Found Deceased CA - Anu Anand Hobson, truck seen in Sacramento, 2021 Toyota Tacoma, Fairfield, 14 Feb 2023 *Gregory Hobson arrested*

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The Fairfield Police Department requests the public's assistance locating a couple reported missing. Gregory Hobson and Anu Anand Hobson are believed to be traveling together in a silver 2021 Toyota Tacoma.

The vehicle last hit on FLOCK cameras near Elk Grove Boulevard in Sacramento on Tuesday, February 14.

Please call Fairfield PD (707) 428-7300 with any information.

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The Fairfield Police aren't giving much information. No license plate info for the truck, no ages or physical descriptions for the missing couple, and no explanation of why they are considered missing.

 

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Husband arrested on suspicion of murder in case of Fairfield couple reported missing

A Fairfield man who was originally reported missing with his wife is now suspected in her murder, detectives say.

www.cbsnews.com

FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield man who was originally reported missing with his wife is now suspected in her murder, detectives say.

On Thursday, Fairfield police announced that 61-year-old Greg Hobson and his wife, 53-year-old Anu Anand Hobson, were reported missing and asked for help in finding them. The pair's vehicle was captured by a FLOCK camera near Elk Grove Boulevard in the Sacramento area on Tuesday.

Now, on Friday, Fairfield police say Greg Hobson and the vehicle the pair were believed were traveling in was found – but Anu Anand Hobson was nowhere to be found.

Evidence collected have led police to believe that Anu Anand Hobson was killed, police say. No further details on the evidence was released.

Greg Hobson has been arrested by detectives, Fairfield police say.

 

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Oh no! I hope GH will be forthcoming about AAH's location.

 

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Greg Hobson was booked early Friday into the Solano County Justice Center Detention Facility in Fairfield, jail records show. Jail logs show Hobson was arrested just before 5:15 p.m. at a gas station near Fairfield’s border with Suisun City. Hobson is ineligible for bail. A homicide investigation remains active, police said, with no further information available for release.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article272536542.html#storylink=cpy

 

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Anu Hobson had been reported missing Wednesday.

"Seeing how this story is unfolding, it's even more shocking that something like this would happen to such a wonderful, wonderful great-hearted person," said Karina Naringahon.

Karina is a longtime friend of Anu. She is hoping someone will come forward with some answers about what happened to her friend.

A short timeline shows the couple's vehicle was last seen on Valentine's Day on a traffic camera off Elk Grove Boulevard in Sacramento. Someone then reported them missing the next day. The day after that, police arrested Anu's husband, Greg. The arrest comes as police don't even know where Anu is located.

No-body homicides are different. They're a little unique but they're not impossible," said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire.

Gire remembers the case of 27-year-old Christie Wilson, who vanished in 2005 after a night of gambling at the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln. Her killer was tried and convicted even though her body wasn't found for 15 years.

"So the police must have enough evidence sufficient for them to make that arrest, based on physical evidence or the absence of evidence suggesting that the victim is still alive," said Gire.

Gire says while all murder cases are difficult and heartbreaking, no-body homicides are perhaps the toughest considering family and friends can't find closure with their loved ones still out there.

"This is completely unexpected": Friend, detectives urge public for info after Fairfield man suspected in wife's murder

Worry and concern quickly turned to shock and upset when a Fairfield man who was originally reported missing with his wife was suddenly named a suspect in her murder.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Fairfield man accused of killing his wife makes first court appearance

(KTXL) — Greg Hobson, a Fairfield man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, was arraigned in the Solano County Superior Court on Tuesday. Hobson was detained after being reported missing along…

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Posted: Feb 21, 2023 / 05:58 PM PST

Updated: Feb 21, 2023 / 05:58 PM PST

(KTXL) — Greg Hobson, a Fairfield man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, was arraigned in the Solano County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Hobson was detained after being reported missing along with his wife. When officials announced his arrest, they advised that his wife, Anu Anand Hobson, remained missing, but that evidence indicated she may be dead.

In Hobson’s court appearance, he did not enter a plea but did ask to be represented by a public defender.


The Solano County District Attorney put in a no-bail request for Hobson, which the court granted, but it could change later.

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The district attorney’s office said that the judge also granted Hobson’s children a no-contact order, meaning he cannot contact them in person, through mail or online.

 

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Further arraignment set for Fairfield man charged with Valentine’s Day killing of wife

Hobson is suspected of killing his wife, Anu Anand Hobson, 53, on Feb. 14, charging documents show, and she remains missing.

