CA - Linda Anne O’Keefe, 11, strangled, Newport Beach, 6 Jul 1973 *ARREST in 2019*

[Niner]

Thanks for checking!

 

[Jim_M]

Thanks for checking!

Has anyone been able to roust up a Case Number for this? I cannot seem to find one. Ugh.

 

[Niner]

Has anyone been able to roust up a Case Number for this? I cannot seem to find one. Ugh.

Orange County case #D212019CR1028

 

[Jim_M]

Orange County case #D212019CR1028

Hmmm, I believe that is the Colorado Case Number. I could be off my rocker, but I am unable to find anything related at the OC (Orange County) Superior Court Website.

 

[Niner]

Hmmm, I believe that is the Colorado Case Number. I could be off my rocker, but I am unable to find anything related at the OC (Orange County) Superior Court Website.

Oops - sorry - you are correct. It is the Colorado one....

Thanks for looking though!

 

[Jim_M]

Oops - sorry - you are correct. It is the Colorado one....

Thanks for looking though!

No sorry needed. We're all working together to help with the victims.

Now, I wonder if there is a way to access the OC (Orange County) Superior Court Website, without having to pay? They actually charge you to do a 'name' search. But, if you have the Case Number, and the DOB of your criminal, which I believe is July 28, 1946, as per this article:

Police hope vintage photo of man accused of murdering 11-year-old in 1973 will bring witnesses forward – Orange County Register

You should be able to bring up details, like those in Noah's case.

 

[Niner]

I'm going to call on @gitana1 - can you find a case # in Orange County, like you can for Los Angeles County?

it is for: James Alan Neal - DOB 7/28/46

TIA!

 

[insearchoflight]

I do know you can access Orange County records in person at the Santa Ana courthouse. They charge you to print them buts it’s a minimal fee.

 

[faithx]

It is Orange County Case # 19HF0192

 

[Jim_M]

I'm going to call on @gitana1 - can you find a case # in Orange County, like you can for Los Angeles County?

it is for: James Alan Neal - DOB 7/28/46

TIA!

Information below courtesy of faithx!

It is Orange County Case # 19HF0192

Thank you so much faithx!

Case Detail
Case Number: 19HF0192
Printable Version

OC Pay Number: 9750245
Originating Court: Harbor - Newport Beach Facility

Defendant: Neal, James Alan

Demographics...

Names...

Case Status: Open

Details...
Case Stage: - Release Status: Remanded
DMV Hold: N
Charging Document: Complaint Mandatory Appearance: Y Amendment #: 1


Case Info
Counts
6 counts found, displaying all counts.1
Seq S/A Violation Date Section Statute OL Violation Plea Plea Date Disposition Dispo Date
1 0 07/06/1973 187(a) PC F Murder NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019

2 0 07/19/1995 288(a) PC F Lewd or lascivious act with minor NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019

3 0 07/19/1995 288(a) PC F Lewd or lascivious act with minor NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019

4 0 07/19/1995 288(a) PC F Lewd or lascivious act with minor NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019

5 0 03/05/2002 288(a) PC F Lewd or lascivious act with minor NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019

6 0 03/05/2002 288(a) PC F Lewd or lascivious act with minor NOT GUILTY 03/29/2019


Hearing Info

Scheduled Hearings

One hearing found.1
Date Time Hearing Type - Reason Courtroom

08/09/2019 09:00 AM Pre Trial - C35

Heard Hearings
9 hearings found, displaying all hearings.1
Date Time Hearing Type - Reason Courtroom Hearing Status
03/13/2019 10:00 AM Arraignment In Custody CJ1 Heard
03/29/2019 09:00 AM Hearing Bail Review C5 Heard
03/29/2019 09:00 AM Arraignment - C5 Heard
03/29/2019 09:00 AM Arraignment - C5 Heard
03/29/2019 10:00 AM Arraignment In Custody CJ1 Cancel
03/29/2019 10:00 AM Hearing Bail Review CJ1 Cancel
05/14/2019 09:00 AM Chambers Work - C41 Heard
06/14/2019 09:00 AM Pre Trial - C41 Cancel
06/14/2019 09:00 AM Pre Trial - C35 Heard

 

[Niner]

Thanks (again!) Jim_M! Do you have a link to that - I want to "see" if I can access it, so I don't have to bother you! tia!

 

[Jim_M]

Thanks (again!) Jim_M! Do you have a link to that - I want to "see" if I can access it, so I don't have to bother you! tia!

FYI you are never a bother. You have important work to do IMVHO. The least we can do is offer help if we can do so.

Good luck and hope you can get 'in'!

Vision Public

Select the tab, "Accept Terms."

