misch faces murder kwharcharges two essential circumstances. he was already convicted of a previous murder. >> the crime shocked not only the local community of hayward and alameda county, but the entire bay area and the nation. it was so brazen, so ruthless, but clearly planned. >> o'malley says misch moved garecht's scooter to the back of the parking lot where she got candy and soda from a friend, therefore isolating her. investigators received new leads this year. >> we had the opportunity to follow those leads patiently, as misch has been in state prison since 1989, convicted of murder. >> misch is also awaiting trial for a double murder committed in fremont in 1986 off two friends. fremont police alerted hayward police they might want to take a look at misch. he left a partial palm print on garecht's scooter that investigators said had to be compared manually, directly with their own eyes. abc7 news asked hayward's police chief if misch might be connected to other missing girls. >> right now it's wide open, just like we were able to crack

his name, david misch. a convicted felon already serving time. >> it was so brazen, so ruthless, but clearly planned. >> reporter: the case even appearing on "america's most wanted and unsolved mysteries." >> november 19th, 1988, a 9-year-old girl named michaela garecht and her best friend were given $5 by the friend's father to spend at a local market in hayward, california. >> reporter: garecht was 9 when she was last seen in 1988 at this store parking lot where she and her friend katrina hogue went to buy candy and soda. >> michaela, she might be just as much a 39-year-old as i am. >> reporter: hogue, the only witness to the kidnapping, says when she left the store, a man threw garecht in his car and drove off. >> she might be somewhere, and we might be able to find her. >> reporter: the suspect, 59-year-old david misch, was already in custody convicted in a previous murder. investigators received new leads in the garecht case earlier this year. >> we had the opportunity to follow those leads patiently a

here's a look at the man who they have arrested. 59-year-old david misch. he is in prison serving a sentence for another murder and he's waiting trial for the murder of two other people. now he is accused of killing 9-year-old michaela garecht. she was kidnapped in november 1988. 32 years ago. her parents say they are relieved to see an arrest but say closure may still take some time. >> for a long time, you know, i kept thinking she was still alive and i never really gave up hope, you know. but that's what can i say? i mean, it will be closure when he's dead.grabbed outside a hayward grocery store and thrown into a car. she was with a friend who witnessed the abduction. they matched a palm print at the scene to mitch. it was fremont police who tipped they might want to look into misch as they investigating him for a double murder. they still have not found michaela's remains. they are hoping to do so. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> michaela garecht's case is just one of a number of kidnapping cases to hit north

they found a palm print at the scene and they believe it matches 59-year-old david misch. he is already in prison. he is serving a sentence for another murder and he's waiting trial for the murder of two other people. now he is accused of killing 9-year-old michaela garecht. she was kidnapped in november 1988. for police and her parents, it has been 32 years of chasing and hearing about false leads. thousands of tips. sometimes dealing with false hope as they tried to find her kidnapper. >> all i know the palm print was on the scooter and over the years they've gone back and matter of fact, november of last year they just did an upgrade on my palm print for comparison and stuff like that. >> michaela was grabbed outside a hayward grocery store and thrown into a car. her kidnapper had moved her scooter. when she went to find it, she was snatched. fremont police first tipped the hayward police department that they should look at misch as they were investigating him for a double murder. they have not found michaela's remains and they say misch declined to answer any questions

a palm friend found an a scooter that had been moved was found to match that of misch. the alameda county d.a. said where michaela is now is a critical question that everyone wants answered. >> michaela's kidnapping devastated her family, paralyzed them with brief and terrorized them with the unknowing of what happened to michaela. >> i would rather he tell us where michaela is than that they try to get the death penalty for him. >> because there is no case that deserves our attention and support more than the tragic disappearance of a child. >> all very bittersweet for michaela's mother who tells me she has no interest talking to or seeing the defendant, but hopes that he does reveal where michaela is now, person hatches as a bargaining chip against the death penalty. >> yeah, henry, as you mentioned, this value case that has been in the forefront, has gripped the bay area for 30 years, more than 30 years, and it all came counsel to what they're saying is a palm print? where is the suspect being held? >> right now he sat santa rita jail, already facing trial for the do

