occurred, down to even who this person was. >> reporter: the body was determined to be 27-year-old rachel buckner. prosecutors say dna evidence on the tape linked her fiance, joseph roberts, to the case. roberts and buckner first met at golden gate university law school in 2019 and lived together in an apartment in pleasanton. the alameda county district torn's office says police were called to their apartment multiple times for welfare checks and domestic violence calls. and when buckner vanished, the d.a. says roberts never reported her as missing. roberts actually gained national media attention in this abc news nightline interview in 2018. he claimed he was falsely accused of sexual harassment, denied due process, and kicked off the campus of savannah state university in georgia in 2013. >> you're hereby summarily suspended. there was a campuswide email alert with my picture, almost like a mug shot. >> reporter: roberts lobbied for rollbacks to title nine reforms and in 2020 he was elected to the san francisco republican central committee. >> title nine is supposed to protect students and if

rachel buckner's body was found last july on the alameda shoreline, according to reporting from our media partner, the bay area news group. prosecutors say 43 year-old roberts dodged several domestic violence complaints before killing rachel buckner in their apartment in pleasanton. roberts attorneys claim there were no witnesses and too little physical evidence tying him to the murder. roberts faces 15 years to life in prison. >> two community leaders in the east bay are among the four people killed in a car crash in san diego county last week, several bay area political leaders have confirmed. peggy moore and her wife, hope wood, died in the crash friday. the couple were longtime community organizers in the bay area. they met campaigning for former president obama in 2008 and ran a consulting firm, active in local politics. politicians, including representative barbara lee and state senator aisha wahab, are among those posting about the couple's legacy today. moore was a senior adviser to former oakland mayor libby schaaf. schaaf remembers moore and wood as kind and passionate activists

buckner is filled with a mix of emotion. on monday in alameda county, jury convicted joseph roberts of second degree murder for killing her daughter, rachel elizabeth imani buckner. authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing when today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. >> i've lived in trauma, in terror. >> authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our syst

a conviction brought some closure to the families of the graduate, rachel buckner. >> which ms racheluckner lost her life was horrific. she was dismembered. you know, the shear anger and evil that i felt as i became more and more aware of what happened is more disturbing to me. >> the afternoon, officers found a woman's remains inside a black trash bag sealed with duct tape with their hands and feet removed. >> it was one of those cases where we had to figure out from scratch exactly what occurred, down to who this person was. >> the body was determined to be the 27-year-old. prosecutors say the dna evidence on the tape linked her fiance, joseph roberts to the keys. they first met at golden state university in 2019 and lived together in an apartment in pleasanton. the alameda county district attorney's office said police were called to their apartments multiple times for welfare checks and domestic violence calls. when buckner vanished, they never reported her as missing. he actually gained national media attention in 2018. he claimed he was sexually accused, denied due process, and k

as jameelah buckner is reacting to the guilty verdict in the murder of her daughter, 27 year old rachel elizabeth amani buckner. her justice has been served and we can now feel, we won't have, the trauma that i and my family has faced for the last four years. today, a jury found rachel's fiance, 42 year old joseph roberts, guilty of second degree murder. da pamela price explains dna evidence helps secure the guilty verdict. we have every optimistic hope that the court will oppose the maximum sentence, in order to address the horrific crime that was visited upon this family and upon our community. rachel's body was found dismembered and wrapped in plastic near the bay farm shoreline in alameda. rachel howard, graduate and recent law school graduate, met roberts when they were both students at golden gate university law school. family and friends say there were years of warning signs about roberts and blame pleasanton police for not doing more sooner. what you didn't hear is that 17 times the police came out and did barely anything. this is an injustice that should never have happened bec

woman rachel buckner. an alameda county jury finding 43 year-old joseph roberts guilty today of second degree murder. he was buckner's boyfriend. she was killed last july with her remains found along the alameda shoreline. her family says that today's verdict gives them some sense of relief. >> when today's verdict means for me, is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror. >> joseph roberts is expected to be sentenced on june 14th to 15 years to life in prison for second degree murder. well, grand jury transcripts are providing some new details. in the case of a los gatos woman charged with hosting alcohol fueled sex parties for teenagers . 49 year-old shannon o'connor remains in jail awaiting trial on more than 20 felony counts, more than 2000 pages of transcripts were released on friday, and they include the testimony of more than a dozen teenagers who attended her parties. they claim she invited them to her home as part of her effort to make her teenage s

