herzog recently committed suicide. garecht was last seen in 1988. >>> wesley shermantine and loren herzog started their 14-year killing spree when ronald regan was still in the white house. over the years, they have provided dates and locations to authorities as they tried to blame each, for the murders. >> in june of 1984, the two killerce graduate together from -- killers graduate together in linden east of stockton. in september, the 2 were driveing near the town of hope -- driving near hope valley when they found henry asleep in his truck. shermantine killed howe with a shotgun. the next year, are the two pick up 24 year-old robin armtrout at a park in stoktin and drive -- stockton and drive her to linden, where herzog says shermantine raped and murdered her. 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

herzog's attorney tells us herzog was shermantine's road dog. saying shermantine manipulated herzog and ruined his life. herzog expressed remorse on the tapes. >> that ain't something i like picturing, you know. >> reporter: cindy vanderhiten's father told us it was sheer -- watching the tapes. she and cindy's mother are still waiting for the return of their daughter's remains so they can give her a proper burial. they are not alone, other familys are still waiting for answers. >> and more tapes to go through. >> that's right. >> thanks, amber. >>> herzog's friend shermantine is apologizing but not for the killings that put him on death row. shermantine said he's sorry fornot telling authorities sooner where he buried the bodies of vandehein and wheeler. both remains were found in calaveras earlier this month by a map drawn by shermantine. >> amber has more video to look through and will bring us more details on what herzog told investigators following his arrest. >>> a hell's angel on the run for months is in jail tonight for shooting and killi

herzog said that shermantine was the ring leader in those crimes and he herzog was just along for thedetectives, herzog discusses the murder of 25-year-old cyndi vanderheiden. he says it was shermantine that killed her and he stood by and didn't do anything. detectives ask herzog why he witnessed the killings but never told police about them. >> reporter: earlier this month authorities found vanderheiden's remains and remains other possible victims. these new leads in the search for victim are coming out now because wesley shermantine gave them a map where the victims are buried. shermantine said he didn't kill the victims herzog did. shore has been tine is onen death row in san quentin. he gave another interview to stockton. he remembers where many more victims were killed and buried. shermantine says he's working on drawing more maps pinpointing the locations of the other victims. live in the newsroom allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:47. a carnival cruise ship now back in port this morning after almost two dozen passengers were robbed at gunpoint during a cruise sponsored exc

herzog leader says shermantine killed him with a shotgun.vember, they robbed and murdered two drifters. the next year they picked up a 24 year-old at a park and drove her to linden where herzog says shermantine arabian and murdered her. weeks later another goes missing from stockton and another woman disappears in 1988 after last being seen with shermantine and herzog. in 1999 shermantine and herzog were arrested after dna evidence only to them to the death of chevy wheeler in the 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 h

. >> new details, ktvu channel 2 news obtained with loren herzog. the video sheds new light on the crimes committed by loren herzog and wesley shermantine. loren herzog committed suicide last month, they were dubbed the "speed freak killers." and are believed to be responsible for 20 killings. investigators unearthed remains based on maps drawn by wesley shermantine. only on 2, amer lee joins us now with the tapes she has been sorting through. >> reporter: since friday i have been going through the videotapes that were given to us. they chronicle interviews that started on the day wesley shermantine was arrested -- loren herzog was arrested. they document interrogations that take place over five days and he reveals more details. she showed detectives how wesley shermantine attacked a womb loren herzog was friends with. [ inaudible interview ] >> reporter: loren herzog paints wayne wesley shermantine as a cold blood killer. he said he killed as many as 24 people and admits he was with him for some of the crimes. he revealed the location of a abandon

wesley howard shermantine is on death row and loren joseph herzog committed suicide. wesley howard shermantine believes they have a map of where they drew some of where the victims are. >> loren joseph herzog should go back to a sell on death row. >> reporter: he learned wesley howard shermantine will reveal the mass grave and loren joseph herzog killed himself as a result. they want to make sure they have everything and dna testing could take months even years. nobody has been identified but they have received calls from dozens of families. we will tell you why the sheriff's office has taken some heat for the way why went about this dig. channel 2 morning news. >> they have set up a hotline if you believe some of your loved ones may have been victimized by these serial killers. we have posted that phone number on the home page of our website www.ktvu.com. >>> time now 6:33, san francisco police released a sketch of a man accused of trying to abduct an eight-year- old. he is described as african- american man with short dread lock braid. the man grabbed her from behin

