>> i told him i would pay him $33,000 if he gave me two bodies, chevy wheeler and cindy benderheiden,odies after that we would negotiate a figure on them. he's not going anywhere. i don't get anything. there's no rewards on these. excuse me? >> so why do this? >> because nobody else can do it. the sheriff of san joaquin county and the other county sheriff's office haven't been able to do it. chevy wheeler's parents now will have her remains while the sheriff of san joaquin county has been sitting there trying to figure out how to get news media attention for his reelection campaign. i've been out there with my partner rob dick, jeff reinich, karen and these other folks busting our butts getting information the hard way. we have had the sheriff's office chase us off of property where they found chevy wheeler last week. >> leonard, how did you even get him? was it your idea to draw maps with body locations? was he pretty amenable to that idea? >> exactly. what happened is, i finally told him, look, you're not going anywhere. i read him a letter of complete immunity on any other cases fo

missing persons records in san joaquin county from 1984 to 19 nine99. >> reporter: 16 year-old chevy wheeler disappeared in 1985. her remains were preliminarily identified after a partial skull was found in calaveras county last thursday. dental records confirmed cindy vanderheiden's remains were found on the same day at a different site in calaveras county. she disappeared in 1998. investigators close to the case say loren herzog's victims fit a similar description. in 1985, joanne's mother reported her daughter missing in stockton. she was 16 years old. gayle marx disappeared in 1988 in stockton. and vanessa smith was last seen wearing a light blue dress with several buttons. in 1997, she went for a walk and never returned home. it has not been confirmed that these women are part of the investigation, but they were reported missing during that time. >> stay with kron4 as we continue to cover developments at the dig site for more possible victims of the "speed freak killers". and you can go to confrom our.com to watch today's news conference. >>> the victim of an antioch home invasion manag

remains belonging to 16-year- old chevy wheeler were identified through dep fall -- dental records. the teenager disappeared in 1985. we spoke to chevy's mother who lives in tennessee by phone last night. [ inaudible ] >> and we would never know where she is. >> reporter: the wheelers plan to return to stockton at the end of the month to have their daughters remains yes penetrated -- key men -- cremated. what prompted shermantine to draw the map and who convinced him to do it. >>> time now 5:02. antioch city leaders planning a town hall meeting on dealing with rising violent crimes. final straw at least one of them monday night fatal shooting at the front door of a house. antioch mayor jim davis wants more neighborhood watch programs and rework the city's budget to hire more police officers. no date for a town hall meeting has been set yet but the mayor says he wants it as soon as possible. >>> police in vallejo investigating another fatal shooting. daniel stevens shot several times yesterday afternoon. he died later at a local hospital. that police investigation continues. >>> time

. >> reporter: 11 years ago shermantine was convicted of 16- year-old chevy wheeler of stockton. ktvu was at the courthouse and we spoke to her father. >> we just want her remains back so we can say hi every once in awhile. >> reporter: yesterday they confirmed her remains. they are believe to have killed 20 or more weapon. there is a press conference by sheriffs deputies coming up. we are sure to keep you posted if there are no new investments. >>> 6:05. back here at home antioch city leaders planning a town hall meeting. one of the final straws monday nights fatal shooting at the front door of a home. jim davis wants more neighborhood watch programs and wants to rework the city's budget to hire more police. no dates for the town hall meeting has been set yet. >>> in vallejo police are investigating the city's first fatal shooting of the year. 23-year-old daniel stevens was shot several times yesterday afternoon. a friend had already taken him to the hospital before the police got there. he later died of his injuries. so far no arrests have been made. >>> republican presidential

and they've tentatively identified a second victim as chevy wheeler, who was 16 when she vanished in 1985. santa clara city leaders gave the green light on the new home for the san francisco 49ers. the vote signals that the team will move south a lot sooner than expected. gil diaz in santa clara with the motivation for the new timeline. time is 4-- here's lawrence with a check of weather. the chief probation officer in alameda county is on paid leave this morning. david muhammad is accused of sexually assaulting a female deputy back in may. she has filed a one-point-five million dollar legal claim against him. she claims muhammad grabbed her and started kissing her inside a car. the attorney general is now investigating the case. muhammad calls the allegations false and outrageous. alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer is in rehabilitation for substance abuse. lockyer is the wife of state treasurer bill lockyer. earlier this month she was beaten by an ex- boyfriend at a newark hotel. prosecutors have not yet decided whether to charge the ex- boyfriend. nadia lockyer released a stat