misch has long been in prison after being convicted in alameda county of murder in 1989. it's a stunning development in a case that was cold for 32 years. >> the disappearance of michaela gary a tragic story that has gripped the bay area for decades. >> it's been sinking in. she shock has kind of worn off, and i'm just trying to find my way in a new reality. >> reporter: michaela's mother sharon said she is glad that misch has been behind bars for decades. >> nothing that happens to him is going to bring michaela back, and that's the only real justice there is for me. >> on november 19th, 1988, bulk and her friend katrina parked their scooter and tonight get a soda at the rainbow market. >> they were just kids carefree, certainly unsuspected offy dangers that lay ahead. >> they noticed one scooter was messing and spread out to find it. cat trina looked up when she heard a scream and saw michaela being put into a car. a palm present was found on that bicycle that matched the handprint of misch. >> her family was paralyzed with grief and terrorize bid the unknowing of what

convicted killer david misch was arrested in the cold case investigation.napping charges. he's already serving time in prison for the murder of a woman in hayward. he is also facing charges in the killing of two women in fremont. investigators say misch abducted 9-year-old michaela garecht in november of 1988. her mother now lives in iowa suffering from terminal cancer. >> i'm not really afraid of dying. it seems kind of like a great adventure. and to know that i have michaela there on the other side when i get there. >> in hayward, melissa colorado -- >> hayward police are not revealing the evidence leading to misch's charges and still have not located michaela's remains. >>> more than 5 dozen people were arrested in los angeles for going to underground parties. los angeles county's deputies says the parties are classified as superspreader events. police arrested more than 67 people over the weekend. one party in downtown l.a. there was another one in compton. >>> 2020 hindsight, in this case worth about $2 billion for the state of california which experts

it was fremont police who alerted hayward police they might want to take a look at misch. he left a partial palm print on garrett's scooter that investigators said had to be compared manually, directly with their own eyes. we asked hayward's police chief if misch might be connected to other missing girls. >> right now, it's wide open, just like we were able to crack this after 32 years, nothing is off the table. >> garrett's body has never been found. the chief said he is hopeful they will find her remains and that it will depend on information they get from misch. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thanks so much. mikhaila's mother, sharon, spoke with abc 7 news reporter kate larson a short time ago. she read a heartbreaking statement to kate. > in the last year, i had come to a place of accepting mikhaila was probably no longer alive, but somehow, that acceptance was far more wrapped up in the idea of mikhaila sitting on fluffy pik clouds walking streets of gold, dancing on grassy hills. soaring among the stars. but i did not envision my daughter as a de

. >> reporter: from the jail dublin, david misch arrived on a video feed. he did not enter a plea in 1988 kidnapping of 9-year-old, michaela garecht , which shocked the nation. the defense attorney said his client had nothing to do with it. >> it would not hurt or kill a child. >> reporter: two witnesses told police they saw him in a car in the parking lot before the kidnapping. this is a photo of him from 1988, and a police sketch of the kidnapper. they say that they matched a partial palm print to him. those types of prints had to be compared manually. >> that is just ridiculous. >> reporter: he calls the sudden match junk science. >> we will be attacking a concept or idea that a person, can with their human eye, distinguish ridges, or whatever types of patterns we have on our hands. >> reporter: he noted that michaela garecht's whereabouts are unknown. >> they don't have a body. they don't know if she is alive or dead. >> reporter: they are also fighting charges from murder charges in 1986. he is a convicted murderer for killing a woman in 1989. he has b

a palm print found on a scooter that had been moved to the has now matched the print of misch. where michaela is now is a critical question everyone wants answered. >> her kidnapping devastated her family,paralyzed them with grief. >> i would rather he tell us where michaela is than they try to get the death penalty for him. >> because there is to case that deserves our attention and support more than the tragic disappearance of a child p. her mother now lives out state. she told me she has no interest in speaking to or seeing the defendant, but hopes that he will say where michaela is, perhaps to avoid the death penalty. >> henry, any indications you are getting that he suspected killer is cooperating in any form or fashion with investigators here? >> yeah, alex, mow word on that, but keep in mind that that chip of the death penalty versus life could be used all the way up to sentencing. >> so still some time to make that kind of a deal. all right, henry lee, thank you for the update. appreciate it. >>> well now the coronavirus state health officials are gearing up to receive