is on death row, he claims loren joseph herzog is behind the killings. meanwhile wesley howard shermantine is speaking out this time to bounty hunter. he said i want to know the results of the dna tests and if they found hopson. her mother tells amber lee that she went on a date with loren joseph herzog before her disappearance. dna tests will be covered before they go on a date to the central valley. >>> that is despite a new controversy tied to the prestigious race and they have eliminated a major deal the group led by perry ellison has them near two of the piers by the bridge. >> they will no longer be part of the discussions for development. >> race organizers plan to spruce spruce up the piers but they are dropping them because of tight construction deadlines. they are now scheduled to vote on the final construction plan. >>> they will consider a plan that could bring new life to pier 70. they are considering to fix up a half dozen old shipyard buildings and converting them to modern offices. >>> there is a change in the modern landscape, they had p

herzog was arrested back on march 17th, 1999.ce he was afriday of shermantine and they have not been close friends for eight years. during the interview he described the night that shermantine raped and killed shirley. >> herzog also told police he saw shermantine kill 16-year- old chevy wheeler. shermantine admitted to killing at least 20 people. >>> the convention is about to kick off its saturday session on the peninsula in just about an hour. allie rasmus joins us life from burlinggame with what is going on right now. hey. >> day two of the convention starts at 10:00 with a town hall meeting. and of course there is going to be people attending that event. there is a number of people out here. it's all happening inside the hyatt regency. the big event today that is a lot of people are buying tickets for. you can see the name the headlines. presidential candidate republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. he is scheduled to speak at a luncheon this afternoon. the head of the california republican party that says former re

, herzog. 23 years praying for a miracle. her daughter returns. >> when people say, do i feel hopeful about this lead, the answer that has to be, a lead that leads to her remains is not hopeful. >> all they want to do is bring home some remains so they can bury them. >> reporter: michaela's mother tells us tonight, there is a room inside this building, dedicated to tips that might lead them to her daughter. she still has hope that her daughter will be found. reporting live in hayward, i'm cheryl hurd. >> we wish them the best. >>> also tonight, facebook exposed. dozens of revelations that the company is putting its best foot forward for wall street. mark zuckerberg for the first time, outlining the five pain values. among them, be fast and break things. facebook might create overnight millionaires in the bay area. we go to menlo park, where people are already buying. first, we start with our tech reporter at facebook headquarters with eye-opening details. >> reporter: everything about facebook is big at this point. it's been

shermantine and herzog were childhood friends. they are suspected in more than 20 murders and convicted in four murders. nearly 1000 bone fragments of the discovered since the search started. the bone fragments have started to arrive at the department of justice crime lab. dna extracted from the remains will be compared to those kept in several data bases. they say family members of missing people have ways that they can help in the identification process. >> a hot line has been established. a number of families have already been calling. some of them, we already have dna, but if we do not, would like to get their dna. if you have amazing family member, collier will law enforcement. >>dan: the crime lab has the largest criminal and missing persons data base in the nation. experts say what is happening on the remote site of san joaquin county is potentially destroying some critical evidence. one expert says he is horrified about how officials are processing the scene in the fears are reparable damage is being done. experts say the

herzog were convicted of seven murders between them but authorities suspect them in a total of perhaps 20 murders in the '80s and '90s. in a letter to our sister station in sacramento which arrived today, shermantine said, i don't know where the media is getting its information. but none of my letters claim i killed anyone. and i never put anyone in a well. >> reporter: the next step, the possible excavation of a second well nearby. >> we're not just going to dig to dig. i mean, what we're going to do is we have to evaluate where we're at and what information that we have. >> reporter: authorities have been taking some questions about the use of heavy machinery to excavate the well with critics say evidence could be destroyed. today, a top official with the california department of justice tried to put that controversy to rest. >> but i can tell you that everything was handled according to proper procedure and we were very careful in what we have done. >> reporter: now in that letter to our