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A 61-year-old Fairfield man faces further arraignment in Solano County Superior Court for the Valentine’s Day slaying of his wife.

Gregory Grant Hobson, clad in a striped jail jumpsuit and looking haggard, appeared Tuesday in Department 11 for further proceedings in the case. Judge William J. Pendergast ordered him to return at 1:30 p.m. March 7 in the Justice Center in Fairfield.

During the brief proceeding, it was unclear if Hobson entered a plea to a first-degree murder charge. He was represented by Chief Deputy Public Defender Oscar Bobrow. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Flynn appeared for the people.

As previously reported, Pendergast has granted him time to hire an attorney, use the services of a public defender temporarily, or, if unable to pay for a private lawyer, maintain the Public Defender’s services.

 

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Remains found have been positively identified as being Anu.

This is so sad, by all accounts she was a lovely person. I'm glad for her family's sake that she was located, but have the greatest sympathy for them having to live through this nightmare.

Fairfield woman who disappeared in February identified as burned remains found in Fresno County

Fairfield police on Tuesday identified the burned remains of a woman found in Fresno County as 53-year-old Anu Anand Hobson, whose husband was arrested last month in connection with her murder after she disappeared.

www.kcra.com

FAIRFIELD, Calif. —
Fairfield police on Tuesday identified the burned remains of a woman found in Fresno County as 53-year-old Anu Anand Hobson, whose husband was arrested last month in connection with her murder after she disappeared.

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Fairfield police said that based on the evidence they found, they believed Anu was killed, but her body was not with Greg. Her remains were found in a rural unincorporated area of Fresno County last Friday.

Officers used DNA from the remains to identify the body as Anu's.

"Our thoughts are with Anu's family as they receive this heartbreaking news," the Fairfield Police Department said in a release. "We can only hope this discovery brings some level of closure to the family as they grieve."

Greg faces a murder charge, police said. He will appear in court on Thursday.

 

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Deputies were asked to search Kamm Avenue about a mile east of Interstate 5, a Fresno County Sheriff’s spokesperson said.

The remains will be transferred to the Solano County Coroner’s Office, police said.

Gregory Hobson was charged with one count of murder and is scheduled for arraignment on Thursday, police said.

Fairfield is about 50 miles southwest of Sacramento, and about 180 miles from Fresno.

Remains of woman found in Fresno County, police say. Husband arrested in Fairfield

The were discovered in a rural part of the county.

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Accused of killing missing wife, Bay Area man enters not-guilty plea at arraignment

Hobson is charged with the mid-February death of his wife, Anu Anand Hobson, 53, of Fairfield, whose burned remains were found March 4 in rural Fresno County.

www.mercurynews.com

A 61-year-old Fairfield man accused of the mid-February death of his wife sat silently, looking haggard and lacking sleep, as his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea to a murder charge Thursday in Solano County Superior Court.

Gregory Grant Hobson’s attorney, Solano County Chief Deputy Public Defender Oscar J. Bobrow, entered the plea during the early afternoon session in Department 11, where Hobson faced jail arraignment, in the Justice Center in Fairfield.

Hobson registered no visible emotional response to Bobrow’s statement to Judge William J. Pendergast during the brief proceeding in the Justice Center in Fairfield.

The judge then assigned the case to Department 23, Judge John B. Ellis’ courtroom, and ordered Hobson to return there at 8:30 a.m. April 13 for a readiness conference and a preliminary hearing setting.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Flynn will lead the prosecution. His criminal complaint, filed Feb. 21, indicated investigators believe Hobson killed Anu Anand Hobson, 53, of Fairfield, on or around Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.

Hobson’s latest court proceeding came two days after Fairfield police confirmed Anu’s death and nearly four weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of her death.

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April trial for Bay Area man accused of killing his missing wife

Gregory Hobson is charged with killing Anu Anand Hobson, 53, on or about Feb. 14, 2023, then burning her body near Fresno.

www.mercurynews.com

December 17, 2024

A Solano County Superior Court judge on Monday set an April date for the jury trial of a 63-year-old Fairfield man accused of killing his wife on or about Valentine’s Day 2023, then burning her body in Fresno County.

Gregory Grant Hobson appeared in Department 25 for the setting, and Judge Janice M. Williams ordered the defendant to face trial beginning at 9 a.m. April 28 in the Justice Center in Fairfield.

Williams also scheduled two pretrial matters: a trial confirmation at 8:30 a.m. March 13 and a trial management conference at 8:30 a.m. April 24.

Court records on Monday showed the attorneys estimated the trial would take five weeks.

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