matched a partial paw print on the scooter to misch. those types of prints had to be compared manually. his attorney calls it after 32 years junk science. >> we will definitely be attacking any concept or idea that a person can come with their human eye, be able to distinguish ridges or whatever type of patterns we have on our hands. they don't have a body, we don't know if this kid is dead or not or if she is alive. they are still representing them back in 1986, he's already a convicted murderer from killing a woman in 1989 so he's been behind bars for decades. >> it is an easy way to close the case it is an easy way to map themselves on the back. questions remain whether they will be linked to other missing children. he said his daughter died in april, never knowing what happened to their daughter. >> of course that happens to go through my mind, but who knows. i'm not going to do anything differently because of this at the present time. if convicted of killing michaela, he could potentially face life in prison without parole or the d

. >> this is the suspect. 59-year-old david misch charged with the kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old snatched in 1988, dragged in a car near a grocery store. >> the crime shocked the local community and the entire bay area and the nation. it was so brazen, so ruthless, but clearly planned. >> earlier this year, investigators received new leads, a partial palm print led them to misch who was awaiting trial for a double murder committed in 1986. tomorrow, he will be arraigned on murder charges, and two sirn circumstances because of the d kidnapping and his prior

for decades until a partial palm print under went analysis and matched this man. 59-year-old david misch. other law enforcement agencies are revisiting their similar kidnapping cold cases that they've been working on for decades. melanie woodro has the community out reach and the reaction. >> reporter: news of david misch's arrest in connection with the 1988 kidnapping of michaela garrett is spreading through hayward and reviving memories from that time. >> even after decades, it felt like a relief. >> reporter: simone was 5 years old when garrett went missing. now she works at abc 7. >> i remember being scared and i remember that fear rippling through all the people, all the kids in my school especially the girls. >> reporter: her parents recall her not allowed to play outside alone. >> everyone was walking kids to school and picking them up and we didn't leave them outside at all. >> reporter: they were relieved for some closure 32 years later. misch is in santa rita jail serving a prior murder conviction awaiting trial for a double murtd ev-murder committe. agencies including dublin p

in well, david misch showed up remotely in court today 32 years after he kidnapped and killed michaela garecht but his attorney told me that police are picking on his notorious client because he's low hanging fruit. from santa rita jail in dublin, he appeared on a video just across this the street. tessier says his client had nothing to do with it. >> you been hurt or kill a child as they are accusing him of. two witnesses told police they saw them in the party not before the kidnapping. of police's sketch of the kidnapping. authorities say those types of prints had to be compared manually. >> it sounds to me to be ridiculous. >> reporter: after 32 years, they call it junk science. >> will definitely be attacking any concept or idea that a person can the human eye, be able to distinguish ridges or whatever type of patterns we have on our hands. noted that michaela is whereabouts are unknown. spoke with this kid is dead or not or if she was alive. >> reporter: misch is already a convicted murderer for killing a woman in 1989 so he's been behind bars for decades. questions remain over wh

. >> alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley announced charges against 49-year-old david mischy. he faces murder charges with two special circumstances. one for murder in the course of a kidnapping and another because he was already convicted of a previous murder. >> the crime shocked not only the local community of hayward and alameda county but the entire bay area and the nation. it was so brazen, so ruthless, but clearly planned. >> o'malley says misch said garrett moved her scooter to the back area of a park, lot. thereby isolating her. investigators received new leads earlier this year. >> we had the opportunity to follow those leads patiently, as misc harx has been in state prison since 1989, convicted of murder. >> he's

melanie woodro has the community out reach and the reaction. >> reporter: news of david misch's arresting of michaela garrett is spreading through hayward and reviving memories from that time. >> even after decades, it felt like a relief. >> reporter: simone was 5 years old when garrett went missing. now she works at abc 7. >> i remember being scared