herzog committed suicide last month. over the weekend shermantine gave an interview to the stockton record. in that interview he remembers where many more victims are buried in the towns of stockmen, modesto and mill valley. he is working on drawing more maps. live in the newsroom allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we will continue to follow the story throughout the morning. there is more video to look through. we will have new details throughout the week. >>> this morning lawyers in sheriff mirkarimi's domestic violence case return to the courtroom for a crucial hearing. the judge will decide if the jury will be able to see a 50 second video taken by a neighbor. it shows his wife pointing out a large bruise on her arm. lopez told her neighbor that her husband inflicted that injury on her during a fight on new years eve. the defense is fighting to exclusion the video from the trial saying that she was preparing to use it in a possible custody fight with her husband. >>> hells angel on the run for months is behind bars

herzog committed suicide last month. shermantine, who is on death row, had been telling authorities where the bodies are buried. he gave instructions on where to dig to sacramento bounty hunter leonard padilla. in his letter to us, shermantine writes, i would like it understood without mr. leonard padilla's help, these sheriffs would never have found one of herzog's burial areas. padilla has said he has agreed to pay shermantine for the information. but in his letter to us, shermantine wrote, for the record, i see leonard padilla claiming he has paid me $33,000, as of today leonard padilla was not paid me a dime. that's why i held off on herzog's other two sites. ism the only one with that knowledge. now that herzog has killed himself. from what he said, he was taking people from modesto, as well. the letter is signed, sincerely, wesley shermantine. in sacramento, sam shane, cbs 5. >>> federal agents have arrested a moroccan man who they say wanted to become the first suicide bomber on american soil. his intended target?

herzog is tied to the discovery of human remains in the central valley. allie rasmus is here to tell us what herzog told investigators. >> reporter: the exclusive video you are about to see dates back in to 1999. they were called the speed freak killers because of their methamphetamine use and they are suspected of killing between 20-30 people. many of those victims have never been found. during questioning with detectives herzog detailed many of the killings he and shermantine were involved in. including the murder of 25-year- old cyndi vanderheiden. they were friends with vanderheiden and it was shermantine that killed her. herzog was there but didn't do anything. >>> vanderheiden was killed more than 20 years ago. it wasn't until earlier this month that authorities found her remains in a remote county of calibers are -- calibers are county. they found the remains after shermantine provided authorities of a map where some of the victims are buried. shore maintain said he -- shermantine said he didn't kill the victims herzog did. shermantine is on death

herzog has said the same thing, that shermantine was a dangerous one.>grant: it seems that you have been in linden for the past two weeks since they have been digging. shermantine is not asking for forgiveness. will people be willing to forgive him? >> there is a quick answer to that, the answer is they will not. they cause a lot of pain in the suffering. one woman said shermantine and herzog showed up at her house when they got word that her husband was coined to speak with investigators at about cindy better-into threatened her. >>grant: will they resume searching any time soon? >> it is hard to find. they did meet with the fbi on friday. they were questioned because of that. now, we have all of these different sites where shermantine is saying there are still phones. that is why they asked the fbi. in the past they have not announced where they searched. >>grant: it is tough. families want closure but it is also a costly endeavor and time consuming. keep us posted. another shooting in oakland. oakland police exchanged gunfire with a burglary suspect.

the property in linden. >> he said herzog looks like our composite. and the information that i have had up until this point is that he has specifically said that that's all he meant to convey. he definitely looks like the composite, but we have had several look-likes over the years. >> reporter: hayward police gave san joaquin authorities a list of items michaela was wearing when she was abducted outside a supermarket in hayward. he was just nine year it is old at the time. today, michaela would be 33 years old. >> she was wearing a black canvas and jean type shoes, and cut off jeans, just above the knee. she was wearing a white t-shirt that said metro on it, and it had pictures of figures with faces. >> if it ever turned out that they identified michaela as having been out there, i'd probably go out there at that point. >> reporter: do you think she's in there? >> i don't think she's in there. i think she's still alive, and i'm going to continue thinking that until somebody forces me not to. if it proves to be true, it completely solves the case . th

bone yard in reference to his partner loren herzog. the well was bought by a rancher in 1982. that rancher tells investigators he filled in the well in the years that sure how deep the well. >> we are trying to find information about how deep that well goes. we're not being too successful. it was dug back in the 1800s. there's a second well not on the same property. as soon as we get done with this well then we are going to the second site and evaluate that and see what with we need to do there. >> reporter: there's a bay area connection. 9-year-old michaela garecht disappeared in 1988 shermantine hinted that herzog kidnapped and killed the girl. her family is anxious to learn if her remains will be found with the others. the remains of a 16-year-old has been tentatively identified. she vanished from a stockton high school in 1985. wheeler is the second victim to be id'd. shermantine led investigator to the remains of a 25-year-old. the sheriff's department is scheduled to give another update on the dig this afternoon. we will bring yo