joseph roberts was found guilty of second-degree murder for the killing of rachel buckner. buckner was from pleasanton. her body was found dismembered along the shoreline of bay farm island last summer. police say buckner and robert lived together at the time of the murder. roberts faces 15 years to life in prison. his sentencing is scheduled for june 14th. >> in the north bay, a woman is dead and another person seriously injured after a possible dui crash near santa rosa happened just before 6 this morning on guerneville road near laguna road. officers say a car crossed over double lines and hit another car head-on, killing the woman behind the wheel. the chp says the driver who crossed over was hospitalized with moderate injuries and arrested on suspicion of dui. >> water safety, top of mind tonight after multiple reports of drownings over the weekend, including a 5 year-old boy's fatal incident on bethel island in contra costa county kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with a first responder about how to stay safe in and around the water. he joins us live in studio with more.

joseph roberts has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the killing of rachel buckner buckner's from pleasanton. her body was found dismembered along the shoreline of bay farm island last summer. police say buck there and roberts live together at the time of the murder. no word yet on when roberts will be sentenced. >> oakland's new police chief has officially begun his tenure in the town. floyd mitchell started the day by meeting new recruits and other members of the department's mitchell last worked as chief in lubbock, texas. he says one of his main goals as the top cop in oakland is building public trust. in a brief statement, he said he's looking forward to working with the community. >> looking forward to working with you and with members of the community to can say someone to spend the rest of this week attending different meetings to get brought up to speed on several different things going on within the local police department and within this community. >> while burglaries in oakland are down by 46%. violent crime is up 14%. that includes robberies up 37%. mitchell met

buckner is filled with a mix of emotion. on monday in alameda county, jury convicted joseph roberts of second degree murder for killing her daughter rachel elizabeth and monty buckner. authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing. >> what today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror. >> authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our

top stories a man was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend, rachel bucknerear. she was found dead and dismembered on the alameda shoreline in july. an outrage after a pro palestinian activist was confronted by a man and subjected to a tirade while they put out banners on an overpass in menlo park. also, gas prices going, going up an additional two cent per gallon tax set to go into effect in july. you can find these stories and much more at ktvu .com. >> a south bay city is honoring its vietnamese population. a look at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new monument and the history behind it. >> but first, a look at tonight's sunset as the fog rolled in across san francisco bay. this is a picture from the oakland estuary looking west towards mount tam. you're watching the 11:00 news on ktvu. we're back after the break a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing custom

a police found 27 year old rachel buckner's dismembered body last july on the alameda shoreline.rosecutors say police had been to the couple's apartment in pleasanton several times over domestic violence calls. they say after he killed her, he never reported her missing. roberts attorneys claim there were no witnesses and too little physical evidence tying him to the murder. the alameda county da's office shared this image after the verdict with buckner's family members hugging da pamela price. roberts is due to be sentenced next month. >> prince harry and meghan markle are finding themselves in a bit of trouble. california's attorney general has declared their nonprofit, the archwell foundation, delinquent. documents obtained by people magazine show the nonprofit has fallen behind on its charity registration dues. the a-g has ordered the archwell foundation to stop soliciting or spending money. a source with the charity tells people they expect the issue to be resolved within a few days, as a group of democratic lawmakers is calling upon the president to investigate grocery stor

a police found 27 year old rachel buckner's dismembered body last july on the alameda shoreline. prosecutors say police had been to the couple's apartment in pleasanton several times over domestic violence calls. they say after he killed her, he never reported her missing. roberts attorneys claim there were no witnesses and too little physical evidence tying him to the murder. the alameda county da's office shared this image after the verdict with buckner's family members hugging da pamela price. roberts is due to be sentenced next month. >> prince harry and meghan markle are finding themselves in a bit of trouble. california's attorney general has declared their nonprofit, the archwell foundation, delinquent. documents obtained by people magazine show the nonprofit has fallen behind on its charity registration dues. the a-g has ordered the archwell foundation to stop soliciting or spending money. a source with the charity tells people they expect the issue to be resolved within a few days, as a group of democratic lawmakers is calling upon the president to investigate grocery st