investigators say misch abducted michaela garecht in november of 1988. mother now living in iowa and suffering from terminal cancer. >> i'm not really afraid of dying. it seems like a great adventure and to know that i have michaela there on the other side when i get there. >> hayward police not revealing the evidence that led to misch's charges and still have not located michaela's remains. >>> conservative media is backing off its unproven claims that voting machines were rigged in order to help elect joe biden. >> scott mcgrew, fox news and newsmax are in full reverse on this one. >>> fox news has been running the same segment on its shows where it interviews experts about the elections who disprove many of the allegations made over the course of the past few weeks by other guests on fox news about voting systems. and fox news is not the only one to go into full reverse here. newsmax, a news channel the president often quotes, posted statements to its website doing much the same titled facts about dominion smartmatic you should know. no evidence has b

. >> reporter: 32 years later, detectives essay this man, 59- year-old david misch, is the person responsible for the abduction of michaela garecht in 1988. the break in the case came earlier this year from fremont pd. that agency was investigating him for a double murder during the same period. >> we also have the partial palm print and through painstaking direct examination, we were able to identify the suspect as the perpetrator. >> reporter: he was already in state prison for a separate 1989 murder but matching his partial palm print did not come quickly. >> it was not something we could run to the system, as i said, it had to be manually compared. and so once the link was made to this as a possible, potential sauce that, then a direct comparison through literally eyesight had to be made to compare the two parents. -- prince. >> reporter: he is charged with murder into special circumstances, specifically kidnapping. >> he moved one of the scooters away from the store to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab michaela when she came to pick up that scoote

>>mckayla garrett of hayward he is identified as 59 year-old david misch who was already convicted of murder and is awaiting trial in connection with another double murder cold case out of fremont. then 9 year-old michela garrett was abducted on november 19th 1988 in the parking lot of a market and mission boulevard. she and a friend had been riding their scooters just a few blocks from home. the kidnapping drew attention nationwide this police and the fbi followed hundreds of leads in the case. police said new evidence includes a partial palm print related to the arrest of david nish by fremont police in 2018. in connection with the murders of 2 women in 1986 the fremont police department open up their file allowed us access to a case they've been working. >>obviously when we mentioned earlier homicide. we also had the partial palm print to pain staking direct examination at brant we identified. this suspect as the perpetrator. her kidnapped or moved one of the scooters away from them the store. >>to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab when she

the rainbow market to get candy with a friend, haywood detectives essay this man, 59-year-old david misch, is the man who abducted and killed michaela garecht in 1988. the break in the cold case came earlier this year when fremont pd investigating him for a double murder their hand over evidence to hayward. >> we also have the partial thumbprint and through painstaking direct examination, we are able to identify the suspect as the perpetrator. >> reporter: he was already in state prison for a separate 1989 murder but matching his partial pop print did not come quickly. >> it was not a print we could run to the system. it had to be manually compared. and so once it was made to this as a possible potential suspect, then a direct comparison through literally eyesight had to be made to compare the two prints. >> reporter: the da has charged him with murder and two special circumstances. specifically, kidnapping. >> her kidnapper moved one of the scooters away from the store, to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab her. when she came to pick up that scoote

mckayla garrett of hayward he is identified as 59 year-old david misch who was already convicted of murdernd is awaiting trial in connection with another double murder cold case out of fremont. then 9 year-old michela garrett was abducted on november 19th 1988 in the parking lot of a market in mission boulevard. she and a friend had been riding their scooters just a few blocks from home. the kidnapping drew attention nationwide this police and the fbi followed hundreds of leads in the case. police said new evidence includes a partial palm print related to the arrest of david nish by fremont police in 2018. in connection with the murders of 2 women in 1986 the fremont police department open up their file allowed us access to a case they've been working. >>obviously when we mentioned earlier homicide. we also had the partial palm print to pain staking direct examination at brant we identified. this suspect as the perpetrator her kidnapped or moved. >>one of the scooters away from them store to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab when she came to pick up

