CA CA- Terrance "Terry" Arndt, 18, fatally shot & girlfriend SA, sitting in parked car, 14 Dec; 1984, Shasta, DNA- Roger Neil Schmid, 64, 2025, *Arrest*

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After 40 years, a 1984 Murder & Rape Suspect is Identified

Shasta County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 1984 Murder and Sex Assault

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''On December 14, 1984, two teenagers were parked near their high school where a crowd had gathered for an annual basketball tournament in the small northern California town of Burney, which is located in Shasta County. An unfamiliar car with an unknown driver parked directly behind the couple on Mountain View Road. An unknown man exited the car and approached the teenagers. The man shot and killed one of the teens, who was later identified as 18-year-old Terrance "Terry" Arndt. Terry's teenage female friend was ordered to get out of the car. She was then sexually assaulted by the unknown man.''

''Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team used the profile in genealogy research to develop new investigative leads that were returned to law enforcement. Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the man. This investigation led to the positive identification of the suspect, who is now known to be 64-year-old Roger Neil Schmidt of Tucson, Arizona.

Roger Schmidt was arrested on two charges--murder and sexual assault--in Tucson, Arizona on Monday, July 21, 2025. Schmidt, who was born in Shasta County in 1961, was a 23-year-old resident of Burney, California when the crimes were committed in 1984. Schmidt is being held without bail and is expected to be extradited to California.''

 

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Man arrested in Tucson in decades-old murder

Roger Neil Schmidt, 64, was arrested in connection with a murder from December 1984.

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Terry Arndt was killed in California in 1984.(Shasta County Sheriff's Office)

''The Tucson Police Department confirmed that Roger Neil Schmidt, 64, was arrested recently.
Schmidt made his first court appearance on Monday, July 21. He was in a wheelchair and had an oxygen tank.''

Suspect arrested in 1984 cold case murder and rape investigation

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a 1984 cold case involving the murder of 18-year-old Terrance Arndt and the sexual assault of a female victim in

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[Vern]

Schmidt's facebook. Pretty empty profile, but was on oxygen as far back as his current profile pic (originally posted to his profile August 3rd, 2018).

Thankful that he survived COVID so that his victims can see justice be served.

Rest well now Terry. His time is coming.

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[The4TierBridge]

Shouldn't this go in one of the cold case subforums and not the identified one?

 

[Teignmouth 22]

Great work by @othram Well done!!!!

 

[othram]

Great work by @othram Well done!!!!

Glad this man will face justice.

 

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August 18th 2025

Suspect in 1984 cold case murder pleads not guilty in Shasta County court

The suspect in a sexual assault and murder case from 1984 was arraigned on Monday.Roger Schmidt is charged with one count of murder with multiple enhancements,

krcrtv.com

'SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The suspect in a sexual assault and murder case from 1984 pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Monday.'

''His next scheduled court date is August 28, at 8:30 a.m. to set the date for his preliminary hearing. For now, Schmidt is being held with no bail.''

 

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August 28 2025

Cold case murder suspect's hearing delayed due to extensive documents

The suspect in the 1984 cold case has appeared in the Shasta County Superior Courthouse on Thursday.Roger Neil Schmidt faces charges for the murder of 18-year-

krcrtv.com

''Prosecuting and defense attorneys were present to set a preliminary hearing date. However, they agreed to delay the hearing until September 29 due to the need to review more than 20,000 pages of documents related to the case.''

 

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August 28 2025

Cold case murder suspect's hearing delayed due to extensive documents

The suspect in the 1984 cold case has appeared in the Shasta County Superior Courthouse on Thursday.Roger Neil Schmidt faces charges for the murder of 18-year-

krcrtv.com

''Prosecuting and defense attorneys were present to set a preliminary hearing date. However, they agreed to delay the hearing until September 29 due to the need to review more than 20,000 pages of documents related to the case.''

They need to review 20,000 pages? We have an app for that:

The Algorithmic Era of Policing Will Scale Justice for Everyone, Everywhere

OthramOS brings the speed, scale, and precision of AI to every part of an investigation, helping agencies organize all evidence, connect critical details, and deliver justice faster.

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They need to review 20,000 pages? We have an app for that:

The Algorithmic Era of Policing Will Scale Justice for Everyone, Everywhere

OthramOS brings the speed, scale, and precision of AI to every part of an investigation, helping agencies organize all evidence, connect critical details, and deliver justice faster.

research.othram.com

Very intriguing!

The Algorithmic Era of Policing Will Scale Justice for Everyone, Everywhere

OthramOS brings the speed, scale, and precision of AI to every part of an investigation, helping agencies organize all evidence, connect critical details, and deliver justice faster.

research.othram.com

''In today’s investigations, the biggest challenge is rarely a lack of information. It is the inability to process it all. Decades-old case files, surveillance footage, handwritten notes, audio recordings, and forensic evidence often sit in silos, inaccessible to the people who need them most. This fragmentation slows investigations, obscures leads, and leaves connections undiscovered.

By rapidly organizing and analyzing massive volumes of complex, multimodal evidence, AI gives investigators a real-time, integrated view of a case, no matter how sprawling or fragmented the data may be. ''