late this afternoon, we spoke with murder victim chevy wheeler's mother. she tells that the clothing found with the remains matches the description of what her daughter was wearing when she vanished. in san joaquin counseled, andrea menniti, cbs 5. >> fires are picking up houses as quickly as they come on the market. >> a million dollars for a dump? why housing prices in one part of the bay area have skyrocketed more than 50% in a matter of months. >>> a modern-day gold rush, only this one is illegal. the california man busted for running a lucrative secret mine in the sierra. >>> inmates having trouble getting a good night's sleep. we found them getting expensive help. >> if that's happening, it shouldn't be. >> tonight, the special medical attention you're paying for even for things as small as -- >> i have blister on my toe. >> from the cbs 5 weather center, i have been mooning to our life depp high-def doppler radar. it's a soggy friday evening and now the day it will rain this weekend as eyewitness news continues on cbs 5. at a home, that's also the s

one victim is 16-year-old chafel, chevy wheeler, last week searchers found the remains of cindy vanderheighten, both bodies found in another site. besides bone and skull fragments there are coats, a purse, shoes and a woman's ring at this site. >> they've been underground several years. so they're delicate. so we'll have to clean them up, see if the, what the initials read on that ring. if any. >> shermantine and herzog killed themselves in prison grew up in lindon and many had suspicions about the two men. >> most of the people knew what is going on, i think to a certain degree. but this is a small town. so things don't get talked about too much. >> investigators will now send remains to a lab for a dna analysis, then, we're told they've move onto the site of another abandoned well. >> tonight nearly a year half after the pipeline disaster officials are going public with their frustration with pg&e. you'll remember these pictures. the city wants more money to rebuild and recover than the utility promised so far. heather? >> yesterday san bruno asked cpuc to include the sni any future settleme

. >> officials have positively identified a second victim as 16-year-old chevy wheeler. she disappeared in 1985 after running off with shemp -- shermantine. one woman believes she was almost a victim when two men in a blue van is chased her down a country road and i -- and approached her car on countryside. >> i just want wanted to tell this story -- i just want to tell this story because maybe it will help the police figure out how they got girls. they were so brazen. they did not care. they were gonna get me and they did not care. >> heidi said she recognized herzog realizing he was the man who approached her. she was able to speed off during the cross traffic. you can go to the channel 2 website for more on this case. the address is ktvu.com. >>> antioch city leaders are planning a town hall meeting to deal with the viz in violent crime. the final straw was monday night when a homeowner shot and killed a burglary suspect. jim davis wants more neighborhood watch programs and wants to rework the city's budget to hire more police officers. no date for the town hall meeti

dna tests have identified those remains as chevy wheeler shermantine led authorities to the property where those remains were found. >>darya: seven marines were killed with a helicopters collided last night near yuma, ariz. if. we're learning details that there were based in it miramar. the marines were conducting a training exercise when there helicopters collided in midair. there were no survivors. because of the crash is under investigation into the identities have not yet been released. they're still waiting to notify their families. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside. in >>james: the president has sent a letter formally apologizing for the burning of the carotid. the white house has not confirmed that letter just yet. the shootings happened in two separate locations. another two protesters were killed and six others wounded in another exchange of gunfire. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. there is a live look outside of the james lick in san francisco. sfax >>erica: people cannot believe just how warm it is. if

investigators say some of the remains belong to a 16-year-old chevy wheeler who disappeared in 1985. last week crews uncovered the skull of a 25-year-old woman who had been missing since 1998. the bounty hunter working on the case says there could be as many as 30 pod dbodies buried in tha area. we're learning mott abo ining m deal that led the death row inmate to reveal the site. the bounty hunter made a deal for $18,000. sherman asked for an additional $15,000 to pay for headstones for his grave and spending money for the prison commissary. the state department of corrections has not commented on the deal. >>> no secret it is election year and president obama is back out on the west coast. mr. obama arrives in los angeles this morning for a california campaign tour that includes a fund-raising dinner tonight in beverly hills. his campaign says the foo fighters fresh off winning five grammys on sunday night will perform at that fund-raiser. this would be the ninth visit the president has made to l.a. since winning office in 2008. after visiting l.a., president obama heads up this wa

they include the remains of 16- year-old chevy wheeler. the teenager disappeared in 1985 after running off with wesley shermantine. we spoke with her mother on the phone she remembers shermantine's chilling remark years ago. awe aid >> shermantine is now on death row. his maps lead authorities to the burial sites. they are believed to have killed 20 or more people in the 1980s and '90s. herzog committed suicide last night. >>> joseph naso is expected back in a marin county courtroom. the judge is expected to decide whether the 78-year-old murder suspect request continue to act as his own attorney. he's accused of killing four northern -- investigators believe he may by responsible for at least two other deaths. >>> antioch city leaders want to hold a town hall meeting to address an increase in violence. the fatal shooting at the front door of a home was the tipping points. he wants to boost neighborhood watch programs and rework the city's budget to fund more police officers. the exact date for the meeting has not been set but the mayor sa

