was discovered at the sharp park golf course in pacifica, back in january 19-76. 17 -year old paula baxter of millbrae. was killed one- month later. the district attorney says. officials cannot seek the death penalty in these cases because it had been declared unconstitutional that year. only to be reinstated in 19-77. halbower is still considered a suspect in death of two other san mateo county teens. from around the same time period. those cases are still under investigation. san francisco police are addressing a controversial video some are calling a case of police brutality. this happened sunday in san francisco's visitacion valley neighborhood. police say they noticed people arguing,.and cited three people for having an open container.and one for obstructing an officer. the video appears to show an officer berating the man in the wheelchair for running over his foot. family members of the man say the officer over-reacted. s-f-p-d is investigating to see if the officers acting properly. but no officers have been named or placed on leave. reporter>>: temperatures running in the 40 state

. >> reporter:17 year old paula baxter of millbrae was murdered one month later >> reporter:the san mateo county district attorney says they have dna evidence linking halbower to those two murders. >> reporter:but that is not the case with the murders of 14 year old tanya blackwell and 26 year old carol lee booth.halbower is not facing any charges in those cases.yet. >> reporter:but investigators have ruled him out as a possible suspect in the daly city murder of 19 year old denise lampesaying he was in custody in nevada at the time of her death. >> reporter:california didn't have the death penalty in 1976 so halbower is facingttwo possible life sentences.plus he's already serving a thrity year sentence in oregon. >> reporter:authorities say the suspect's dna also links him to the 1976 murder of a 19 year old reno woman.but that case is being handled by nevada proscuters. >> reporter:the original police officer assigned to the paula baxter case says he kept investigating the murder well after he retired..he showed up in court today.glad to see a suspect finally in custody.nearly 40 years

halbower is accused of raping and murdering 17-year-old paula baxter and veronica casillo. they are happy to see someone brought to justice. >> when the murders were happening in 1976 i was a resident of the county and intern in the district attorney's office and i remember the fear throughout our community. >> halbower could potentially face life in jail. the death penalty does not qualify for his case because it wasn't enacted during the time of the alleged crimes. he will be arraigned in redwood city this afternoon. >>> the oakland police department is getting high praise from a federal monitor but it still has plenty of work left to do. in 2003 a court forced the oakland pd to reform itself after a police brutality scandal. the federal report shows the department has completed 19 of 22 tasks. the only thing is to find out why police officers get lesser punishments for infractions and other issues. >>> two pit bulls bit a woman yesterday morning after escaping from their backyard. a landscaper used a leaf-blower to protect himself. when the dogs headed toward a school, a

halblower is so far charged in the rapes and murders of veronica casio and paula baxter, but the blackwells are holding out hope in their case. >> it is like a hand grenade went off. >> reporter: it was 1976 when blackwell last saw his sister tanya in her home. it was the last time his family was normal. >> we were supposed to go on a double date that night. she went to the store and asked me if i wanted to go. i said no, i will jump in the shower and she never came back. >> reporter: tanya's body was found five months later off of gypsy hill road. her death has not been linked by dna to rodney halblower. >> i would hate to see my parents and my dad break down and cry like a baby. it was hard, you know. >> reporter: while the dna only ties halblower to two of the murders here in the bay area. detectives say the motive and manner -- >> rodney halblower is expected to be arraigned monday. >>> tonight, you never saw a presidential interview like this before. bethany mota asked president obama why should young people care about politics? >> we have to make decisions about which direction we are

. >> reporter: he's being charged for the murders of 17-year-old paula baxter and 18-year-old veronica casio. in 1976 they were both sexually assaulted and stabbed to death near gypsy hill road in pacifica. ronald cane is a retired detective sergeant from millbrae. he said he always had hope the killer would face his day in court. >> i feel wonderful this is solved. i just wish i could bring the girl back to the mother. >> reporte

paula baxter was found stabbed to death. she was last seen after a play rehearsal. cane said he worked seven days a week looking for leads. decades later 66-year-old rodney hillbauer was dna tested in an oregon prison where he was serving time for kidnapping and attempted murder. >> justice and murders that you can clearly prove and bring some closure to the families as best we can. >> san ma tamateo county linked hillbauer to two cases. they were both stabbed to death. hillbauer is also suspecteded of killing three other young women in 1976. michelle mitch nell nevada. carol booth and tanya blackwell in the bay area. tanya's brother said he never thought this day would come. >> she was a little girl. she never add life. she couldn't live her life. >> john blackwell knows police could never have enough evidence to charge hillbauer for his sister's death but hopes justice is served for other families who lost a loved one. >> prosecutors will not seek the death penalty because it was deemed unconstitutional when the crimes were committed. hillbauer will be back in cou

