. >> cindy vanderheiden's remains were found and identified. the remains of wheeler were also found there. another search in linden turned up bone fragments. herzog killed himself last month after learning about it. now we're digging through 10 hours of tape coming up at the 10:00 news. you'll hear why herzog did not turn in his friend. >>> we've been hearing about a rash of shootings in oakland for days. when gun shots rang out in east oakland today, it brought out the reality of street violence. now a mother who moved her baby out of the way just in time. rita? >> unless you live in a killing zone it's hard to imagine how fragile life can be. a hot friday at high noon in a neighborhood handy man known as bo dean was snoozing in this chair when suddenly men with guns yelled at him to wake up. he ran and the gunfire began. >> pop, pop! they emptied them. >> reporter: those are tears of relief, not grief. tamara's one-year-old daughter, amera, was not hit. >> she's just started walking. she was standing at the screen door. something said pull he

investigators believe that those were the bones of a woman last seen in 1998, her name was cindy vanderheiden. police will wait for more information about michaela garrett before they take action on shermantine's claims >>> we saw rain out there today, and we could see more into the overnight hours. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> coming up , a san francisco mansion has some dark secrets. we'll take you inside and show you what happened there. >>> if you're dying to get your hands on the new ipad 3, gabe slate tells us when it might go on sale. >>> coming up later in this broadcast, the bay area kid, another great night versus kobe bryant, jeremy lin in new york. and also tiger woods in pretty good position thea the at&t. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your min

but they say the remains found her are likely of that cindy vanderheiden seen her. they were part of a crew called the speed freak killers suspected of killing more than 20 people during the '80s and '90s. the property and the focus is that of serman teen's parents -- shermantine's parents. >>> new details about an assault on stanford's campus this weekend. police have released a sketch of the suspect. this man you're looking at broke into a soresort house early -- sority house. they do not believe the same suspect assaulted a different woman that same night. >>> and the berkeley police officer that was rammed with a car while chasing a drug suspect. he is out of the hospital tonight. yesterday, police were following the suspect in castro valley. moore rammed one of the officers with his car. another cop on scene shot moore who's now recovering from his injuries. during their investigation, police found a half pound of cocaine they believe belonged to moore >>> the man suspected of shooting a federal agent was in court today. he was assigned a public defender. he is

cindy vanderheiden disappears in 1988 after last being seen with shermantine and herzog. in 1999, shermantine and herzog are arrested after dna evidence links them to wheeler and vanderheiden. their trials are moved to santa clara. shermantine is convicted of four murders in february of 2001. the two drift ares, plus the -- drifters plus the two women. in october, herzog is convicted of three murders and an accessory in vanderheiden's death. his convictions are overturned on a technicality three years later. and in 2010, herzog is released on parole. he moves into a trailer on the grounds of the high-desert state prison where he is found hanged to death in an apparent suicide in january of this year. he had apparently learned of shermantine's agreement to reveal the location of the pair's victims. >> herzog's murder convictions were overturned when an appeals court rules that -- ruled that police coerced him into talking about the killings. herzog accepted a 14 year sentence with credit for time served. >> continuing coverage of the search for victims of the "speed freak

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 manages to turn the tables on his attacker. the homeowner was resting with his son when a would-be armed robber broke in. am after a struggle, the man managed to get the gun away from the intruder and shot the intruder three times. the

. >> deputies say the remains could belong to cindy vanderheiden who went missing in 1998. shermantine began talking after his killing partner committed suicide last month. shermantine also says herzog was responsible for the abduction of michaela garecht of hayward who disappeared in 1988. the search resumes today. >> los angeles police are on the lookout for a man convicted of threatening to kill madonna. 54-year-old robert dewey hopkins walked out of the metropolitan state hospital about a week ago. described as highly psychotic and he was admitted to the hospital last year after serving a 10-year prison sentence for stalking madonna. >> let's get a look at the forecast for today. meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. you made to the friday, you got the weekend just around the corner. we're going to see nice weather for the first part of the weekend. showers on the way come sunday into monday. and we're looking toward a wet pattern. so enjoy the sunshine. temperatures are running a little on the cool side. you're at 50 degrees in san mat mateo, and you'r