>>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. >>justine: the president using a fundraiser as a campaign platform. he spoke last night at the masonic center in san francisco where he outlined dramatic changes that have happened under his administration. not everyone is excited to see the president, protesters were out on might letting the president of that they disagree with its policies. the president spent the night in the bay area and is set to depart for seattle in just a few hours. we will have a little bit more on his stops including the surprise visit he made in chinatown. that is coming up at 4:30 a.m.. we will take a quick rate in to be right back. >>justine: happy friday. do not forget the bay bridge closes westbound tonight at 8:00

bone yard in reference to his partner loren herzog. the well was bought by a rancher in 1982. that rancher tells investigators he filled in the well in the years that sure how deep the well. >> we are trying to find information about how deep that well goes. we're not being too successful. it was dug back in the 1800s. there's a second well not on the same property. as soon as we get done with this well then we are going to the second site and evaluate that and see what with we need to do there. >> reporter: there's a bay area connection. 9-year-old michaela garecht disappeared in 1988 shermantine hinted that herzog kidnapped and killed the girl. her family is anxious to learn if her remains will be found with the others. the remains of a 16-year-old has been tentatively identified. she vanished from a stockton high school in 1985. wheeler is the second victim to be id'd. shermantine led investigator to the remains of a 25-year-old. the sheriff's department is scheduled to give another update on the dig this afternoon. we will bring yo

that's why i held off on herzog's other two sites. i'm the only one with that knowledge now since herzog killed himself. >> i don't blame him. he did his part. so now it's time to pay. but cindy 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 parties. >> here's the thing. i can't just say, okay, here's the money. and what do i do with it? i can't send it to him on death row. >> padilla is willing to pay up once appropriate arrangements are made. but 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. they have 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. >> and there is more, get this, shermantine writes in a p.s. that the speed free killer

herzog recently committed suicide. >>pam: coming up at 6:00 p.m., we take you year by year through the massive and the need fuelled murder spree of the siegfried killers if you will see the faces of their victims. victims are now forced to relive their loss. >>jaqueline: temperatures in the upper 60s nearly bay area wide. we have changes already in store for tomorrow. we will tell you what to expect coming up. >>pam: a controversy viewing over how whitney houston is being remembered in her home state of new jersey. we will tell you what the governor did that is upsetting some people, plus we are telling you wolf speak and sing at her funeral. a controversial law is making its way through, it is called the old state gave. we will tell you how students are reacting. >>pam: we are taking it to the oakland and nail salon where five people were shot including a toddler and what we have learned about the youngster's condition and the police investigations. that is news that 5:30 p.m.. costs hail 8 >>grant: controversy about

the partner in crime, lauren herzog, he hanged himself just last month. out of guilt, but it's believed that herzog learned that he was confessing to leanard padilla. >> he spent me a map saying there are 12 bodies in this well. >> based on his jail cell map, san joaquin sheriff investigate torse raced heavy digging equipment to lyndon today. >> there are three different maps that lead us to wells. >> padilla claims they may have dumped 12 bodies into nine wells on land that surrounds where herzog once lived. >> the entrance to what is being called herzog's bone yard is blocked and protected at the crime scene tonight, but a private eye has come forward saying investigators are looking in the wrong well. >> the maps that they are working off of shows 150 feet from the road. that's probably 15 feet from the road. >> he claims they are searching a well that has been cemented over, but when they tried to correct searchers -- >> you got a second? >> i do in just a minute here. >> i can tell you where the right well is. >> he claimed sheriff investigators are

that's why i held off on herzog's other two sites. i'm the only one with that knowledge since herzog killed himself. >> i don't blame him. he did his part. now it's time to pay. >> 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 s

