovered. but the entire interior of the vehicle was also filled with dirt. and so they're kind of working their way through that. but because of the unknown nature of it, thoy have to go through it kind of slowly and methodically as they continue the excavation. >> and that's why this morning police will be back out here. crews will be back out here to continue to dig up this car and see again if a crime has actually been committed either they dig it up and it's a car that was very weird that you would do that or they dig

this mega match in question located on stockbridge avenue in atherton. here's a live picture of the house. we could see the big gates here out in front of this mega mansion. the car was found by landscapers doing work on the property on thursday morning. it's buried about 4 to 5 feet underground after 2 police are talking right now. let's listen in. so we can update on this case. >> perfect. and then i did bring copies of the most recent press release that went out. >> when you put that over here for anyone that wants grab a copy. >> all right. that was just a quick sound check, but they're going to start any moment now to let me just give you a few more background details on what's going on here. so the current owners were trying to do some work on their property and they. had some landscapers out there doing some work on thursday morning. and the landscapers found this car buried 4 to 5 feet underground. and according to investigators, this car is a mercedes benz that was reported stolen out of palo alto back in 1992. police also found unused bags of c

mercedes was found buried behind a mansion in atherton. we know who owned the car, and his previous arrests for murder and fraud. tom has the latest on the story we broke yesterday. tom. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to answer the questions around the mystery, and the identity of the man who owned the car and the mansion makes it more intriguing. the nbc bay area investigation unit connected the house and vehicle back to johnny bocktune lou, who buried the car not long after he reported it stolen from the mall. >> is it an insurance scam? >> why is the car there? is there a body? what was the motive? what happened? >> that was the creepiest thing so we thought we'd walk by tomorrow to check it out. >> lew was implicated in the 1966 shooting death of a girlfriend in l.a. he died in washington state after a battle with lung cancer and about a year after he sold the mansion. was this just another insurance fraud claim? if so, why did he fill the vehicle with concrete and bury it underground? >> this is the best book you'll want

. -- mansion in atherton. police dogs are searching the car that was buried in the backyard and could've been there for decades. lena: investigators here are still working to uncover any other clues that could help tie together what else might be hiding underneath the soil where the car was dug up. sky 7 overhead as investigators and police dog search a car fully buried in the backyard of this multimillion dollar home. the call came in just before 9:00 yesterday morning when landscapers called them after discovering a buried car in the backyard of a local home. cadaver dogs were immediately called out to the scene. the dogs made a slight notification of human remains but none have been found. >> the vehicle was buried sometime in the 1990's in buried 45 heat into the ground. there were unused bags of concrete in the vehicle but it was still in backs. lena: an important distinction to make, the vehicle was buried before the current homeowners took over possession of the home but those homeowners are cooperating

crews started filling up the whole monday in the backyard of an atherton mansion where a car was found buried last week. now we know more information that this car was a mercedes. that's what police tell us. >> convertible palo alto. police say the car was reported stolen in september of 1992. now was told to the san mateo county crime lab. and that's where it's at right now. but here's a recap of how we got to where we are today. how this car was found after 10 police say this past thursday, the car was discovered during a landscaping project. most likely buried in the 90's during the excavation cadaver dogs gave a slight notification of possible human remains after removing the car on sunday, police used ground penetrating radar to examine the scene. now they concluded no human remains were found on the scene. but one nearby resident not surprised by the mystery car buried at the mansion. i'm sure there are a lot of >> a lot of stories like this that we just don't know because this area so athletic and so stories get. coming up. one of the man since previous owners, john liu had a le

in atherton. police spent a second day at a $15 million is state where the owners found a mercedes buried in the backyard while doing landscaping work. it was reported stolen back in 1992 , there is speculation that belonged to the former homeowner who died in 2015 so far, police say there are no signs of human remains or blood. pgd is warning of potential public safety power shutoffs this weekend in both napa and sonoma counties. it is due to the high fire danger and the chance for strong winds. the utility says. the greatest danger is trees or their branches falling out of power lines that can spark fires. it will be the first public safety power shut off in more than a year if it happens. fewer than 200. pg any customers could be impacted. you're watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30. a congressional delegation is in ukraine meeting with the country's president. as a sign of diplomacy, you speak congressman eric swalwell met with ukraine's president and other leaders in kiev today as part of the b

