Found Deceased CA - Deanna Johnson, 14, Vacaville, 15 Nov 1982 *Arrest in 2017*

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Mary Borchers, De Anna Lynn Johnson’s classmate and longtime activist for the conviction of Marvin Ray Markle Jr., embraces Johnson’s mother, Ginger Dimpel.

On Friday morning, in Department 2 of Solano County Superior Court in Vallejo, Judge Daniel Healy delivered them, bringing a measure of long-awaited relief and justice: Marvin Ray Markle Jr. will serve 26 years to life for the brutal strangulation and bludgeoning death of Johnson, 14, a student at Will C. Wood Junior High.

Markle sentenced in 1982 murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson

Convicted of another murder in Butte County, Marvin Ray Markle Jr., 59, likely will spend the rest of his life behind bars, Solano County Superior Court Judge Daniel Healy said Friday, for the Nov.…

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On May 16, 2025, more than four decades after the murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, 14, of Vacaville, Marvin Markle was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison, consecutive to the life sentence he is currently serving.

“The long arm of the law becomes even stronger now that we have advances in science and technology. Criminalists at California DOJ are contributing significantly to cold case investigations and prosecutions. This sentencing has been a long time coming for family members and the Vacaville community,” said California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona

Killer Sentenced for First Degree Murder Committed in 1982 - California Statewide Law Enforcement Association

California DOJ criminalist testified at the trial SOLANO COUNTY – On May 16, 2025, more than four decades after the murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, 14, of Vacaville, Marvin Markle was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison, consecutive to the life sentence he is currently serving. On...

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