The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of Weitchpec man whose body was found Wednesday under the Trinity River Bridge at State Route 96 and Tish Tang Road. According to a news release, deputies and Hoopa Valley Tribal Police officers responded to the scene around 2 p.m. and located the individual, later identified […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Death
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after human remains were found by beachgoers in the Manila Dunes yesterday afternoon. According to a press release, beachgoers reported finding the unidentified male body at 4:52 p.m. yesterday and deputies and a deputy coroner were dispatched to the scene. “The unidentified male is believed […]
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EPD Conducting Death Investigation After Finding Human Remains in Fire
The Eureka Police Department has launched a death investigation after human remains were found a smoldering fire near a homeless encampment in the greenbelt north of the Bayshore Mall on Monday morning. According toa press release, Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a report of smoke in the area and notified EPD when the remains were […]
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Investigation Underway in Death of Surfer Near Trinidad
An investigation is ongoing in the death of a 25-year-old Eureka woman who was pulled from the waters off Moonstone Beach around 4 p.m. Sunday after she apparently was overcome by waves when she became detached from her board while surfing with another person. She was identified as Martina Marie Scarfia in a Humboldt County […]
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Death Investigation Underway After Two Found Dead in Eureka Home
The Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office are conducting an investigation into the deaths of two people found in a residence on the 2700 block of Fairfield Street after officers conducted a welfare check around noon on April 21. A news release states the person who requested the check said they had […]
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EPD Investigating Dead Body Found in Recycling
The Eureka Police Department has launched an investigation after a dead body was found among recycling dropped off at the Samoa Resource Recovery Center on Vance Avenue by a hauling truck. According to a press release, EPD was notified of the female body yesterday at about 10:45 a.m. The body has been identified, according to […]
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Body Found in Blue Lake Identified, Determined Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found near Hatchery Road in Blue Lake on Sept. 11, as 65-year-old Blue Lake resident Eugene Steven Segal. Segal’s death has been deemed a homicide after an autopsy revealed his cause of death to be blunt force trauma and stab wounds. The investigation is ongoing and the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Launches Death Investigation After Body Found Near Blue Lake
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after man was found dead yesterday near Hatchery Road in blue Lake under “suspicious” circumstances. According to a press release, deputies were dispatched to the area at about 11:40 a.m. after someone reported finding a deceased male near a trail off the road. The man’s […]
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Missing Eureka Woman Found Dead
A Eureka woman who was reported missing in May was found dead yesterday morning by maintenance workers who were clearing heavy brush off of Fairway Drive, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Foul play is not suspected in Stacy Lynn French’s death at this time, a news release states, and an autopsy is being […]
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FOURTH UPDATE: Death Investigation at the Bear River Rancheria
FOURTH UPDATE: An 18-year-old has been arrested in Utah on suspicion of murder in the deaths of three people at a home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation. Loleta resident Mauricio Eduardo Johnson is being held on a no-bail warrant. For more information on the arrest, click here. THIRD UPDATE: The […]
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HCSO Investigating Death on Bell Springs Road
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a gunshot victim found in his vehicle on Bell Springs Road near Island Mountain Road. Sheriff’s Deputies found Richard Grayson Drewry, 85, of Garberville in a vehicle with a gunshot wound, after trying life-saving efforts Drewry succumbed to his injuries and died. The manner of his […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating SoHum Death
The Humboldt County’s Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 38 year old who was found with multiple gunshot wounds after “an out-of-area attorney” called to report the victim, according to a news release. The deceased man has been identified as Wade Daniel Harris and an autopsy is scheduled for Aug. 18. The HCSO […]