in 1999 shermantine and herzog were arrested after dna evidence only to them to the death of chevy wheelere city of manhattan. their trials were moved to santa clara because of all the negative publicity. shermantine was convicted of four murders. in october, herzog was convicted of three murders and as a necessity in the death of a vendor-. his convictions were overturned three years later and in 2010, herzog was released on parole. he moved into a trailer on the grounds of the high desert state prison where he hung himself in an apparent suicide in january of this year. he had learned of shermantine agreement to reveal the location of the victims. the >>vicki: herzog had his murder convictions overturned when it was ruled that police coerced him into talking about the killings. he accepted a 14 year sentence with credit for time served. stay with kron4 for continuing coverage on victims of the siegfried killers. we have a special section set up on our web site. >>brian: here is a live in san francisco at city hall. it is pretty windy in some spots. gusts are 20-30 mi. per hour. not as wi

but there was no one to save chevy wheeler and cindy.n the last five days, both were discovered buried in graves. the other half of the speed killers led investigators directly to their grave. now, shermantine has drawn a map of this section of lyndon, where herzog once lived, saying his partner dumped anywhere from a dozen to nearly two dozen people in wells dating back to 1984. >> they are estimating we are about 700 bones that they found. they have gone through today. >> fragmented? >> they are all fragmented, different sizes. >> as that dig continues, heidi adams realizes just how close she drove to the bone yard and how lucky she was to have narrowly escaped. >> i want to tell the story because media can help, figure out how they got girls, because they did not care. they were so brazen. they were going to get me and they did not care. >> deputies remain on scene outside herzog's bone yard tonight. the sheriff deputy mentioned 700 bones. the total now is more than 1,000. they have also found clothing, jewelry, and some purses. there

. >> investigators say some of the remains belong to 16-year-old chevy wheeler who disappeared in 1985 and 25-year-old woman missing since 1998. the infamous duo managed a two decade long killing spree which ended with their arrest in 1999. investigators have also been digging up clothes, shoes, even some jewelry. again, they will resume their dig at that second well today. they say they could be out there for weeks. >> thank you, marla. >>> eight deaths, 35 homes destroyed. this morning pg&e says $70 million is enough to fix it all. pg&e is setting a cap on the amount it will pay to rebuild the area leveled by that exploding pipeline. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. the signs of rebuilding are up and down the block after the neighborhood was completely devastated here in 201037 but how much is enough? the city of san bruno and pg&e have been in negotiations trying to figure out how much would be needed restitution to pay for it all. but now pg&e is putting a cap on how much it will pay for the physical construction. that cap being about $70 million and the trust

but there was no one to save chevy wheeler and cindy. in the last five days, both were discovered buried in desolate graves. the other half led investigators directly to their grave. now, shermantine has drawn a map of this section of lyndon where herzog once lived. saying his partner dumped anywhere from a dozen to nearly two dozen people in wells, dating back to 1984. as that dig continues, heidi adams realizes how close she drove to the bone yard and how lucky she is to have narrowly escaped. >> i want to tell the story. how they got girls, because they did not care. they were so brave and they were going to get me and they did not care. >> now sherman claims that he dumped no bodies here, but herzog is dead, so there's no way of verifying that. this could be an effort by shermantine to block prosecutors from bringing additional murder charges. there is, however, controversy about this dig. some arguing bone fragments have been found because investigators wrongly used heavy equipment. but the sheriff's department is confident that the

identified the remains of one victim in a separate site in calaveras county as those of 16-year-old chevy wheeler who disappeared in 1985. at the larger site investigators dug 45 feet deep into and a well an recovered 700 bone fragments at the remote site since last weekend and are also finding clues to match the remains to missing persons. >> we have found purses, coats, shoes, jewelry, personal items. >> reporter: it's all believed to be the work of the so-called speed freak killers. death row inmate wesley shermantine led authorities there after a bounty hunter offered him money for information about the victims of his killing spree in the 1980s and 19190s. investigators believe shermantine and his childhood friend loren herzog may have killed as many as 20 people. >> they were there this whole time. shocking. >> reporter: investigators are working with forensic anthropologists to try and piece together as many parts of the skeletons as they can. the remains will ultimately be sent to the department of justice crime lab for dna analysis. reporting live in san joaquin county, len ramirez, cbs 5