loren joseph herzog said he only went along for the ride. >> i can kill somebody for $45.howard shermantine claims loren joseph herzog is behind the killing and wesley howard shermantine is speaking out in a new letter this time to bounty hunter leonard pie dill. joanne disappeared and said she went on a date with loren joseph herzog before her disappearance. >>> time now 6:37 it cal trans riders complaints may be paying off. they want to encourage riders to switch by raising fares for single tickets. they have cut those fair hikes in half, but if ticket biers buyers don't buy them they may consider fair hikes. >>> they have more and more traffic showing up and as we look at the last picture, you can see traffic is moderately heavy and you will be waiting and idling and unless you are in a carpool, traffic is becoming slow. morning commute looks good if you are driving on 880 as you pass the coliseum northbound and southbound. and san jose still affected by a crash all of that to have it moved by a center divide. now let's go to steve. >>> we will have a partly sunny skies

wesley shermantine says he and loren herzog dumped bodies there after a killingspry. after they were arrested the two became known as the spencer -- "speed freak killers." loren herzog killed himself after learning that wesley shermantine was providing new information that could lead to more charges. wesley shermantine said the well location could hold 10-20 more victims. more than 300 bone fragments have been found. it is tedious work, digging and shifting through the dirt to uncover evidence. >> our goal is that we could identify these remains. >>> the process resumes on tuesday if the weather cooperates. and wesley shermantine did not give up this location for free. a real life bounty hunter paid to the information when led to several more murder victims. >> i told him i would pail him $32,000 if he gave me two bodies and any bodies after that we would negotiate with him. >> reporter: he paid the money because local authorities were not making progress in the cold cations. grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>> the family of a missing hayward girl is waiting news. she was k

he says his partner herzog did the killing. herzog was paroled and committed suicide when he learned shermantine was talking. shermantine agreed to talk after a bounty hunter agreed to pay him $33,000. some would payoff the restitution he owed to victims' families the rest he requested so he could buy a laptop, tv and candy bars. there is a second well site. the sheriff's depend has scheduled another news conference for 10:00 this morning. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we are coming up on 5:03. new information from richmond police shows vandals have damaged a newly built elementary school auditorium twice. the most recent attack caused a million dollars in damage. the city offering a big reward for helping catch the people responsible. amy hollyfield is live with details. >> reporter: $10,000 reward and the school district is going to try to match it. everyone is hoping that will motivate someone to come for. they've released new pictures hoping that will stir up anger and cause someone to bring information to the police. thes

he and loren herzog were accused of a drug killing spree. investigators believe 20 women may have fallen victim. >> wesley shermantine said one of the wells is on loren herzog's property that holds 12 bodies. >> reporter: he paid wesley shermantine for information that led investigators to the dig. loren herzog killed himself after learning about the maps. he believes another well on this property holds more bodies. they will investigate. >> if it means digging it up like this one, that may occur. >> reporter: the family has property nearby. the sheriff's department didn't indication if the search will move except right here. the extent of the dig, it will be several days before they have the site cleared. at the very least we will be here and bring you the results. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. stay with us on www.ktvu.com as well for the latest developments on the search for more remains. >>> a man suspected of killing his roommate and dumping the body has turned himself in. he was found dead wednesday near his home. his roommate, mi

herzog says shermantine killed the man. the next year, they picked up a 24 year-old at a park in stockton and drove her to linden were herzog says shermantine raped and murdered her. the weeks later a woman went missing from stockton, another woman disappears after being seen with shermantine and herzog. in 1999, they were arrested after dna residence -- evidence will link them up to two women. their trials were moved to santa clara because of the negative publicity. shermantine was convicted of four murders and the fury of 2001. in october, herzog was convicted of three murders. sphere his murder conviction for overturn of the three years later on a technicality is in 2010 he was released on parole briefs and moved into a trailer on the grounds of the present and that is where he hung himself in an apparent suicide in january of this year. he had learned that shermantine had an agreement to reveal a location of the killings. >>pam: we have a special section on our web site including video from today's investigators in the