a month later, paula baxter's body discovered in millbrae. this man was charged with the cold case murders. this is how he looked 40 years ago. his mug shot from related crime. the da credits advances in dna technology with solving the cases. abc7 news learned cigarette butts left at the crime scenes contained his dna. >> it's time to bring this man to justice for the murders that we can prove at this point. >> he was ex-indicted from oregon prison last night. where he had been serving time for attempted murder. his dna also reportedly was found in a crime scene in reno. in a jail house interview, he said i don't know anything nothing about this. this doesn't make sense i have no idea about that. he said he was guilty of the crime in oregon but not gypsy hill murders and told us i'm confused and just wants answers. police believe halbower killed two other gypsy hill victims carol booth whose body was found near kaiser hospital, and 14-year-old tonya blackwell, the body discovered in the gypsy hills area of pacifica. >> i am told he's the pesh

a month later, paula baxter's body discovered in millbrae. this man was charged with the cold case murders. this is how he looked 40 years ago. his mug shot from unrelated crime. the da credits advances in dna technology with solving the cases. abc7 news learned cigarette butts left at the crime scenes contained his dna. >> it's time to bring this man to justice for the murders that we can prove at this point. >> he was ex-indicted from oregon prison last night. where he had been serving time for attempted murder. his dna also reportedly was found in a crime scene in reno. in a jail house interview, he said i don't know anything nothing about this. this doesn't make sense i have no idea about that. he said he was guilty of the crime in oregon but not gypsy hill murders and told us i'm confused and just wants answers. police believe halbower killed two other gypsy hill victims carol booth whose body was found near kaiser hospital, and 14-year-old tonya blackwell, the body discovered in the gypsy hills area of pacifica. >> i am told he's the pe

>>mark:17 -year old paula baxter of millbrae. was killed one- month later.e district attorney says. officials cannot seek the death penalty in these cases, because it had been declared unconstitutional that year. only to be reinstated in 19-77. >>darya:the tsa found a record number of firearms in travelers' carry-on bags in 2014. >>darya:more than 22-hundred guns were found by airport screeners. and more than 80 percent of them were loaded. >>darya:the number 1 excuse given by passengers going through airport checkpoints with guns was that they forget they had the firearms with them. >>darya:the top five airports for firearms discoveries in 2014 were dallas/fort worth international, hartsfield- jackson atlanta international airport phoenix sky harbor international airport intercontinental airport and denver international airport. >>darya:still ahead. kron four talks to two bay area kids who were carjacked while they were asleep inside. >>darya:you'll hear from them and their mother in a story you saw first on kron 4. searching for a great used car? can you h

a month later 17-year-old paula baxter body was discovered in millbrae. she was last seen leaving cappuccino high school this man 66-year-old rodney hell bauer formally charged today with cold case murders. this the is how he looked some 40 years ago. his mug shot from unrelated crime. san mateo county da steve wax credit the advance in dna technology with solving the cold case. we learned that cigarette butt left at the 2 crime scenes candy his dna. >> item time to bring this man to justice for the murder that we can clearly proof at this point and bring some closure to the family as best we can. >>reporter: he was extra dibingt diet from oregon prison last night where he has been serving time for an attempted measure customer conviction. his dna also reportedly appeared on cigarette butt at crime scene in reno where this 19-year-old was killed around the same time as others n.a jail house interview with abc 7 news hell bauer said i don't know anything. no knowledge about this. this finding a cigarette butt and dna from 30 years ago doesn't make sense. i

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a year later paula baxter's body was discovered. this man 66-year-old rodney howbauer was formally charged with the cold case murders. this is how he looked years ago, his mugshot from an unrelated crime. steve credits the advances in technology with solving the cold cases. cigarette butts left at the two crime scenes contained his dna. >> it's time to bring this man to justice for the murders that we can clearly prove at this point and bring some closure to the families as best we can. >> he was extradited from an oregon prison last night. where he had been serving time for an attempted murder conviction. his dna also reportedly appeared on a cigarette butt at a crime scene in reno where this 19-year-old was killed around the same time as the others. in a jailhouse interview with abc 7 news, i don't know anything. no knowledge about this. this finding a cigarette butt and dna from 30 years ago, doesn't make sense. i have no idea about that. howbower said he was surprised to be named the killer. he said he was guilty of committing t