the remains of 25-year-old cindy vanderheiden and 16-year- old sherrell wheeler were found earlier this month after wesley shermantine gave a map to police. shermantine also told the reporter he knows where additional victims are buried. >>> and tonight the renters of nearly half a dozen homes in the east bay are learning they were the victims of an elaborate foreclosure scam. even though the landlord is behind bars, we discovered the list of victims could keep growing. >> reporter: the contra costa district attorney says they know of five victims and believe there could be as many as 20. alfonso salazar faces nine felony counts ranging from burglary to perjury in what prosecutors call a sophisticated rental scam. >> they are claiming ownership entitlement they have no ownership right over and they are renting them out by posting an ad in craigslist and in the people are paying, two, three, four, up to six thousand dollars to rent the properties. >> reporter: salazar was a licensed real estate agent until last year. he worked for country wide mortgage. >> he knew how to talk the talk be

interview he described the time where he and his accomplice, wes shermantine, raped and killed cindi vanderheiden. her remains were discovered in calaveras county earlier this month. >> i knew it was wes. i started to get out -- was just like slashing and hacking -- >> herzog was convicted of three murders. the convictions were later overturned on a technicality. he committed suicide in january. stay with ktvu for continuing developments in the speed freak killer's case. ktvu's amber lee is continuing to look through the 19 hours of tape we obtained. she will have more details on the interview tomorrow at 5:00, and the 10:00 news. >>> and police are searching for a suspect in a south san francisco neighborhood. earlier today, the officers and s.w.a.t. team searched an apartment, but found nobody inside. police are looking a few doors down from the apartment, searching for a gunman they say opened fire earlier in the day at another location. nobody was hurt had, and so far no arrests have been made. >>> and today marks two years since employees have been locked out of their jobs at an east bay cou

the first time lauren herzog's police interrogation interview on the day he was questions in cindy vanderheiden's. we obtained more than 10 hours of video obtained in 1999. details on how wesley sherman tine raped and killed vanderheiden. he was later convicted in vanderheiden's death and two other other murders. . >>> the reasoning by gavin newsom's proposal. >> we just got back from sacramento where we track down a former lieutenant governor who told us he doesn't think newsom's proposal will work at all. >> reporter: inside the state capital is office of lieutenant governor, second in command of california. gavin newsom in san luis obispo today told them that we should dissolve the lieutenant govern's office as we know it. when arnold schwarzenegger was in office, he slashed the budget of the lieutenant governor's pay at the time. >> a lieutenant governor provides one additional person to speak for california. >> u.s. congressman says he disagrees with newsom. he told the editorial board in order to get the governor to delegate more responsibilities to the governor's office, he proposed they r

. >> deputies say the remains could belong to cindy vanderheiden who went missing in 1998.ntine began talking to authorities after his killing partner, loren herzog, committed suicide. he said that herzog was responsible for the abduction of michaela garecht. >> marin county health officials investigating two cases of a rare brain disorder similar to mad cow disease. 59-year-old eileen shaw contracted what health officials believe is kruts felts disease. she died. her husband tells us once she got sick she deteriorated quickly. in a statement they ruled out the string of cjd linked to mad cow disease. this is based upon results that a national reference laboratory. furthermore, we have no evidence that suggests casual linkage between the suspect cases nor is there evidence to suggest a risk to food supply. >> 5:49. was it the state of the city or state of the city's retirement benefits, last night san jose mayor chuck reed spent a chunk of time talking about the city's retirement costs. this coming on the heels of nbc bay area investigation questioning whether he used phony

shermantine is on death row for the murders of two women, one of them is cindy, the daughter of john vanderheidenlping share your story, your daughter's story. let me just ask this. all this time, this killer had of this information here for years and years. are you angry at all that he kept this from you for this amount of time? >> yes, i am. because of the packet that now we're only finding just part of her. i mean, they just laid her on top of the ground and 14 years with all the animals and stuff going around, it just scattered all over. so we just have a -- we know there's a skull and some leg bones and stuff that they found. it's just been identified as my daughter and so we do have remains to deal with. you know? and to put to rest. but it does make me kind of angry because he could have done this 14 years ago. or 12 years ago or whenever. and it would have saved all my time that i had spending looking and searching and going down wells and mine shafts and stuff like this, you know and sitting and worrying every night. >> you and your wife. and that little piece of hope, i'm sure you all h