loren joseph herzog said he only went along for the ride. >> that is my personal opinion. i just don't want to be there with him. do you know what i mean. >> now wesley howard shermantine is on death row and he claims loren joseph herzog was behind the killings. he is speaking out in a new letter. in that he says i want to know the results of dna tests and if they found joe and hop son. her mother said the 16-year-old went on a date with loren joseph herzog before her disappearance. the human remains have been recovered in the central valley. >>> facebooks planned ipo is expected to be a boom but not enough to settle the ongoing budget probably almost. it estimates they could generate $2 billion and they could fall short of governor brown's forecast boy 6.5. the station may stay open and it may close closure because it was privately funned. he said he couldn't keep doing it and his first request for subsidy was turned down. board of directors will vote on a compromise which has worked out in the past couple of months. sal, any problems this morning? >> let me just turn all

herzog committed suicide last month. in the newsroom, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now, 7:32. we will continue to follow this story throughout the morning. there's also more video to show you through out-- throughout the day. we'll have new details throughout the week. >>> a man is fighting for his life after being shot in oakland. police rushed to a vacant lot at 35th at about 8:00 last night and found a wounded man. he was rushed to the hospital. his injuries are consider the life-threatening. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> a member of the hell's angel on the run for months -- months is in custody. he's accused of killing a hell's angels member at a funeral in oakland. he was arrested saturday night. investigators say he -- said they are surprised he -- investigators say they are surprised he was found just -- not far away from the scene of the crime. >> it is unusual. in cases like these the suspect gets -- gets as far away from the scene of the crime as possible. he was fairly close. >>> police

herzog recently committed suicide. wesley shermantine said he would lead investigators to a number of bodies in san joaquin county and he said also that he believed that herzog looked like the suspect sketch in michaela's case. her mom said over the years that many people have come forward with big claims. >> right. this is not the first time that we had somebody in jail say they knew where she was buried for that matter. we had somebody else a few years ago in indiana who said he knew where she was buried. >> reporter: hayward police say in their opinion this has never been a cold case. they have looked for michaela since she was snatched and shoved in a car. investigators are looking into the case and then hayward police say after they are done they will try and conduct their own jailhouse interview. jon and laura, back to you. >> thank you. a san francisco prep school will be closed the rest of the week because of a massive outbreak after stomach virus. st. ignatious closed after 50 students called in sick and 90 se

authorities say the case involving wesley shermantine and loren herzog began with their first killing in 1984. they sentenced shermantine to death and herzog -- >>> the rain arrived overnight and it's still falling around the bay area. this is a live look outside. the winter rainfall was steady at times and more is expected throughout the day. and in oakland the rain was heavy enough for people to break out the umbrellas. there were similar scenes on the san francisco side of the bay and the north and south bays. rosemary orozco is here now in the weather center with more on this rain. >> good afternoon to you preponderate rain continuing to shift south and east over the north bay. and seeing sunshine over santa rosa. take a look at san jose. let's get a little bit closer. campbell, los gatos, possibility of small hill reported there. morgan hill and gilroy steady rain. fremont over to mountain view it's moving to the south. redwood city you are about to come into dry weather in the next half hour or so. hayward will begin drying out. oakland and san francisco beginning to see a break

adam's only saving grace was that herzog committed suicide last month.ut there was no one to save chevy wheeler and cindy. in 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 hav

herzog hung himself last month.erred a human skull, teeth, and ring with initials on it. >> we believe the jewelry will help. we believe there is some initials. it has been buried for several years so we will see how well it cleans up and see if we can determine the possibility of who the owner is and maybe also put it out to the media to help us identify whoever wore that. >> reporter: shermantine and his childhood friend herzog were called the speed freak killers because of a methamphetamine killing spree. the pair that grew up next door to each other may have killed 20 people. why shermantine decided to come forward with all of this information after all of these years. >>> athens is calm this morning. that is after 100,000 protestors hit the streets in what is described as the worst rioting to hit the city in years. the violence lead to several large fires across the city. greeks are upset about new austerity measures. >>> violence continues in syria despite the united nations considering a new resolution condem

sherman and his partner herzog are believed to have killed more nan 15 people in the 80s and 90s. he told the bounty where authorities should search. the bounty hunter believes more bodies will be found. >> shermantine told me herzog put over 12 people in the well and it is not even the well they are digging at now that has bodies in it but that was closed in the early 80s. the real well is a quarter mile down the road that's the one that will have more bodies. >> herzog committed suicide a month ago after learning that shermantine was talking to authorities. >>> there's a possible bay area connection. shermantine says his partner kidnapped 9-year-old michaela garecht taken from outside a hayward store in november 1988. >>> change of heart by the wife of sheriff ross mirkarimi. the lawyer for eliana lopez now says her client will testify. mirkarimi's upcoming trial on misdemeanor domestic violence and child endangerment. the attorneys says she wants to make sure her client's testimony doesn't lead to criminal charges or immigration charges for the venezuelan-born lopez. until now