attorney announcing that joseph roberts was found guilty of second-degree murder for the killing of rachel bucknerer roberts live together at the time of the killing. roberts faces 15 years to life in prison. his sentencing is scheduled for next month. >> the man convicted of attacking paul pelosi will learn his fate in federal court this week. david de pap sentencing is set for friday and federal prosecutors are asking a judge for a 40 year prison sentence. the pop was convicted last year for the attempted kidnapping and assault of a federal official back in october of 2022. during the trial, the pap admitted he broke into the pelosi home with full intent of holding nancy pelosi hostage. >> take a look at the damage done to a home in east san jose. the house on the cul-de-sac of lake ridge lane caught fire on saturday. 2 people have been displaced. they were not hurt. firefighters are still looking in to the cause of that fire. coming up next for juveniles arrested in the north bay for armed robbery. what they stole that helped police track them down. plus portola. >> coming back to san francisco

roberts has been found guilty of second degree murder, was charged with murdering 27 year old rachel buckner in a garbage bag. her remains were discovered in july of 2023 near the bay farm shoreline in alameda. court documents reveal that her head, feet and hands were severed from her body. our crime reporter henry lee is inside the courtroom now. that verdict was just announced. no word just yet on sentencing. we do, though. expect to hear from alameda county district attorney pamela price later on this afternoon as well. >> melinda gates, the ex-wife of co-founder bill gates of microsoft, has announced he is, or she is resigning from the foundation that she and her husband founded on x. she said she was proud of the work of the bill and melinda gates foundation, which she and bill started back in 2000. she said she would be leaving with $12.5 billion to community work to rather commit to my work on behalf of women and families, and that her last day would be june the 7th. in a separate statement, bill gates said, quote, i am sorry to see melinda leave, but i am sure she will have a huge im

da has just announced that joseph roberts was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing rachel buckner. she was from pleasanton and her body was found dismembered along the shoreline of bay farm island last summer. buckner and roberts live together at the time of her death. we don't know when you will be sentenced. >> in the north bay solano county police now looking for an inmate who walked away from a conservation camp. they say that james young was serving a seven-year sentence for robbery and other charges when he skipped out. now he was last seen on the campgrounds wearing a gray sweatshirt and pants. take a good look. police are asking that if you recognize him, if you know where he is, give them a call. 5 people, including 4 children, tried to run off with the cash register and delay over the weekend. but they didn't get very far. the trick cash register had a tracker in it. so police were ipable to find them pretty quickly. let's show you a map. police say this theft happened saturday at a business on tennessee in ador streets and zoom in. 'lsee where that was. officers say one

that's in the remains of 27 year old rachel buckner.ere found in a bag along the alameda shoreline. police and u.s. marshals later arrested 43 year old joseph roberts, who shared an apartment in pleasanton with buckner. if convicted, he is facing a maximum 15 year prison sentence. 537 right now and a lively and emotional farewell for a san francisco icon. you see right there a celebration indeed celebration of life for reverend cecil williams. it was indeed a celebration that service taking place over at glide memorial, the church in the tenderloin and he first joined more than 60 years ago. now, over the decades , he transformed the congregation into a place of civil rights activism, lgbtq inclusiveness and neighborhood service. many in the tenderloin are forever grateful. i came from the tenderloin, you know, and it's hard out here. but mr. williams made things better just a little bit better. and ever since he told me that i was a child of god, i always believed that i'm. i'm clean and sober 12 years today, and i give thanks to glide

and alameda county jury has convicted a boyfriend, a rachel buckner in her brutal murder last summer,s found guilty of second-degree murder. body was found dismembered along the alameda shoreline. no word yet on when roberts will be sentenced. convicted killer scott peterson's defense team is trying to get a new trial by gathering new evidence they want to dna test a rope and a stolen van that was burned near the peterson's modesto home around the time that his wife, laci went missing. the da's office, though, is asking a judge to deny the motion because of all the evidence that's already been previously used to convict peterson. solano county police are looking for this inmate. james zhang, who walked away from a conservation camp. he was last seen on the campgrounds wearing a gray sweatshirt and pants. and a museum dedicated fabrics in san jose may close its doors by the end of the year. workers at the museum say foot traffic has gone way down since the pandemic. the museum says it needs to raise $300,000 by next month to stay afloat. it's raised about half that so far. >> 6.45 righ

