Oct 1994
Girl's Unsolved Murder Prompts Family to Sift for Clues : California: Who killed Jenny Lin? In Castro Valley, friends and relatives of the 14-year-old band together and set up a toll-free hot line to try to solve the mystery.
''Investigators say they believe whoever killed the teenager broke in through a small window downstairs.
They also believe the killer acted alone, was familiar with the neighborhood and the family schedule and had targeted the girl.
The wounds “indicate that it was a very deliberate, very careful, very controlled attack,” Nelson said.
One puzzling incident is an encounter John Lin had at a commuter train station a few weeks before the killing.
An unkempt man approached him and said something like, “I have a deal for you; we have your daughter,” Nelson said.
Lin avoided the man and drove away. He got home to find both his daughters safe and thought little more about the incident until the murder. Nelson said he doubts the man had anything to do with the case, but the volunteer group commissioned and has circulated a sketch.
What Nelson would like to learn more about is a report of a man seen walking away from the Lin neighborhood carrying a blue sports bag with red straps and heading toward an athletic field. There was no activity planned that night on the field.''
No charges for suspect in Jenny Lin murder – East Bay Times
UPDATED: August 15, 2016
''CASTRO VALLEY — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said today that charges will not be filed at this time against the man suspected killing 14-year-old Jenny Lin.
One year ago, the Alameda County Sheriff’s named convicted murderer Sebastian Alexander Shaw as a suspect in the 1994 homicide. Shaw is serving three life sentences in Oregon.
Months ago, investigators submitted their reports to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to determine if there was enough evidence for an arrest warrant, said Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Dudek.
After reviewing the reports for several weeks, the District Attorney’s Office determined that based on the present information, a jury would not convict Shaw for her murder''
''Jenny died May 27, 1994 two days after her 14th birthday. Her father found her in the upstairs bathroom of their Castro Valley home. She was naked and had been tied up. She was stabbed several times in the abdomen.
Investigators believe that sometime between May 20 and June 14, 1994 Shaw burglarized a home on Broadmoor Drive in San Ramon, about 11 miles from where Jenny was killed. The burglar entered a bathroom window and took a six-pack of malt liquor, keys and a 1979 Pontiac Bonneville.''
''Shaw was born Chau Quong Ho in Vietnam and left Saigon when he was 7-years-old. Upon reaching the United States, he lived in a refugee camp in Texas before joining his father in Oregon. He later lived with his aunt in Southern California.
He joined the Marines, but was kicked out for being overweight. He changed his name to Shaw after the screenwriter of the same name because he fancied himself a writer.''
Link all about Shaw.. rbbm.
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc 405/serial killers/Shaw, Sebastian.pdf
''1990 22 Applied for honorable discharge from Marine Corp. Other Marines claim this is because he could not keep his weight down. He then returns to live in Oregon. 10/05/1990 22 Hired as a security dispatcher for the Paragon Cable Company. Changes his name to Sebastian Alexander Shaw. 06/1991 23 Co-worker Shirley Phillips reported him twice for inappropriate comments and sexual harassment 07/02/1991 23 Shirley Phillips finds warnings from Shaw on her desk. He is then fired from Paragon Cable. Shaw takes out his anger on a stranger - Jay Rickbeil (WM, 40) – who dies after having his throat slit. 1992 24 Is employed as a security guard. 07/17/1992 24 Following a fight with two coworkers, Shaw takes out his anger by killing two more strangers in their home - Todd Rudiger (WM, 29) & Donna Ferguson (WF, 18) (rapes her first) 1993 25 Enrolls at California State University in San Bernardino 05/27/1994 25
Jenny Lin (AF, 14) mysteriously murdered – Shaw was in the area (Castro Valley, CA) at the time, but there was no direct evidence that Shaw committed the crime''
08/30/1994 26 Police arrest Shaw while he was sleeping in a stolen car. Car had been stolen from San Ramon, CA – near where Jenny Lin was killed. Charges were dropped and he only spent two weeks in jail. Police were stunned to find guns (two rifles), duct tape, several bullets (matching ammo later found in Shaw’s apartment), a hammer, a ski mask, a sock filled with a lead weight and a copy of “The Anarchist Cookbook” in the car. These items were later described by a Police Officer as a “rape/murder kit.” After the car was impounded, Shaw calls to try and get the things from the car back. Aug 1994 26 Moves to Oregon, and gets temporary employment working with Oregon Staffing Services 02/04/1995 01/20/1996 27-28 Begins work at Safeway store in Portland, Oregon as a Courtesy Clerk. Has problems with female employees, has a high temper, and yells at co-workers 04/18/1995 27 Shaw helps elderly neighbors; Catches 3 of the 5 people who tried to rob the elderly couple before police came. Considered a hero.''
SFGate
And instead of adding another add on to my comment above, i will just leave it here...Right now, as I think about it. For just right nwo. I would say she knew whom killed her. And that's why she was murdered. Not murdered to keep from giving a description, but murdered so not to give a name to the LEOS. Thank you again for the link. Much appreciated.
