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Calaveras County

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

911 Call Released In Calaveras Girl’s Stabbing, Brother Charged

An attorney for a 12-year-old California boy arrested in the stabbing death of his sister says the youngster might have lied about seeing a long-haired intruder fleeing the scene but that doesn’t make the boy the killer.

2013/05/14

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Calaveras Co. Father Wants Evidence After Son Arrested In Daughter’s Death

The father of a 12-year-old boy arrested in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister says he believes his son is innocent until he is shown evidence that proves otherwise.

2013/05/13

Leila Fowler

Valley Springs Mother Says Son Arrested For Killing Sister Was ‘Protective’

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in her Sierra foothills home and of the 12-year-old boy accused of killing her says the boy is “protective of his sister.”

2013/05/12

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Detectives Study Knives In Calaveras Co. Girl’s Stabbing

Investigators searching for evidence in the stabbing death of an 8-year-old girl were looking at several knives Friday to determine if one could have inflicted the fatal wounds.

2013/05/03

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Witness Recants Report Of Suspect In Calaveras Girl’s Death

A potential witness in the killing of an 8-year-old Calaveras County girl has recanted her statements about seeing a possible suspect running from the girl’s home and “is no longer credible,” a sheriff’s department spokesman said Thursday.

2013/05/02

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Kidnapping Attempt Likely Not Linked To NorCal Girl’s Murder

Investigators say a brazen kidnapping attempt not far from where an 8-year-old Calaveras County girl was stabbed to death in her home most likely is a bizarre coincidence.

2013/05/01

Jason Wayrynen is suspected of breaking into an apartment in Placerville on April 30, 2013.(Placerville Police Department)

Break-In Suspect May Be Linked To Calaveras County Girl’s Death

Police were trying to determine if there’s a link between a man accused of breaking into an apartment in Placerville and trying to kidnap a toddler, and the killing of an 8-year-old girl about 45 miles away in Calaveras County.

2013/04/30

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Slain 8-Year Old NorCal Girl Was Intended Victim

Authorities in Northern California say the slaying of an 8-year-old girl at her home does not appear to have stemmed from a botched robbery or other crime gone wrong.

2013/04/30

Leila Fowler (Fowler family)

Calaveras Co. Town On Edge Amid Search For Young Girl’s Killer

A region of oak-studded hills in Calaveras County was on lockdown on Monday, two days after a mysterious intruder stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death at home before being spotted by her 12-year-old brother.

2013/04/29

Valley Springs Dragnet

Fatal Stabbing Of Calaveras County Girl Prompts Manhunt

Residents of rural Calaveras County were told Sunday to keep their doors locked as authorities continued the search for the killer of an 8-year-old girl

2013/04/28

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