. >> earlier this year, investigators received new leads, a partial palm print led them to misch who was awaiting trial for a double murder committed in 1986. tomorrow, he will be arraigned on murder charges, and two sirn circumstances because of the d kidnapping and his prior conviction. >> abc 7 spoke with family today. and wayne joining us live. >> reporter: good evening, the michaela garrett case has been a sore spot here. because people have been dying for information about it. finally, we got solid information. the question, how has it landed on the people most affected? a gather of reporters, a photograph on an easel and a murder their has haunted hayward for years. >> it's bittersweet. >> reporter: today, a reminder they did not turn out. rod garrett hardly needed it. his 9-year-old daughter would have been a middle aged woman right now. >> it would have been easier to share 20 years ago. and right now, i'm still numb over it. >> reporter: the details we heard today, new to him as well. a suspect he never heard of. nofr had retired police lieutenant ken gross, and he worked t

david misch was just arrested in this cold case investigation and faces murder and kidnapping chargeshe faces charges of killing two women in fremont in 1986. they say he abducted michaela garecht. her mother, now living in iowa, is suffering from terminal cancer. >> i'm not really afraid of dying. it seems like a great adventure and to know that i have michaela there on the other side when i get there. >>> hayward police is not revealing the evidence and still have not released michaela's remains. jackie? >> reporter: up next, what one local politician is doing about it. >> you may see people online complaining about the new coronavirus relief bill and what's in it. let's take you out to the big board where the dow is mildly lower. >>> and you want to rock out like a former commander in chief? we have the sweet selections making barack obama's 2020 play list. you are watching "today in the bay." >>> right now at 6:41 a look at the current temperatures, and this is what you'll feel as you head out the door, 30s in the north bay and east bay with some 40s for the inner bay as well as t

mckayla garrett of hayward he is identified as 59 year-old david misch who was already convicted of murder and is awaiting trial in connection with another double murder cold case out of fremont. then 9 year-old michela garrett was abducted on november 19th 1988 in the parking lot of a market and mission boulevard. she and a friend had been riding their scooters just a few blocks from home. the kidnapping drew attention nationwide this police and the fbi followed hundreds of leads in the case. police said new evidence includes a partial palm print related to the arrest of david nish by fremont police in 2018. in connection to murders of 2 women in 1986 the fremont police department open up their file allowed us access to a case they've been working. >>obviously when we mentioned earlier homicide. we also had the partial palm print to pain staking direct examination at brant we identified. this suspect as the perpetrator. her kidnapped or moved one of the scooters away from the the store. >>to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab when she came to pick u

mckayla garrett of hayward he is identified as 59 year-old david misch who was already convicted of murder and is awaiting trial in connection with another double murder cold case out of fremont. then 9 year-old michela garrett was abducted on november 19th 1988 in the parking lot of a market and mission boulevard. she and a friend had been riding their scooters just a few blocks from home. the kidnapping drew attention nationwide this police and the fbi followed hundreds of leads in the case. police said new evidence includes a partial palm print related to the arrest of david nish by fremont police in 2018. in connection with the murders of 2 women in 1986 the fremont police department open up their file allowed us access to a case they've been working. >>obviously when we mentioned earlier homicide. we also had the partial palm print to pain staking direct examination at brant we identified. this suspect as the perpetrator. her kidnapped or moved one of the scooters away from the the store. >>to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab when she came to

mckayla garrett of hayward he is identified as 59 year-old david misch who was already convicted of murdernnection with another double murder cold case out of fremont. then 9 year-old michela garrett was abducted on november 19th 1988 in the parking lot of a market and mission boulevard. she and a friend had been riding their scooters just a few blocks from home. the kidnapping drew attention nationwide this police and the fbi followed hundreds of leads in the case. police said new evidence includes a partial palm print related to the arrest of david nish by fremont police in 2018. in connection to murders of 2 women in 1986 the fremont police department open up their file allowed us access to a case they've been working. >>obviously when we mentioned earlier the homicide. we also had the partial palm print to pain staking direct examination at brant we identified. this suspect as the perpetrator. her kidnapped or moved one of the scooters away from them store. >>to the back area of the parking lot. he did so to isolate and be able to grab when she came to pick up that scooter. >>the da ha