rachel buckner's body was found just last july on the alameda shoreline, according to reporting from our media partner, the bay area news group. prosecutors say 43 year old roberts dodged several domestic violence complaints before killing buckner in their apartment in pleasanton. roberts attorneys claimed that there were no witnesses and too little physical evidence tying him to the murder. roberts faces 15 years to life in prison. a sonoma county judge today dismissed multiple felony charges against an animal rights activist who removed chickens from a petaluma slaughterhouse. uc berkeley student zoe rosenberg is an organizer with the animal rights group direct action everywhere. the group posted videos claiming to have found evidence of animal abuse inside perdue's poultry slaughterhouse. rosenberg still faces one felony and three misdemeanor charges, and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. smoke from wildfires burning in canada is making its way to the u.s. for the first time this season. >> wisconsin and minnesota are under air quality alerts today. video taken o

buckner and her family. after nearly a year of seeking justice for the murder of her daughter, 27 year old rachel elizabeth imanie says the day has finally come. justice has been served and we can now feel, we won't have, the trauma that i and my family has faced for the last four years by joseph c roberts. after two days of deliberation, a jury today found rachel's fiance, 42 year old joseph roberts, guilty of second degree murder. da pamela price explains dna evidence helps secure the guilty verdict. we have every optimistic hope that the court will impose the maximum sentence, in order to address the horrific crime that was visited upon this family and upon our community. rachel's body was found dismembered and wrapped in plastic near the bay farm shoreline in alameda. rachel howard, graduate and recent law school graduate, met roberts when they were both students at golden gate university law school. family and friends say there were years of warning signs about roberts and blame pleasanton police for not doing more sooner. what you didn't hear

to celebrate pride, the pleasanton man accused of killing his girlfriend, 27 year old rachel elizabeth amani bucknering life in prison. a jury found joseph roberts guilty today. buckner's body was found dismembered and wrapped in plastic near a bay farm island last july. her family says the verdict puts an end to years of trauma that the family experienced during that couple's relationship. well, today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror for the last four years in dealing with the perpetrator. and today means that i can breathe a little bit easier. roberts is expected to be sentenced next month after more than a year of uncertainty. tonight, oakland officially has a new police chief. its chief, lloyd mitchell's first official night on the job. nbc's audrey asistio has more. terry and jess, it's been a busy day and night for the new police chief, establishing relationships and trying to prove that today marks the start of stability at the oakland police department. chief mitchell spent the day shaking hands and meeting wi

a jury found 42 year old joseph roberts guilty of murdering his fiancee, 27 year old rachel elizabeth imani buckner. buckner's body was found dismembered and wrapped in plastic near the farm island last july. bay area, bay farm island pardon me, district attorney pamela price says, among other clues, robert's dna was found on the duct tape the body was wrapped in tonight. rachel's family says the verdict puts an end to years of trauma that the family experienced, and that they experienced during the couple's relationship as well. well, today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma in terror for the last four years in dealing with the perpetrator, and today means that i can breathe a little bit easier. roberts now faces 15 years to life in prison. he is expected to be sentenced next month. well, after more than a year of uncertainty, many are hoping that today marks the start of stability at the oakland police department. the city's new police chief, floyd mitchell, is officially on the job as of today. mitchell spent the day shaking h

buckner is filled with a mix of emotion. on monday in alameda county, jury convicted joseph roberts of second degree murder for killing her daughter rachel elizabeth imani buckner. authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing when today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. >> i've lived in trauma, in terror. authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. >> buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence. >> da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. >> we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in o

buckner is filled with a mix of emotion. on monday in alameda county, jury convicted joseph roberts of second degree murder for killing her daughter rachel elizabeth and monty buckner. authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing. >> what today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror. authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. >> buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our

rachel black bear in her brutal death last summer. yesterday afternoon. joseph robert just found guilty of second-degree murder buckner'sd along the alameda shoreline. we don't have any word yet on when roberts will be sentenced. a convicted killer scott peterson's defense team is trying to get him a new tile, a gathering evidence they want to dna test a rope in a stolen van. it was bird of the peterson's home around that time that his wife, laci went missing. the da's office is asking the judge denied the motion because of all the evidence that was previously used to convict peterson. peterson has maintained his innocence. he is serving life in prison. solano county police are looking for an inmate who walked away from a conservation camp. they say james john, serving a seven-year sentence for robbery and other charges he was last seen on the campus when a gray sweatshirt and pants. our take a look because a car flipped on its side in fairfield. and chp says they arrested the driver for suspicion of a hit and run and dui. also found these guns in the car. >> all right. well, this is 13 months old, 2 raf with the oaklan