. >> but cindy and chevy wheeler were his victims and found near san andreas. he claims lyndon is all herzog's party area, not mine. i've never been to any of his road parties. >> here's the thing. i can't just say, here's the money and what do i do with it? i can't send it to him on death row. i know that. >> padilla is willing to pay up once appropriate arrangements are made. now that investigators have dug 50 feet deep -- >> they completed the original well. we're done with that. they are going to start filling that well and there's been searching the area looking for the second well. >> but won't say if the more than 1,000 bone fragments are human bones or animals. leaving open the question whether the surviving speed free killer is correctly leading investigators or writing for another thrill. >> truth or thrill, consider this. shermantine writes that the speed free killer had no role in the disappearance of heyward, but then goes on to say that herzog hunted for victims in modesto, but won't say where those alleged other two burial sites are located. none

that dentist preliminary identified those remains as those of chevy wheeler. >> reporter: investigators the skull of another victim. 25-year-old cyndi vanderheiden on friday. padilla says he spoke with her family today. >> these folks are happy because bones have been found up there. loved ones. >> reporter: padilla did strike a deal with shermantine to pay him $33,000 towards this information. sheriff's investigators say they are well aware of the second well site. but they are focusing all of their energy on the current one, where they will return to dig tomorrow morning. >> stephanie, thank you. $33,000 for that map. >>> on air and online, stay with us for continuing coverage on this story, on nbcbayarea.com. we have video of the dig site, as well as more interviews from the bounty hunter, search remains found. >>> no tsunami warning but plenty of rattled nerves tonight following a 6.0 earthquake. it shook the coast of oregon. but it was felt here in the bay area. it was about 160 miles west of coos bay. there was no reports of damage or injuries. and those who felt the shaking descr

reporter scott smith says he issued an apology to the families of cindy vanderhiden and chevy wheelerhose remains were found earlier this month. he also talked about additional burial grounds around the central valley. >> he gave me a lot of vague descriptions of roads and areas where maybe there would be some wells or mines or, you know, people who had been murders and left there years ago and their cases went unsolved. >> meanwhile, san joaquin county investigators acknowledge they met with the fbi last week. they say they are trying to decide the best way to proceed with future searches. >>> i'll turn things over to scott budman who joins us with the oscar previews. scott now joining us with the silicon valley connection. >> silicon valley companies have really become built in to the hollywood machine in recent years. barely a movie is made without local technology. last night, that technology took home lots of awards. it's a case of the little guys winning big. the fantastic flying books of mr. morris lessmore taking home the oscar for best animated short film thanks to two guys w

chevy wheeler and cyndi vanderheiden. meanwhile, bounty hunter leonard padilla and his investigators say they have received information about another pair of wells in linden that wesley shermantine says contain even more murder victims. >> this is just the tip of the iceburg and you need to check both of these wells. >> shermantine alleges there are at least a dozen bodies in one of those wells. he says there's one body in a third well near a tv tower. >>> 4:38. the reward is more than $22,000 to find the vandals though trashed a richmond school. congressman george miller toured nystrom elementary school yesterday. it's being cleaned up after it suffered a million dollars in damage earlier this month. the building was just about ready to open to students. now that's not going to happen for several more weeks. >> this is a tragedy and it's a crime against the children in this community and it's a crime against our community. >> this is what the building looked like just a couple of weeks ago right after the vandals trashed

authorities unearthed the remains last week. 16-year-old chevy wheeler disappeared in 1985. a sweatshirt and a lavender jacket matched what she wore, the day she played hookie with shermantine. she was just 16 at the time, and he was 19. the girl's family now lives in tennessee. and 25-year-old cyndi vanderheiden disappeared in 1998. the woman fannished on a night when she was shooting pool with shermantine and lauren herzog, in linden. >>> you can stay with us for continuing coverage of this story, on nbcbayarea.com, we have video of the gravesite, as well as more interviews from that bounty hunter. just search, remains found. >>> president obama is back in california. but back in washington, there was a rare agreement late tonight in a bitterly-divided congress that would likely save you some money. the house and senate agreed to extend the 2% payroll tax cut. and extra benefits for the unemployed. it's a win for president obama, who says the typical american family will see an extra $40 in every paycheck this year. the president says he will sign the tax cut extension, as