sherman and his partner herzog are believed to have killed more nan 15 people in the 80s and 90s. he told the bounty where authorities should search. the bounty hunter believes more bodies will be found. >> shermantine told me herzog put over 12 people in the well and it is not even the well they are digging at now that has bodies in it but that was closed in the early 80s. the real well is a quarter mile down the road that's the one that will have more bodies. >> herzog committed suicide a month ago after learning that shermantine was talking to authorities. >>> there's a possible bay area connection. shermantine says his partner kidnapped 9-year-old michaela garecht taken from outside a hayward store in november 1988. >>> change of heart by the wife of sheriff ross mirkarimi. the lawyer for eliana lopez now says her client will testify. mirkarimi's upcoming trial on misdemeanor domestic violence and child endangerment. the attorneys says she wants to make sure her client's testimony doesn't lead to criminal charges or immigration charges for the venezuelan-born lopez. until now

shermantine's partner in crime, lorn herzog, committed suicide. this flyer sent to a local reporter hinting herzog had something to do with the disappearance of michaela garecht 20 years ago have many wondering. her mother refuses to believe that it does. >> i don't consider this to be hopeful. this would be a lead that would not lead us to michaela, it would lead us to michaela's remains. that is not what i'm hoping for. >> reporter: padilla wants families to find closure. >> we can't go out and solicit investigations but if they contact me we can put effort into. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> a south bay city about to make things a lot tougher for smokers. mountain view city council taking a final vote tonight to expand the city's smoking ordinance. the rules would ban smoking in outdoor dining areas and create a 25-foot buffer zone around doorways and windows. it's expected to be approved and take effect in 90 days. >> another step forward for the new 49ers stadium. the council will set a time line for the completion of the pr

herzog committed suicide last month. garrett was missing nearly 24 years ago, she would be 33 if she is still alive today. coming up will hear from eric's mother in her thoughts about the possibility that her daughter's remains could be found with her. joseph michel will be in court today, the 70 year-old could possibly re-enter a plea to find out if he can continue to represent himself. he is accused of murdering four women between 77-94. he was supposed to fill up a request on why he would like a trial separation. if he feels to do that, the jets could appoint a public defender. >>justine: this is new video showing as rescue efforts in honduras as more than 300 prisoners are still unaccounted for. there are 850 prisoners there, a majority could be dead and others >>george: there was a four car crash at yerba buena island. there is slow traffic approaching the scene. officer: johnson from california highway patrol tells me that even now the lanes are cleared westbound. if there may be some slowing in there could be earl

adams only saving grace is herzog committed suicide last month. 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 equipme

and here is a booking photo of herzog. >> there are similaritities there without a doubt that we had leads too with there were similaritities back in the day looked a lot like that. >> once talked with sherman since he killed himself last month. they have to wait because king county investigators are talking to him about more than a dozen other murders. i talked by phone to two bounty hunters one who said he talked with herzog the he died. >> back in the day -- parties came under our radar. but there weren't -- it didn't rise to the level of we need the investigate tiff right now we did have more valid leads. >> just 20 minutes ago we talked to mckayla's mother and here is what she said about today's news. >> because we've been into it before, i try not to invest myself too heavily in it emotionally when somebody comes up with an answer when somebody says this is it, we actually found something. >> and the grocery store parking lot there's a tree covered in yellow windows. one said you can never imagine how much person can miss a sister they don't remember. hayward i'm john, ktvu cha

herzog looks like our composite which it does. >> reporter: late last summer, hayward police allowed me to company merge this is what's called here inside the police station michaela's room. file drawers full of more than 13,000 leads that might hold the key to find her. her picture peaks out everywhere. >> it's helpful to be in here to see all of this that is still being done on michaela's behalf. >> reporter: then phillip garrido, jaycee dugard's captor was a prime suspect. but not know she told us today. >> they have been investigated, they have been cleared. >> reporter: she said she went into a deep depression then but now believes again that michaela is alive and that she will be found this year. >> if all i had with michaela right now is hope and i don't want to give it up. >> reporter: if she is still alive as her mother believes, michaela garrett is 33 years old. reporting live in hayward, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials have put eight employees of a redwood city school on administrative leave following the arrest of a teacher accused of abusing two student