alright, well, a lot to still uncover on this story there and atherton. monica. thank you. all right now there's some big news out of the national football league that san francisco 40 niners have made a trade for carolina running back christian mccaffrey pending of physical jason appelbaum joins us now and christian mccaffrey returning to the bay area. it's big. he went to college. everyone knows that stanford and did really well there. well this is a huge deal. the 49ers are essentially they're pushing all their chips in the middle of the table. they're saying let's go super bowl or bust, essentially because in acquiring mccaffrey for draft picks the 49ers they're getting arguably the best dual threat running back in the entire league. mccaffery he's a bona fide game changer. he's an electric offensive weapon, both running the ball and as a pass catcher this year, he actually leads all running backs and receiving yards. and in 2019. it was an m v p like season he became just the third player in nfl history with more than 1000 yards rushing and receiving. the niners. they

if anything, i think you fry just very the car for insurance money. >> back live here in atherton. we can tell you that the excavation is not completed. it will continue through this weekend. hopefully by the beginning of next week, law enforcement will have something to give us a little bit more information about why the cars there who put it there. and for what reason live in. but after today in kerman kron, 4 news. dan, thank you for that. certainly a lot of questions and we're taking a closer look into the history of that home in the previous owners. >> our grant lodes joins us now live from our newsroom with that part of the story grant. that's right. ken records show 3 families have owned that home since it was built in 1990. but we're learning more about the person who owned the home in 1994. >> and you heard the name and dancer johnny lou and lou has a criminal history in 1999. he was accused of plotting to sink his 1 million dollar yacht in the san francisco bay. so he could collect insurance money. police say he paid some people to sink the boat right outside the golden g

atherton police say cadaver dogs were brought in to investigate. no human remains were found there were unused bags of concrete in the car. according to investigators. the mercedes sedan was buried at some point in the nineties before the current homeowner moved in. i think it was just a very unusual circumstance, and they wanted to make sure that they were doing the proper thing by notifying the police department. i have not had much contact with the homeowners, so in terms of theis going on. i don't have that information. san mateo crime lab technicians are currently excavating the vehicle and are expected to tow it from the home later this afternoon. to the east bay. now a man in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a dump truck in berkeley happened shortly before noon yesterday and your bancroft way in the downtown berkeley bart station. this video here is from citizen app. police say the driver stayed at the scene cooperated with investigators. officers say there is no side drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. fire crews are spending th

perkins drove from san francisco to stockbridge ave in atherton saturday afternoon. my wife and i was like let's out to has a tendency exactly was going on out there. >> it was quiet outside the home, but it was a different scene on friday. >> dogs brought in so far no human remains have been discovered. police and the mateo county crime lab spent the last 2 days working to unravel a mystery. how this mercedes-benz discovered by landscapers ended up buried in the backyard of this 15 million dollar estate mean yet to see the picks it up. the cause of the morning. the shooting is a nice one out. ay would very light. according to police. the mercedes in question, a convertible sports car was reported stolen in 1992. police say the current homeowners did not own the home at the time. real estate records indicate the home was owned by johnny lou from 1994 to 2014, the move to washington state and has since died. officials say lou had years of trouble with the law, lewis convicted of murdering a woman in the 60's, but the conviction was tossed on appeal. he was also arrest

i'm on the date and i'm dion limb detectives have finished their on-scene investigation at an atherton was buried five feet underground in the backyard is now gone on saturday. it was fully unearthed and then towed away landscapers discovered it thursday in their work at a multi-million dollar mansion on stockbridge avenue cada. dogs got a hit but investigators didn't find a body in or around the car, but questions linger, especially surrounding a former property owner with a criminal record abc 7 news i-team reporter stephanie sierra continues digging into the story. yeah. she joins us live now from the newsroom with more and so much intrigue in this stephanie. that's right dion and this story is already a bizarre one, but as investigators finished up searching the property more questions have been revealed about one of its former owners a new detail that's leaving the town's mayor curious if this clue left behind may solve the case. a mercedes-benz buried underground the yard of this 15 million dollar atherton mansion is leaving lingering questions about a former

