CA CA- San Francisco, Lindsay Elaine McCollum, 27 & Eddie Wayne Tate, 51, Fatally Shot in Wooden Box used as a home, 16 Dec. 2016 *$100 K Reward, Sketch*

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Police looking for 'person of interest' in 2016 double murder in SF's Mission District

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a person of interest in a double murder that happened in San Francisco’s Mission District almost five years ago.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

$100,000 reward in 2016 San Francisco cold case murder of homeless couple

Cold case investigators increased the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who fatally shot a homeless couple in 2016 as they slept inside a wooden box they used as living quarters on the street.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Cold case investigators increased the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who fatally shot a homeless couple in 2016 as they slept inside a wooden box they used as living quarters on the street.

San Francisco dispatched officers to investigate reports of a shooting in a homeless encampment at South Van Ness Avenue and 16th Street at about 8:45 p.m. on December 16, 2016.

Upon arrival, they found a couple suffering from gunshot wounds. Lindsay Elaine McCollum, 27, was declared dead at the scene. While 51-year-old Eddie Wayne Tate was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later succumbed to those injuries.''
At the time, investigators said the suspect in the case was in his 20s. A sketch was released during the investigation.

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by: Amy Larson Mar 20, 2024

Reward increases to $200K in SF cold case box homicides

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco police announced a $200,000 reward on Wednesday for information that helps crack a 2016 cold case and catches a killer. Lindsay Elaine McCollum, 27, and E…

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''SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco police announced a $200,000 reward on Wednesday for information that helps crack a 2016 cold case and catches a killer.

Lindsay Elaine McCollum, 27, and Eddie “Tennessee” Wayne Tate, 51, were shot to death inside a wooden box on 16th Street in the Mission neighborhood. The double homicide happened on the evening of Dec. 16, 2016.''

''McCollum and Tate were living inside the wooden box at the time, on the corner of 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue, police said.
No arrests were made. In 2021, a forensic artist produced a sketch of a person of interest in the investigation.''
Cold case detectives are trying to identify this person of interest. (Sketch via SFPD)