they include the remains of 16- year-old chevy wheeler.eenager disappeared in 1985 after running off wesley shermantine, the convicted killer who led authorities to those human remains. now, coming up at the top of the hour, we'll get an update from tara moriarty in san joaquin county. >>> in about 90 minutes, joseph naso is due back in a marin county courtroom. a judge may decide whether the 78-year-old murder suspect can continue to act -- to act as his lawyer -- as his own lawyer. investigators think naso may be responsible for at least two other homicides. >>> alameda county's chief probation officer has been placed on leave following allegations of sexual assault and harassment. he calls the charges completely false. the victim filed a claim seeking $1.5 million in damages. the attorney general's office is handling the case. >>> nadia locker has entered rehab for a substance abuse problem. he's the wife of bill lockyer. she says she was violently assault by an ex-boyfriend. lockyer says she's in repack to heal from that attack and to

today, sources return to san andreas to search for remains near the same site where the remains of chevy wheeler and cindy of vendor- were discovered nearly two weeks ago. that is where it could never dogs got a hit today. j.r stone is in san andrea's, we will hear from him later in the newscast. >>pam: of violence out of control in oakland. 17 shootings in the past week. five of those in the past 12 hours. here's a look at where they all happened. out of four of the incidents, five were injured including one critically and another a student from berkeley high. haaziq madyun spoke with the head of the major crimes unit he says his department is overwhelmed trying to keep up with all of the shootings. >> we have a couple of cases working right now. it has been a busy week. >>haaziq: a busy week followed by a bloody morning as you can see by the shoes in backpack of a victim in the middle of market street in north oakland. one officer says victims of violent crimes are growing in recent days. >> we had at least three homicides last week and obviously find no one is working today it's not too. we h

was convicted of the death of wheeler. >> we just want her remains back so we can say hi once in a while. >>> from home tonight from tennessee where the family moved, chevy's mother told us that she was informed that her daughter's remains have been identified. >> he told us in court that we would never go where she is. >> reporter: wheeler plans to come back to have her cremated and take her back to tennessee with them. their wish was always to have her close. >>> so could that third site in lindon offer another family closure? >>> new at 10:00, the results of an important vote tonight on the 49ers plan for a new stadium. the santa clara council voted for a construction contract. the deal calls for the stadium to be ready by the start of the 2014 season. if not the builder could be fined $600 each game that it misses. and there's some construction work already going on. it's really just getting the site, a parking lot ready for the main construction. that is scheduled to begin july 1st. >>> san francisco is suing the federal agency in charge of pipeline safety in the wake of the san bruno explosion. the pipeline and hazardous material safety administratio

was convicted of the death of wheeler. >> we just want her remains back so we can say hi once in a while. >>> from home tonight from tennessee where the family moved, chevy's mother told us that she was informed that her daughter's remains have been identified. >> he told us in court that we would never go where she is. >> reporter: wheeler plans to come back to have her cremated and take her back to tennessee with them. their wish was always to have her close. >>> so could that third site in lindon offer another family closure? >>> new at 10:00, the results of an important vote tonight on the 49ers plan for a new stadium. the santa clara council voted for a construction contract. the deal calls for the stadium to be ready by the start of the 2014 season. if not the builder could be fined $600 each game that it misses. and there's some construction work already going on. it's really just getting the site, a parking lot ready for the main construction. that is scheduled to begin july 1st. >>> san francisco is suing the federal agency in charge of pipeline safety in the wake of the san bruno explosion. the pipeline and hazardous material safety administratio

weeks later chevy wheeler goes missing from stockton. in 1999 shermantine and herzog were arrested after dna evidence linked to them to to women. their trials are sent to santa clear because of the negative publicity. shermantine is convicted of four murders in february of 2001. in october, herzog is convicted of three murders and as a necessary in one. his murder convictions are overturned on a technicality three years later into in 2010, herzog was released on parole. he moved into a trailer on the grounds of the high desert state prison which is where he hung himself in an apparent suicide in january of this year. he had learned of shermantine agreement to reveal the location of the victims. >>justine: herzog had his murder conviction overturned. herzog accepted a 14 year sentence with credit for time served. stay with us as we continue coverage a and searching for victims of the speed freak killers. we have a special section set up on our web site, www.kron4.com. but >>president obama: i am here because this country needs your help.

