Posted on 02/13/2012 8:56:54 PM PST by smokingfrog
LINDEN - Skull fragments, 300 bones of all sizes and personal items - an engraved woman's ring, a purse, a sandal - were pulled this weekend from the depths of an old well east of Linden.
By Sunday afternoon, a mass grave in eastern San Joaquin County was taking shape.
The grisly discoveries began to surface just as convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine promised.
The death row inmate - in letters to The Record - had called the site "Loren's boneyard" long before county Sheriff's deputies started digging a massive pit next to Flood Road.
Shermantine, 45, wrote that Loren Herzog, his boyhood friend and partner in crime, had dumped numerous murder victims into the well.
The first hint of what was buried came in a scoop of dirt pulled Saturday from 45 feet below ground. Workers spotted a jacket with an arm bone hanging from an excavator's bucket.
Digging turned into examining the well's soil and human contents. The rural pasture had taken on the appearance of an archeological dig.
(Excerpt) Read more at recordnet.com ...
Anyone who suspects their loved one might have fallen victim to Loren Herzog or Wesley Shermantine may call a hot line set up by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
Call (209) 468-5087 or email your name, phone number, the name of the missing person and case number to coldcase@sjgov.org.
No telling how many other sickos out there have mass graves on their private property. Most will never be discovered. Very sad for the victims’ families.
What were the dates of this murderous spree?
They were arrested in 1999...”ending their 2 decade spree”.
That’s a long time...
Around 1984 to 1999.
These two guys were known as “the speed freak killers.”
...coincidence?
Yes it is BG. The niece of a friend disappeared from Eureka several years ago and I think it was 2001 or 02. How have you been these day of Slooooowww connections?
I had forgotten about him. Hard to believe how evil some people can be.
There was a local story a few years back about a man whose garage was a mass grave; he’d buried the bodies under the garage over a very long period of time. So, yes, I am sure across the country there are many such sites that will never be uncovered, at least not in time to do justice to the victims, their families or the killers.
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