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Keddie Cabin Murders
Four people were brutally murdered in a mountain cabin while three children slept in the next room, undisturbed. The killers used a hammer and knives, then vanished. One victim's skull wasn't found for three years. The case remains unsolved.
April 11, 1981
California, USA
0 The Keddie Murders remain one of California’s most disturbing unsolved crimes.
The Night
April 11, 1981:
- Cabin 28
- Keddie Resort
- Remote mountain community
- Four victims
- Three survivors (slept through)
The Victims
Who died:
- Sue Sharp, 36 (mother)
- John Sharp, 15 (son)
- Dana Wingate, 17 (friend)
- Tina Sharp, 12 (missing)
The Survivors
In next room:
- Rick Sharp, 12
- Greg Sharp, 5
- Friend Justin
- Slept through murders
- Discovered scene
The Missing
Tina Sharp:
- Initially missing
- Skull found 1984
- Three years later
- 50 miles away
- Body never fully recovered
The Suspects
Known persons:
- Martin Smartt
- Bo Boubede
- Connections to family
- Circumstantial evidence
- Never prosecuted
The Mystery
Why unsolved:
- Evidence mishandled
- Hammer stolen from evidence
- Key witnesses died
- Decades of silence
- Recent DNA testing