the remains of cindy vandehheiden and chevy wheeler were found in the area. a neighbor told us she could here investigators looking. >> we're successful. we're success. , -- that's why they got the shovel and started work. it makes me think, they're going to find everyone there. >>> a pleasanton woman was among the three people killed in a nine car pile up in southern monterey county. the crash happened just before 9:00 last night in king county. the highway patrol says 53-year- old maria ochoa along with the driver of the car she was in and another passenger were killed when an suv crossed the center divide and crossed their vehicle. the driver of the suv was reaching for her cell phone and lost her phone. as many as 15 people were hurt in the crash. >>> new at 10:00, a proposal to eliminate kindergarten in neighborhoods that are struggling. >> reporter: frank we're at school district headquarters where the meeting just ended. inside the board voted to take deep cuts despite large crowds asking them to reconsider. parents, students teachers and others rallie

used successfully in the search for remains in calav era s county where it was determined that chevy wheeler was buried. maps by shermantine have led investigators there. remains will be sent to labs for analysis. >> we have every resource in this case, it is called a rush case everything has a a priority. >> the bones and evidence will be taken to a lab in the central valley. a forensic scientist in richmond told us the bones will bones will be bones will be polverized to a powder form. now the search will continue through the weekend for remains and any additional well that may lead to more victims. reporting live here in san joaquin county, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police say they are looking for four suspected gang members tonight after a gun battle along a busy street that led to a stand off. customers rushed out of an auto zone store at 100th avenue after one of the gunmen reportedly ran inside. officers say he and three other young men exchanged gunfire around 12:30 this afternoon. officials say this is just another exam of a growing problem for east oakland. >> i'v

the remains of cindy vandehheiden and chevy wheeler were found in the area. a neighbor told us she could here investigators looking. >> we're successful. we're success. , -- that's why they got the shovel and started work. it makes me think, they're going to find everyone there. >>> a pleasanton woman was among the three people killed in a nine car pile up in southern monterey county. the crash happened just before 9:00 last night in king county. the highway patrol says 53-year- old maria ochoa along with the driver of the car she was in and another passenger were killed when an suv crossed the center divide and crossed their vehicle. the driver of the suv was reaching for her cell phone and lost her phone. as many as 15 people were hurt in the crash. >>> new at 10:00, a proposal to eliminate kindergarten in neighborhoods that are struggling. >> reporter: frank we're at school district headquarters where the meeting just ended. inside the board voted to take deep cuts despite large crowds asking them to reconsider. parents, students teachers and others rallie

it contained details on where he buried buried chevy wheeler. this came after six years of correspondence between the journalist and an inmate. authorities allowed him into the excavation site. >> it was absolutely the most horrific thing i've ever seen. it made me want to weep. >> reporter: smith says he wanted to help the victim's family find peace. in modesto, eva and her granddaughter are hoping the excavations will answer their questions about a missing loved one. 34-year-old sylvia stanley disappeared in 1986. >> i was just a baby when she disappeared, i don't remember her at all. >> reporter: smith says he was motivated to reveal because he didn't want herzog to go free. he killed himself last month after learning of the revelations. >> you gave up the information hoping that could lead to a convection, and send herzog back to a prison, and perhaps back to a cell on death row. smith says he hasn't admitted to killing anyone, just that he helped bury the victims. amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now. san joaquin county inv

it contained details on where he buried buried chevy wheeler. this came after six years of correspondence between the journalist and an inmate. authorities allowed him into the excavation site. >> it was absolutely the most horrific thing i've ever seen. it made me want to weep. >> reporter: smith says he wanted to help the victim's family find peace. in modesto, eva and her granddaughter are hoping the excavations will answer their questions about a missing loved one. 34-year-old sylvia stanley disappeared in 1986. >> i was just a baby when she disappeared, i don't remember her at all. >> reporter: smith says he was motivated to reveal because he didn't want herzog to go free. he killed himself last month after learning of the revelations. >> you gave up the information hoping that could lead to a convection, and send herzog back to a prison, and perhaps back to a cell on death row. smith says he hasn't admitted to killing anyone, just that he helped bury the victims. amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now. san joaquin county inv

that forensic dentist preliminarily identified those remains as those of chevy wheeler. >> shermantine provided a map of that mass grave. crews will resume their excavation work tomorrow. >>> they might not respond anymore. the berkeley city council is expected to vote tonight on proposed changes to its policy on mutual aid. a city councilmember has proposed several changes to the policy, including not automatically responding to requests for help involving civil disobedisobedience why no crimes have been committed. they came under scrutiny after local law enforcement agencies were called to oakland to respond to protests. >>> a bus driver entered a not guilty plea to vehicular manslaughter. it stems from a july crash that killed a doctor on board that bus. 64-year-old wallace richardson was driving more than a dozen people when his bus collided with the big rig at the corner of octavia and oak street in santa clara. it ejected kevin mack from that vehicle. the bus driver allegedly ran a red light at that intersection. seat belts were installed in all city shuttle buses. >>> they have

used successfully in the search for remains in calav era s county where it was determined that chevy wheeler was buried. maps by shermantine have led investigators there. remains will be sent to labs for analysis. >> we have every resource in this case, it is called a rush case everything has a a priority. >> the bones and evidence will be taken to a lab in the central valley. a forensic scientist in richmond told us the bones will bones will be bones will be polverized to a powder form. now the search will continue through the weekend for remains and any additional well that may lead to more victims. reporting live here in san joaquin county, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police say they are looking for four suspected gang members tonight after a gun battle along a busy street that led to a stand off. customers rushed out of an auto zone store at 100th avenue after one of the gunmen reportedly ran inside. officers say he and three other young men exchanged gunfire around 12:30 this afternoon. officials say this is just another exam of a growing problem for east oakland. >> i'v