halbower is so far only charged in the rapes and murders of veronica cascio and paula baxter but theof gypsy hill victim tanya blackwell are holding out hope for closure in their case. >> basically blew us apart. >> reporter: january 24, 197, john blackwell last saw his 14- year-old sister tanya alive in the family's pacifica home and the last time his family was normal. >> i blame myself because we were supposed to go ton a double date. she went to the store and, um, asked me if i wanted to go and i said no, i'm going to jump in the shower and she never came back. >> reporter: tanya's body was found five months later off gypsy hill road. her death thus far hasn't been linked via dna to the alleged gypsy hill killer rodney halbower. >> i hate to see my parents what they had to go through. see my dad break down and cry like a baby at the funeral and -- it was hard. you know? >> reporter: now, while the dna evidence only ties halbower to two of the murders detectives say the way the other girls were murdered matches. as for the dna the court says the chance it belongs to anyone other t

. >> reporter: he's being charged for the murders of 17-year-old paula baxter and 18-year-old veronica casio. in 1976 they were both sexually assaulted and stabbed to death near gypsy hill road in pacifica. ronald cane is a retired detective sergeant from millbrae. he said he always had hope the killer would face his day in court. >> i feel wonderful this is solved. i just wish i could bring the girl back to the mother. >> reporter: he was dna tested in an oregon prison last year when he was serving time for attempted murder. the dna linked him to baxter casio, and michelle mitchell from nevada. but there are many others he's suspected of killing. >> she couldn't live her life. >> reporter: john blackwell's little sister tanya was stabbed in pacifica when she was 14 years old. blackwell knows he may never be charged in her death or for the murder of carol boots whose body was found in san francisco, but he hopes other families will find peace knowing he'll face justice. >> some closure is better than no closure. >> prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in this case because it was

a woman whose body was recovered in pacifica january of 1976, and paula baxter whose body was recovered about a month later in millbrae. they tell us dna evidence connects him to both women, but there is no fluid or other dna evidence to connect him to the three other gypsy hill murders. over a four-month period in 1976, five women were found murders on the peninsula. they call it the gypsy hill murders because they were near gypsy hill in pacifica. they believe they're connected to a sixth murder in reno which he had not been connected to. law enforcement provided us with this 1976 mugshot of him when he served time in nevada state prison for an unspecified crime. he has most recently in oregon state prison for attempted murder unrelated to this case. you might recall this case had gone cold for quite some time. it was last march we reported that law enforcement dug up new information, then you had the reported dna match last fall. and again, the arrest and charges being filed within the past 24 hours. i believe that's the san mateo county -- no that might be an fbi agent, spelths agen

he was extradited from a prison in oregon last week to face charges in the rape and murders of paula baxter and veronica castillo. this was in 1976. it was on the peninsula. both girls were stabbed to death. he is also suspected of killing three other young women that same year. but officials have not been able to find enough dna evidence to link those cases. >>> new details are emerging about the incredible crash landing of a plane in the pacific ocean. the plane took off from northern california this weekend and was on its way to hawaii when it ran out of fuel. the whole thing caught on video. the pilot survives. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live in tracy where the plane took off from. kimberly? >> reporter: janelle, that's right. the plane took off right here from tracy from the airport here and was headed to hawaii. and then something went terribly wrong, and the pilot crash landed the plane about 250 miles off the coast of maui. pilots across the country are now studying this video of a plane plummeting to the pacific ocean yesterday afternoon. >> as someone who has researched many

>>mark:17 -year old paula baxter of millbrae. was killed one- month later.ney says. officials cannot seek the death penalty in these cases, because it had been declared unconstitutional that year. only to be reinstated in 19-77. >>mark: we can on two murders have to the sentences consecutive of its other and that will be enough time to fit this is 30 years of the oregon us will weaken get him here. halbower is still considered a suspect in death of two other san mateo county teens. from around the same time period. >>mark:those cases are still under investigation. >>darya:u-c berkley police are warning residents about a jump in car thefts. >>darya:just this month. there has been nine vehicles broken into throughout campus. >>darya:in almost all the burglaries. valuables were left in sight and the victim's windows were smashed. >>darya:campus police are urging residents and students not to leave anything of value visible. >>darya:they also recommend making copies of insurance and registration documents and not to keep identification forms in your car. >>darya