. >>> also the car found buried in atherton is now at a crime lab. our investigative reporter first broke the story, you might remember. he has updates on what investigators have learned and despite the economic crisis across the u.s., there may be some good news for all of us here in california. ian cole just spoke about whether the california dream is still alive. he'll be joining us with answers. plus, this year's mid-term elections. the senior political director will be here to break down the polls for us and he'll talk about the biggest issues for voters and which party may see the biggest turnout. let's start with the domestic dispute which turned into a wild chase today. it ended with a deadly shooting between police officers and a suspect. investigators say it could have been even worse if it weren't for the people who stepped in and spoke out. scott budman has been busy gathering the latest information. i understand, there were several crime scenes with this one. can you tell us how it all started? >> reporter: police say it started about 10

that's the latest here in atherton, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. police in berkeley continued to investigate the circumstances of the crash, in which a man in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a dump truck. it happened shortly before noon yesterday near bancroft way and shattuck avenue. this is video from the citizen app. police say the driver stayed there at the scene. it is cooperating with investigators. police say there is no sign drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. some tragic news to tell you about this afternoon from the south bay is san jose state university football player or struck and killed by a school bus. he was on his electric scooter on his way to a team event when he was hit. his mark sayer is live now at the scene of that crash, with details and also mark reaction from the university. we'll have this accident occurred he south of the san jose state campus just before seven o'clock in the morning. the football player unfortunately died here at the scene. but the 14 students and the one driver aboard the school bus we're

so they want a whole new trial. >> now to the developing news out of atherton. police released new details on the car that was buried in the backyard of a multimillion dollar mansion. no human remains were found inside that car. but the question remains, why was it below ground in the first place? crawford's justin campbell has that update. >> work crews started filling up the whole monday in the backyard of an atherton mansion where a car was found buried last week. now we know more information that this car was a mercedes. that's what police tell us. convertible. palo alto. police say the car was reported stolen in september of 1992. now was told to the san mateo county crime lab. and that's where it's at right now. but here's a recap of how we got to where we are today. how this car was found after 10 police say this past thursday, the car was discovered during a landscaping project. most likely buried in the 90's during the excavation cadaver dogs gave a slight notification of possible human remains after removing the car on sunday, police used ground penetr

and it's on stockbridge avenue in atherton. the 300 block police were called out here yesterday morning and believe that the car has been buried here since the 90's. they said that there was bags of concrete all in the car. investigators also say since he's been here for 2 decades and there could be human remains because they had cadaver dogs come out and they indicated there could be human rights remain. so they need to be careful about how they dig up this car slowly make sure that they don't ruin any evidence that they can find because they need to find out if a crime was committed. let's hear from police now about their investigation. >> they do have the majority of the top of the vehicle has been uncovered. but the entire interior of the vehicle was also filled with dirt. and so they're kind of working their way through that. but because of the unknown nature of it, they have to go through it kind of slowly and methodically. is continue the excavation? >> and crews will be back out here this morning to continue to dig up t

sarah. >> landscapers at this atherton home. they were doing a project but didn't expect to find a car buried underground 4 to 5 feet. and then they course called the police. they brought in a cadaver dog and that cadaver dog indicated there's a possibility there's human remains down there as well. let's start off with the maps. you can see exactly where we're standing now. this is on the 300 block of stockbridge avenue in atherton, a very wealthy area with multimillion dollar homes lining the street. police got called out to this home yesterday morning and again, when they got here, they found that car underground in a they've been slowly trying to dig it up very carefully. they believe this car's been buried here since the 90's and investigators again saying it's 5 ground. and since he's been here potentially for 2 decades, they they said they're trying to do it slowly and very safely because if a crime was committed, they want to make sure they preserve any and all evidence. let's hear from police now. >> they do have the maj

. >> our was found buried in someone's backyard in atherton. it was in the area of stockbridge avenue in shelby lane, out a mile from woodside high school. police say a group of landscapers working at a multimillion-dollar home found the car just before 9 o'clock this morning. the owner of the property allegedly had no idea it was there. police say it's likely been there since the 1990's crime scene technicians. they're still trying to get the car out of the ground and determine if any crime was committed. there is no estimated time of when those crews will be leaving the area. >> it looks like remote work is here to stay more tech companies are giving up some of their space in downtown san francisco, adding to an already large inventory of empty office buildings. now the city is looking for creative ways to try to get people back. kron 4 taylor bisacky joins us live from the city with more on this predicament. taylor. >> well, coming out of the pandemic, it seems like one city in particular has continued to momentum and growth. south san franc

