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Loren Herzog

Speed Freak Killer Wesley Shermantine

New Legislation Allows Speed Freak Killer Off Death Row Temporarily

New legislation will allow killer Wesley Shermantine to be let off death row just long enough to help find more remains.

2012/07/06

Speed Freak Killer Wesley Shermantine

Senate Approves Temporary Release Of Shermantine To Reveal Victims’ Remains

A convicted serial killer could be temporarily freed from death row to help search for the remains of long-dead victims under a bill the state Senate approved Thursday.

2012/07/05

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UPDATE: No Remains Found Near Former Speed Freak Killers’ Linden Home

Crews from the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and FBI are back in Linden searching digging for evidence possibly connected to the Speed Freak Killers.

2012/05/02

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Speed Freak Victim Laid To Rest

Nearly 14 years after Cyndi Vanderheiden vanished; she is finally being laid to rest.

2012/04/21

New ‘Speed Freak’ Letters Add Direction

There’s no ‘X’ marking the spot, but there are some very specific locations in Wesley Shermantine’s latest letter.

2012/04/02

Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog were both convicted in the murder of four people but are believed to be responsible for the deaths of as many as 25 people.  Here are their known victims and several missing people who have been mentioned as possible victims.

Two Victims From Linden Well Identified In ‘Speed Freak Killers’ Case

The identities of two victims found in a well outside Linden in the “Speed Freak Killers” case were made public Friday by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department.

2012/03/30

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Shermantine Writes More Letters From Death Row

Convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine has written more letters from death row – not to CBS13 this time, but to bounty hunter Leonard Padilla.

2012/03/23

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Shermantine Says He’s ‘Saving Best For Last’ In 3rd Letter To CBS13

Convicted killer Wesley Shermantine has sent a third letter to CBS13 just days after posting a second letter to the station from death row.

2012/03/12

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Woman Shermantine Claims Dumped In Stockton Unknown To Police

In his second letter to CBS13, convicted killer Wesley Shermantine mentions a black woman killed in Stockton.

2012/03/09

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Convicted Killer Shermantine Writes A Second Letter To CBS13

Convicted killer Wesley Shermantine has sent another letter to CBS13 from death row and this time he’s saying even more.

2012/03/07

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FBI Asked To Assist In Search For Victims Of ‘Speed Freak Killers’

In a new development in the search for victims of the “Speed Freak Killers,” CBS13 learned on Friday that the FBI will assist in future searches and the handling of evidence.

2012/03/02

Chevy Wheeler disappeared from Stockton on Oct. 16, 1985.

Shermantine Victim’s Family Flies 2,500 Miles To Claim Daughter’s Remains

A family flew across the country to reclaim the remains of their daughter more than a quarter century after one of the “Speed Freak Killers” murdered her.

2012/02/28

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