Enter the Case Number, 19HF0192, and select the button for: "I am not a Robot."

This will most likely provide you with some pictures to choose. Traffic Lights and crosswalks are common themes in checking-off.

Then select, "Search."

You should receive a line item in response. By selecting the Case Number you should see the results.

 

[gitana1]

FYI you are never a bother. You have important work to do IMVHO. The least we can do is offer help if we can do so.

Good luck and hope you can get 'in'!

Vision Public

Select the tab, "Accept Terms."

Enter the Case Number, 19HF0192, and select the button for: "I am not a Robot."

This will most likely provide you with some pictures to choose. Traffic Lights and crosswalks are common themes in checking-off.

Then select, "Search."

You should receive a line item in response. By selecting the Case Number you should see the results.

Thanks for responding!!

 

[Niner]

FYI you are never a bother. You have important work to do IMVHO. The least we can do is offer help if we can do so.

Good luck and hope you can get 'in'!

Vision Public

Select the tab, "Accept Terms."

Enter the Case Number, 19HF0192, and select the button for: "I am not a Robot."

This will most likely provide you with some pictures to choose. Traffic Lights and crosswalks are common themes in checking-off.

Then select, "Search."

You should receive a line item in response. By selecting the Case Number you should see the results.

Well.... it looks like I will have to be bothering you on this one! Can't access...

and again THANKS for all your help on the other cases Jim_M

 

[Niner]

Friday, August 9th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ am MT) – CA – Linda Anne O’Keefe (11) (July 6, 1973, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, found July 7, 1973 in Newport Beach’s Back Bay-strangled) - *James Alan Neal (72/27 @ time of crime) arrested (2/19/19 in Monument, CO), charged (2/19/19) & arraigned (3/13/19) with special-circumstances murder (because of enhancements for allegedly kidnapping & lewd acts), kidnapping during the commission of a murder & willful premeditated lewd & lascivious act upon a child under 14. Charged & arraigned (3/29/19) with 5 counts of lewd or lascivious acts upon a child under the age of 14 (re 2 sexual assaults in Riverside County between 1995-2000 & 2002-2004. Held in El Paso jail without bond. Extradited (3/11/19) back to California. Plead not guilty to all counts (3/29/19). Held without bond.
DNA match thru genealogy website Family Tree DNA; Parabon Snapshot produced (2018).
(akas: James Allen George Layton (name used in his 20s), James Albert Layton, Allen George Gilstrap, James Albert & Albert Layton, Jr.).
Court hearings from 2/19/19 thru 3/13/19 reference post #133 here:
SOLVED - CA - Linda Anne O’Keefe, 11, strangled, Newport Beach, 6 Jul 1973 *ARREST in 2019*
3/13/19 Update: Prosecutors announced 5 additional charges filed against Neal, for two other alleged sexual assaults they say occurred in Riverside County. One victim was assaulted sometime from 1995 to 2000, prosecutors contend, and the other sometime in 2002-04. The 5 additional counts of lewd or lascivious acts upon a child under the age of 14. He did not enter a plea. He is being held without bond, with a bail review hearing set for March 29.
3/29/19 Update: Plead not guilty to one count of murder while committing lewd acts on a child in the death of Linda Ann & five counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 in the late '90s & early 2000s. Next hearing is on 6/14. 6/14/19: Next pretrial hearing on 8/9.

 

[Niner]

Bumping for @Jim_M - anything new on the court site for future court dates?

TIA!

 

[Jim_M]

Bumping for @Jim_M - anything new on the court site for future court dates?

TIA!

Looks like Sept 13th:

Scheduled Hearings
One hearing found.1
Date Time Hearing Type - Reason Courtroom
09/13/2019 09:00 AM Pre Trial - C35

From here as before:

Vision Public

 

[Niner]

Thanks Jim_M!

 

[gitana1]

I remember reading about this very heart breaking case last year on the Twitter feed. Now it's so nice to read that her murderer has been captured. I wonder if the suspect looks like the paraben sketch? Maybe if he was skinnier?

I think they should have added weight or sag to the face on the older sketch because most older dudes start having a double chin. Then it would've been very close.

 

[gitana1]

wow!

though I do not know any of the people involved in this case...

I have seen this poor girl's name and location many times as I scroll through WS cases...

amazing that new genealogy DNA testing is solving cold cases!

this poor girl was dumped like trash in the Back Bay of Newport Beach...
This is one of my fave places to kayak...
I grew up in a neighboring city...
And still live in the general area...
And visit Newport Beach often!

Glad the sisters are getting some type of closure...

I had an aunt and uncle who lived on University Drive right there by the Back Bay. I spent many days in the mid-late 70's playing there as a child and never knew a body had been found there. So creepy.