. >>> the atherton mystery. after they found a car buried in the backyard for 30 years. >>> straight ahead on sports. a new look for a former giant skipper. and another fallen. not the kind of news they want to hear >>> we're learning more about a mystery in the backyard of an atherton mansion. a car buried five feet under ground. csi teams used ground penetrating radar after a cadaver dog flagged the site. the mercedes-benz was pulled out of the ground, taken to a san mateo crime lab. investigators did not find human remains. the car was reported stolen back in september of 1992. police say they're still looking into it, and they're waiting on dmv records. >>> all right, vern is here. we need to light some candles, burn some sage for the 49ers. we're going to have to do something because what's going on with all these injuries? >> injuries. everybody's got them, but the 49ers among their starters. boy, they are just struck dowalwe got the 49ers. if it makes you feel any better. the niners aren't an earl will, b

we begin with new developments out of atherton. after days, investigators have uncovered that mercedes-benz found underground behind a mansion. the car was reported stolen in september of 1992. >> and police are trying to identify the owner but they do think he is did. and while cadaver dogs were alerted to possible human remains in the area of the car, none have been discovered so far. >> they are going through a landscaping project so it is quite possible it could be a worker who possibly got cut and dripped some blood on the ground. it could be someone vomited in the area recently or something has been buried there for some time. we just don't know what the dogs are reacting to until we discover it. >> atherton police didn't give any more updates only to say they expect more monday. >>> oakland police issued an alert due to an increase in robberies targeting contractors saying thieves are going after their power tools. those tools could cost up up to a few thousand dollars each. >> some of the contractors have been hit a number

the san mateo county district attorney says lou died in 2015 atherton. police have not mentioned if there's any connection between lou and the buried car. as for the family who lives there at the mansion. now, they have been cleared in this investigation because police determined that the car was buried well before they moved in. back to you. >> thank you starting tomorrow, pga plans to shut off power for several 100 customers in the north bay. the move comes amid elevated concerns over fire danger this weekend, the shut offs will start tomorrow and run through monday, mostly affecting people in lake and napa counties. >> and the lawrence is here now. kron 4 s chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, of course in orange. we're always concerned about it. high winds because of the fire risk. yeah. and that's going to be the big concern, i think especially as we head in towards tomorrow afternoon. those winds. >> we're going to start to pick up. it will be more of a sea breeze tomorrow afternoon as we get into sunday, we're going to see those offshore winds kic

. >>> the atherton my they found a car buried in the backyard for 30 years. >>> straight ahead on sports. a new look for a former giant skipper. and another fallen. not the kind of news they want to hear as someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com >>> we're learning more about a mystery in the backyard of an atherton mansion. a car buried five feet under ground. csi teams used ground penetrating radar after a cadaver dog flagged the site. the mercedes-benz was pulled out of the ground, taken to a san mateo crime lab. investigators did not find human remains. the car was reported stolen back in septem

and that is the creepiest reporting in atherton. thorn kron. 4 news >> records show 3 families have owned that home since it was built in 1990. but as dan just mentioned, johnny wu, the man who owned the home in 1994 did have a criminal history in was accused of plotting to saying kids 1 million dollar yacht in the san francisco bay so that he could collect insurance money. police say he paid off some people to sink the boat. just be on the golden gate bridge. well, turns out the people he hired were undercover agents, but his rap sheet goes back even further in 1966, jurors convict of murder in los angeles. he served a 3 year sentence and then a little more than a decade later, he spent another 3 years in prison for attempted murder. the san mateo county district attorney says that lou died in 2015 and to be clear here after 10 police have not said if there's any connection between you and that buried car on the property. as for the family who lives at the mansion now they are not currently being considered suspects in this case be

perkins drove from san francisco to stockbridge ave in atherton saturday afternoon. my wife and i was like let's out to has a tendency exactly was going on out there. >> not much was going on, but it was a different scene on friday. >> dogs brought in so far no human remains have been discovered. police said the mateo county crime lab spent the last 2 days working to unravel a mystery. >> how this mercedes-benz discovered by landscapers ended up buried in the backyard of this 15 million dollar estate mean yet to see the picks it up. the cause of the morning. the is a nice one out. that's why all the way that i would very light. >> according to police, the mercedes in question, a convertible sports car was reported stolen in 1992. >> police say the current homeowners did not own the home at the time. real estate records indicate the home was owned by johnny lou from 1994 to 2014, the move to washington state and has since died. officials say lou had years of trouble with the law, lewis convicted of murdering a woman in the 60's, but the conviction was tossed on appeal

