CA CA- Alan Jay Schwalbe, 61, fatally stabbed inside his home, 300 block of 22nd Street, Costa Mesa, 11 Aug. 1993 *New tech, Initiative*

[vls12345]

thank you and today is my dad's 31st anniversary of his murder and I am just feeling at a loss. To top it off my brother suicided on this day. Almost like how many more family members will the murderers take?

My condolences for your heartbreak and losses. Anniversaries are so hard.

I hope your father's case will have new leads and that this year will provide positive progress toward justice.

 

[asmi106082]

thank you for the welcome and so far no tips have happened as of today my dad's 31st anniversary of his murder Aug 11 2024

I’m so very sorry for your losses. One family isn’t meant to bear such tragedy. I will keep you in my prayers as you continue to deal with these matters and especially during these sad anniversaries.

 

[dotr]

rbbm,​

https://www.latimes.com › daily-pilot › news › story › i...

''Dec 30, 2022 — Alan Jay Schwalbe was found killed in unincorporated Costa Mesa in August 1993. DNA and other forensic evidence from the scene had been analyzed ''

 

[LBejerano]

Yes and none of that dna "new" technology came up with anything and the best the now retired Taft last said to me was that my dad hung out with seedy people which tells me that the sheriff's have absolutely no interest in solving this case and just want to shuffle my dad away and hope that the $50,000 reward money for the name leading to arrest etc.... will be enough to keep me, Alan's daughter from pursuing further as Taft retired and that was that

 

[dotr]

rbbm.

Stein, M.L.

Editor & Publisher

Sep 18, 1993

''Newspaper apologizes: California daily says it made an error of judgement when it prominently played up the 1974 child-molestation conviction of a former teacher found murdered in his home last month.''​

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''Nearly 20 years ago, as a respected high school teacher, he was convicted of sexually molesting two male students and sentenced to six months in jail. How should his past be played in a news story of the slaying?
The Daily Pilot, which covers the Orange County, Calif., coastal area, grappled with this question and decided it had made a grave mistake.
The headline on its Aug. 13 story said, "Convicted child molester found slain." The lead said, "A 61-year-old man who was found stabbed to death in his home Wednesday has been identified as the former Corona del Mar high school teacher convicted of molesting two of his students in 1974."
In the sixth paragraph, the past of the victim, Alan Schwalbe, was picked up and detailed for another seven paragraphs. It was noted that Schwalbe denied the charges at the time.
The story brought a storm of protest from relatives and friends of the well-to-do property owner.
Laura Schwalbe, one of Schwalbe's five children, phoned the paper to complain that her father's life amounted to much more than his criminal conviction.''
The Pilot, Erickson continued, "did not speak of Alan's many years of service to his community. He volunteered to deliver lunches to housebound senior citizens, served meals to homeless people, arranged for jobs for prison inmates upon their release ... served the Orange County Fair Housing Council and cared for AIDS patients in his home."
''Although the jail sentence cost Schwalbe his wife, his job and most of his friends, "he continued to protest his innocence to the day he died," the letter said. However, even if guilty, Schwalbe had paid his debt to society, Erickson contended.
The protests did not go unheeded.
In its Aug. 14-15 weekend edition, the Pilot carried a front-page "Apology" box by editor William S. Lobdell, who called the previous day's story "one-dimensional and distorted."

Governor Newsom Announces Rewards for Unsolved Murders in Costa Mesa, San Diego and Santa Ana | Governor of California

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of four $50,000 rewards for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the murders of Alan Schwalbe in Costa Mesa…

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''SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of four $50,000 rewards for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the murders of Alan Schwalbe in Costa Mesa; Gregory Ruffin and Lamontee Stevenson in San Diego; and Victoria Barrios in Santa Ana.
Under California law, law enforcement agencies may ask the Governor to issue rewards in certain unsolved cases where they have exhausted all investigative leads, to encourage individuals with information about the crimes to come forward. Public assistance is vital to law enforcement, and rewards may encourage the public cooperation needed to apprehend those who have committed serious offenses.
Today’s rewards involve the following cases:
Costa Mesa – Alan Schwalbe: Governor Newsom is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the murder of Alan Schwalbe. On August 11, 1993, 61-year-old Schwalbe was fatally stabbed in his home in Costa Mesa. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has exhausted all investigative leads and requested that a reward be offered to encourage anyone with information about this murder to contact Investigator Bob Taft with the Department’s Cold Case Detail at 714-647-7055 or [email protected].''