>> [audio not understandable] >> herzog also told police he saw shermantine kill 16-year- old chevy wheeler. he says shermantine admitted to killing at least 20 people. >>> a chemical leak made 19 people sick in a sacramento saferway. the store was evacuated before 8:00 last night. some workers saw a mysterious mist. the victim suffered headaches and nausea. >> also have a process to make sure that the foods are safe or what foods may need to be destroyed. >> a hazmat team says the smell was likely freon. firefighters opened vents to get rid of the smell and the store reopen two ours later. >>> nelson mandela is resting in a south african hospital, suffering from a stomach illness. the 93-year-old has been in poor health. he was hospitalized last year for an acute respiratory inspection. he was elected south africa's first black president in 1994. he had spent 27 years in prison, fighting against apartheid. >>> california republicans are meeting in the peninsula this weekend for a major g.o.p. convention. campaign signs fill almost every inch of space inside the burlingame hyatt. today is a

remains of one victim found in a separate burial site in calaveras county as those of 16- year-old chevy wheeler to disappeared in 1985. investigators dug 45 feet deep into an abandoned ranch well and recovered 700 bone fragments at the remote site since last weekend and are finding clues that can help match the remains to missing persons. >> we have found purses, a coat, shoes, jewelry, personal items. >> reporter: it's all believed to be the work of the so-called speed freak killers. death row inmate wesley shermantine led authorities there after a bounty hunter offered him money for the information about the killings in the 1980s and '90s. investigators believe he and loren herzog may have killed as many as 20 people. >> they were there the whole time. it's shocking. >> reporter: the mass burial ground is a mile or two outside the towns of linden and farmington and here people remember the killers and some of the victims. >> it's a tragedy that, you know, that's happening here locally. but good thing is they are finding the people and they could have closure. >> reporter: investigators are wo

. >> i told him i'd pay him $33,000 if he gave me two bodies chevy wheeler and cindy. them. he's on death row. he's not going anywhere. i don't get anything. there's no rewards on these. >> so shermantine who by the way, if people are just picking up on this he's on death row. he agreed with padilla to draw this map for him to go out there to find these remains. he's getting money as we mentioned $33,000. that amount of money, how does that sit with you? >> well, i don't think he should get any money. but mr. padilla and i are good friends. we have been for a long time. i went out there with him myself on one of the hunts with the cadaver dogs. and so i thank mr. padilla for doing it so we can get closure on it but i think shermantine should have done it to maybe get a little remorse or something so that we could possibly have closure on this and go on with our lives. >> who was providing this money who ultimately shermantine will get? are you, are other parents giving to this bounty? >> not that i know of. i'm not. it's all mr. padilla. that's what he wants to do. so

chevy wheeler and cyndi vanderheiden. the bounty hunter at the center of the search turned up at the dig site today. andrea menniti with what happened there. >> reporter: bounty hunter leonard padilla and his investigator say they have received new information about the pair of other wells that convicted killer wesley shermantine contain murder victims. >> he said this is just the tip of the iceberg and you need to check both of these wells. >> reporter: the team says shermantine tells them the so- called boneyard is about 100 yards from this mobile home which sits just east of the first well dig site. the pair says that's the well where investigators will find at least a dozen bodies. the third site the investigator says is near this television tower about 300 feet from a pond. shermantine told him a single victim is buried in that well. the details came during a phone conversation about getting paid for handing over information that led to a pair of bodies in calaveras county. after seeing coverage of the digs on tv, sh

chevy wheeler and cyndi vanderheiden were found ain the "speed freak" killers case.ve received new information about another pair of wells in linden that shermantine says contain even more murder victims. shermantine alleges that there are at least a dozen bodies in one of those wells and he says there's one body in a third well near a tv tower. >>> a san jose woman is due in court today accused of driving the getaway car for her 15-year- old son who is suspected of stabbing a teen. margaret suazo was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and her son was taken into custody as a juvenile. police say that last thursday, suazo drove her son to glen furth drive on the city's east side, specifically to look for a 13-year-old boy. well, they spotted him and the two boys exchanged gang-related words. investigators say suazo's son then jumped out of the car, tackled the 13-year-old and stabbed him. police are also looking into the possibility of a second juvenile suspect. >>> two western journalists were killed today in syria when rockets hit the home they were in. one v