liz: mystery surrounding a buried car found in atherton home. we are getting new details this morning about the criminal past of the home's previous owner. good morning. it is saturday, october 22. i am liz kreutz, here with lisa argen. it is finally feeling like fall. lisa: we have a cold front on the way bringing some light precip to e it is milder at 58 . temperatures in the low 60's at the san carlos airport. fog from pacifica to half moon bay. as we look at the 24 hour temperature change, it feels milder now but we are adding gusty winds anywhere from 29 to over 30 miles per hour. san mateo, getting pretty breezy. upper elevations, winds will gust in excess of 20 miles per hour. we are mostly cloudy as a cold front pushes through. cool this afternoon, a wind advisory at the coast. partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 70's. winds building from the coast. we have a fire weather watch to watch around the delta. liz: on the peninsula, it is still not clear if there are remains inside the mercedes-benz discovered buried in the backyard of

and that backyard. >> the car was discovered yesterday at a large mansion on stockbridge avenue in atherton. and that's where we find kron four's. dan kerman with the latest. >> that's right. still plenty of questions here. they brought in cadaver dogs both yesterday and today. they don't

liz: mystery surrounding a buried car found in atherton home.details this morning about the criminal past of the home's previous owner. good morning. it is saturday, october 22. i am liz kreutz, here with lisa argen. it is finally feeling like fall. lisa: we have a cold front on the way bringing some light precip to e it is milder at 58 . temperatures in the low 60's at the san carlos airport. fog from pacifica to half moon bay. as we look at the 24 hour temperature change, it feels milder now but we are adding gusty winds anywhere from

deep the landscaping crew then contacted the atherton police department. i think it was just a very unusual circumstance, and they wanted to make sure that they were doing the proper thing by notifying the police department. i have noteir cadaver dogs brought to the scene indicated possible human remains. maybe inside the car. police believe the car was first buried outside the home sometime in the 19 nineties, and that's before the current homeowners moved there in 2020. this morning, berkeley police are investigating the death of a man in a wheelchair who was hit by a dump truck. it happened shortly before noon yesterday near ben craft way and the downtown berkeley bart station. this is video from citizens at police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. officers say there is no sign of drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. police in piedmont are now asking for help as they search for an arsonist. they have released photos of a man believed to be responsible for starting three fires before dawn yesterday mornin

we're all long stockbridge avenue here in atherton. this is where police from atherton as well as some deputies from the same material sheriff's officer coming out here and still working to determine if there's a body inside a car found buried underground here in the backyard . here's how it all started. it was from yesterday morning landscapers came to a home to work on some home improvement projects. those workers say they found a car, possibly mercedes buried 4 to 5. ft. underground officers report several bags of unused concrete all throughout inside the car. we spoke to a local contractor who says these houses are constantly changing owners. a lot of younger generation are picking up these properties. they're gutting them the remodeling them. they're building brand new homes, so there's a lot of basements that are you're going to start to expose some of the hidden treasures that are underneath there. once that discovery was made, police brought out cadaver dogs because they don't know why that car was buried. they say the dogs mad

first, you can see where we're located here in atherton. this is the 300 block of stockbridge avenue. police got called out to this home yesterday after those crews stumbled upon that buried car. >> investigators got to work since this car has potentially been here for 2 decades and there could be human remains here. they're being careful as careful as they can to dig up slowly and really investigate to see if a crime was committed. let's hear from the police now. >> they do have the majority of the top of the vehicle has been uncovered. but the entire interior of the vehicle was also filled with dirt. and so they're kind of working their way through that. but because of the unknown nature of it, they have to go through it kind of slowly and methodically as they continue the excavation. >> police also said there were bags of concrete located in the car as well. back out here live. you can see the crews behind the gate of this home, this multimillion dollar home. we know that it was last sold in 2020 for 15 million dollars. it was built 18.