linked to death row inmate wesley shermantine and loren herzog. herzog hung himself after shermantine provided a map of where the bodies are. >> there was a pair of looks like young womans sneakers. and with socks and bones coming out of them. >> reporter: more than 300 bones have been recovered in all. shermantine and herzog were called the speed freak killers for a methamphetamine induced killing. they may have murdered 20 people. the department of justice crime lab will be conducting dna analysis to term who these victims are. investigators could be out here for several days. i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> sacramento police are investigating the death of a four-year-old boy during a suspected road rage incident. the boy's father lost criminal of the car and went down an embankment sat afternoon. the chp says the father was trying to speed away from a second driver after a heated traffic dispute. the little boy was flung from the car and died. the father and mother have minor injuries. >>> a 25-year-old woman was killed after her car

herzog killed himself last month, after local bounty hunter, leonard padilla agreed to pay shermantine $30,000 to help bring closure to the families. now, scott smith is a reporter with the stockton record out here. he was also in contact with shermantine during this time and he was allowed in to view the dig site. he describes what he saw firsthand. >> and they are going through on their hands and knees, combing through the dirt with their fingers, removing the large bones and shoes and other items that they find in that. it's gruesome, a horrible scene. it makes you want to cry. >> reporter: a horrible scene, indeed. he also showed us some letters from shermantine and some maps that led deputies to some of those bodies, including two that actually were located in calaveras county, and now at least one other person that was located here in lyndon, in san joaquin county. again, deputies, as they continue likely to call off their search later this evening, in just a little bit as we lose light out here. they will not tell us how many different victims they believe may be out here, or ho

death row inmade wesley shermantine was angered that his long-time friend and crime partner loren herzog was getting out of prison early on a 14-year sentence due to a technicality. >> i'd say it's like jealousy. we're in this together and why are you out there and i'm in here? i'm waiting to die and you're going to get streets. >> reporter: so padilla offered wesley shermantine $33,000 to talk about the pair's murder spree and tell law enforcement where they hid the bodies. >> i took the initiative to pay $393,000 because that's what he wanted but i also know on death row a hershey bar or a bottle of soda pop is a big deal. when you ain't got no money in because the government is grabbing it because you have a judgment against you, which is restitution, you have no source of money. so you're silting there with no -- so you're sitting there with no fresh toothpaste, candy bar or soda pop. >> reporter: herzog was told that shermantine was talking and a day later herzog committed suicide. >> because he didn't want to go back to prison and he knew he was headed there. >> reporter: shermanti

shermantine and herzog were arrested in 1999 ending a 15-year crime spree.erzog committed suicide last month. >> a san jose police officer has his job back after he helped catch suspected bank robbers. he was reinstated yesterday. three days ago the veteran was a civilian when he saw a robbery going down at a wells fargo bank in south san jose. that's when his instinct kicked in and he followed the robbers getting their license plate number so he could forward it to police. two hours later police arrested the three suspects. >> my initial thought was i wanted to do something, i wish i had this, i wish i had that. given the situation i was in i had nothing better to do but than to be a good witness. >> he left the police department for the palo alto department last summer because he was worried he would be laid off. when he learned he could come back to san jose, their department, he jumped at the chance. >> all right. it's time to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking? >> we're looking good. the friday before a three-d

shermantine says he and his accomplice, loren herzog, buried some of the victims here just east of stockton. officials are searching through other sites. about one thousand bone fragmentes have been uncovered -- fragments have been uncovered so far. >> the fbi tells kron4 that michaela maybe buried in lenden because that's what shermantine. they were called the "speed freak killers" because they committed their heinous crimes while they were high on methamphetamine, which is also known as speed. reggie kumar spoke to garecht's mother. despite tonight's new lead, she believes her daughter who would now be 33 years old is still alive. >> i have heard things like this many times in at this time last 20 years, and none of them have proven to be true yet. so i can't discounting it, butting in somebody proves to me that michaela is not alive, i'm going