site in calaveras county have been tentatively identified as those of this woman, 16-year-old chevy wheelerthe teen disappeared from stockton in 1985. people had seen her shooting pool with shermantine and herzog in neighboring linden. >>> we're learning more today about negotiations between san bruno and pg&e. city officials will make an announcement about restitution for victims following the deadly pipeline explosion in 2010. meantime, san francisco is suing the feds over pipeline safety. the lawsuit targets the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration. city claims the agency, quote, abjectly failed to help prevent the san bruno explosion. it also says the agency has not implement safety recommendations since that 2010 deadly blast. >>> today caltrans will decide if the westbound portion of the deck of the bay bridge will be closed over the weekend. >> the agency has held off on making a decision because of the threat of poor weather. if it does rain, work could be delayed until the next weekend but if they decide to start this friday, the westbound deck is going to be clos

the remains found include a 16 year-old disappeared in 1985, chevy wheeler and 25 roles in the vendor shermantine also apologize for taking years to reveal where he disposed of the bodies. he says in no way, shape of a quantity kill them. shermantine is on death row. sheriff's investigators are meeting with the fbi and california texas department the plan where this investigation goes next. >>jaqueline: here is a look outside from the tall camera at heavenly ski resort communities can see overcast skies in is josh said. we are seeing cloud cover over the hills. here is a look at storm tracker 4 raider. the blue that you see right here is no. that is how cold it is. snow showers in the diablo range. plenty of snow in the sierra. cough you can see the clouds on the corner of the screen. right now it is quite chilly. temperatures 48 in half moon bay area 50 in san jose. it is going to get very cold out there tonight. xi in the south bay also in the '30's. 38 in san jose it will be another chilly day, the winds will pick up tomorrow afternoon. it will be blustery in school. qr in the nort

dna tests identified the remains of 16 year-old chevy wheeler scared 25 year-old cindy better-. shermantine led authorities to the property where those remains were found which is the side of the first well. >>james: we're expecting low-mid-70s this afternoon. we will be right back. >>justine: u.s. marines were killed when their helicopters collided last night near yuma arizona. we have a map of where the crash area happens. we do know that service members were with the third marine aircraft wing. helicopters collided in mid- air. the crash involved " for a huey helicopters. again, the crash is still under investigation and could be at least 24 hours before the names of the victims are released by the marines. it's >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. your is a live shot of heavily in toss-up. escape the heat in get to the resorts to do a little bit of steam. they have plenty of sunshine. heavily. we will talk about the weather and see what hall is like a couple of minutes. >>erica: we are taking a live look at conditions over our roof camera. a gorgeous day in

dna tests confirm the remains are those of cindy vandenhyden and chev -- chevy wheeler. shermantine gave the tip. he and his partner are connected to at east 20 killings -- at least 20 killings herzog committed suicide. >>> we want to check in with sal. >> here we are at the toll plaza. this car used 880. he kind of drove up there. the first time he had to stop was behind this minivan. we'll see how long it takes him to go through the metering lights. >>> 880, that is not good. they are clearing that crash but traffic is big-time bad heading north. this morning's commute on the 280 freeway has improved downtown but is still slow getting into the valley. 101 is a mess, use 280 heading south. now, let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir. very good morm morning. a -- very good morning. temperatures this morning were 30s to 60. it just depenned if an east breeze is blowing. high pressure is building in. it will be your fair-weather friend and mine as well for a warm pattern in february. 40s and 50s. these have kind of leveled off a little bit. mountain view is 53. limb is 53.

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that is where investigators found the remains of two other victims now identified as chevy wheeler and j.r stone. he has been following the search is in the san andreas. tell us what will happen today. >>j.r.: that is the big question. the sheriff's office has been very hush hush about this search operation. one day there are looking in one place, the other day they're looking in another place. yesterday, they started in this area early in the morning and searched up into the evening. at one point it was so dark you could not see much. i suspect they will be back in that area again today. >> i have been in contact with the san joaquin sheriff's office. they were out there a couple of days ago. they have been out there in the large steel. at this point it sounds like they are not finding what they had hoped to find in that area. that is one of the reasons why they came back to this section. i know that the search is still active. if you ask people in this area of calaveras county, they think there are several more bodies in the area they're searching. i spoke with one gentleman who went