perkins drove from san francisco to stockbridge ave in atherton saturday afternoon. my wife and i was like let's now to has a tendency exactly was going on out there. >> it was quiet outside the home, but it was a different feet on friday. >> the dav or dogs brought in so far no human remains have been discovered. police said the county crime lab spent the last 2 days working to unravel a mystery. how this mercedes-benz discovered by landscapers ended up buried in the backyard of this 15 million dollar estate mean i've yet to see the picks it up. the kind been assuming it's a nice one out. that's why all the way that i would very light. >> according to police, the mercedes in question, a convertible sports car was reported stolen in 1992. >> police say the current homeowners did not own the home at the time. real estate records indicate the home was owned by johnny wu from 1994 to 2014. the move to washington state and has since died. officials say lou had years of trouble with the law, lewis convicted of murdering a woman in the 60's, but the conviction was tossed o

now to the developing story out of atherton police releasing new details on the car. >> that was buriedckyard of a multimillion dollar mansion. no human remains were found inside the car. but the question remains, i below ground in the first place. kron four's justin campbell has the latest. >> work crews started filling up the whole monday in the backyard of an atherton mansion where a car was found buried last week. now we know more information that this car was a mercedes. that's what police tell us. convertible. palo alto. police say the car was reported stolen in september of 1992. now was told to the san mateo county crime lab. and that's where it's at right now. but here's a recap of how we got to where we are today. how this car was found after 10 police say this past thursday, the car was discovered during a landscaping project. most likely buried in the 90's during the excavation cadaver dogs gave a slight notification of possible human remains after removing the car on sunday, police used ground penetrating radar to examine the scene. now they concluded no human remains were

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well, it's 6.33, and we have some developing news in atherton where we've been following the mysteryt a mansion where a car was found buried in the backyard. it turns out, as we reported you late yesterday morning that no human remains were found in the car. that was buried with concrete and dirt in it. the question remains, though, why wasn't very in the first place? kron four's justin campbell has a look. work. crews started filling up the whole monday in the backyard of an atherton mansion where a car was found buried last hpweek. now we know more information that this car was a mercedes. that's what police tell us. convertible. palo alto. police say the car was reported stolen. >> in september of 1992, now was told to the san mateo county crime lab. and that's where it's at right now. but here's a recap of how we got to where we are today. how this car was found after 10 police say this past thursday, the car was discovered during a landscaping project. most likely buried in the 90's during the excavation cadaver dogs gave a slight notification of possible human remains after rem

an atherton mansion a car that was buried five feet underground in the backyard is now gone on saturday. it was fully unearthed and then towed away landscapers discovered it thursday in their work at a multi-million dollar mansion on stockbridge avenue cada. dogs got a hit but investigators didn't find a body in or around the car, but questions linger, especially surrounding a former property owner with a criminal record abc 7 news i-team reporter stephanie sierra continues digging into the story. yeah. she joins us live now from the newsroom with more and so much intrigue in this stephanie. that's right dion and this story is already a bizarre one, but as investigators finished up searching the property more questions have been revealed about one of its former owners a new detail that's leaving the town's mayor curious if this clue left behind may solve the case. a mercedes-benz buried underground the yard of this 15 million dollar atherton mansion is leaving lingering questions about a former property owners passed haunting this quiet upscale neighborhood. it's not something that happ

ryan curry is live in atherton. that really is the biggest question we are waiting to have answered from the police department. did they find a body or human remains at the site. that is the update we hope to hear sometime today. they hinted that was a possibility when they first started this investigation. er the weekend, sky 7 flew over the site where they were doing excavation. all is left that is a giant hole. so far no human remains have been found at this location. police say it is still possible they could be buried further beneath the ground. the car was a stolen mercedes-benz found with cement bags and it. it was reported stolen in the early 1990's. the old homeowner has come under the spotlight. he has a history of arrest for murder and fraud. he died several years ago but police are looking into this incident and that is why they brought the dogs into assist with the excavation. >> to could be human remains. they could very react -- they could be wrapped into blood, old bones, human vomit. brian: the coun

now to atherton with updates on a mystery unfolding in the backyard of the $15 million home. chopper 5 flew over the home on stock bridge drive today where csi teams found a convertible mercedes-benz buried four to five feet deep in the backyard. here is where things get weirder. the mercedes was reported stolen by palo alto police in september of 1992. police are trying to identify the owner, but they believe he's dead. investigators are still working to dig the car out, but this is what they found so far. >> we were able to open up the trunk. the vehicle is a convertible. so the top was off the convertible. we are still waiting, working through the logistics in order to pull the vehicle out and remove it and check under it. >> the home has exchanged two to three times since the 90s. cadaver dogs have made slight notifications where the car is buried, which could mean this. >> because they're going through a landscaping project. it's quite possible a worker could have gotten cut u to drip some blood on the ground. it could be something has been buried for some time. we don't

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