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  • Convicted murderer Michael Manfredonia, right, is led from the courtroom by an unidentified bailiff after he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1985 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of 14-year-old Rachel Domas, June 17, 1986 in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/North Jersey Advance, D. Ross Cameron)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, second from left, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, processes into the sanctuary for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, left, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares with his fellow clergy for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, left, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, prepares for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Rev. James Tramel, right, who spent 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a homeless man, confers with the organist on the music for a worship service at Church of the Good Shepherd, where he's an associate pastor, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. At age 38, he's become the first person to be ordained as an Episcopal priest while in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Krystine Dinh, left, and Michael Le, cousin and brother, respectively, of Michelle Le, speak to the media outside the courtroom where Giselle Esteban was sentenced for the May 2011 murder of Michelle, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Scott Marasigan, whose ex-girlfriend Giselle Esteban was convicted of the murder of Michelle Le, leaves the courtroom where Esteban was sentenced to 25 years to life for the crime, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban was reportedly enraged over a growing friendship between Marasigan, the father of her child, and Le. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Krystine Dinh, cousin of Michelle Le, speaks to the media outside the courtroom where Giselle Esteban was sentenced for the May 2011 murder of Le, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Krystine Dinh, left, and Michael Le, cousin and brother, respectively, of Michelle Le, speak to the media outside the courtroom where Giselle Esteban was sentenced for the May 2011 murder of Michelle, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Family and friends of the late Michelle Le, including cousin Krystine Dinh, second from left, and brother Michael Le, in red sweater, arrive at the courtroom for the sentencing of Giselle Esteban, who was convicted of the May 2011 murder of Michelle, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Krystine Dinh, left, and Michael Le, cousin and brother, respectively, of Michelle Le, speak to the media outside the courtroom where Giselle Esteban was sentenced for the May 2011 murder of Michelle, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Krystine Dinh, left, and Michael Le, cousin and brother, respectively, of Michelle Le, speak to the media outside the courtroom where Giselle Esteban was sentenced for the May 2011 murder of Michelle, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Esteban received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Shirley Alexander, center, mother of accused triple murderer Stuart Alexander, leaves the courtroom where her son was arraigned on Friday, June 23, 2000 at the Alameda County Superior Court in Hayward, Calif.  Alexander is accused of killing three government food inspectors at his San Leandro, Calif. sausage factory earlier this month.  (AP Photo/Hayward Daily Review, D. Ross Cameron)  LOCALS PLEASE CREDIT
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  • Hans Reiser, in red jumpsuit, is ushered into the courtroom for his arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser, left, shakes hands with his former defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, who was handing off the case to William DuBois (partially hidden), during Reiser's arraignment on murder charges, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif.  Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in Sept. of this year. Horowitz had originally been tapped to defend Reiser, but Reiser's money troubles led to DuBois taking the case instead. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser, left, shakes hands with his former defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, who was handing off the case to William DuBois (partially hidden), during Reiser's arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif.  Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in Sept. of this year. Horowitz had originally been tapped to defend Reiser, but Reiser's money troubles led to DuBois taking the case instead. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser, center, peers out at the gallery during his arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser peers out at the gallery during his arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Ellen Doren, best friend of Nina Reiser, speaks to the media outside the courtroom where Hans Reiser was arraigned on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Hans Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser, center, is escorted out of the courtroom following his arraignment on murder charges, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif.  Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in Sept. of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune
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  • Attorney William DuBois, who is representing software developer Hans Reiser, speaks with the media following Reiser's arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Hans Reiser, left, peers out at the gallery during his arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Ellen Doren, best friend of Nina Reiser, speaks to the media outside the courtroom where Hans Reiser was arraigned on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Hans Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in September of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Beverly Palmer, mother of Hans Reiser, waits outside the courtroom for the start of his arraignment on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Reiser, a well-known software developer, is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in Sept. of this year. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • A police officer stands watch outside the Huron Drive house where Gail Dreher was discovered murdered, Jan. 3, 1986 in Chatham, N.J. Mrs. Dreher's body was discovered by her husband John when he returned home from work Jan. 2. (D. Ross Cameron/North Jersey Advance)
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  • An electronic billboard along Interstate Highway 880 near the O.co Coliseum displays a new request for information from the public into the 2013 murder of Aya Nakano, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Oakland, Calif.(D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Maria Climaco, mother of Aya Nakano, pleads for help from the public at a press conference to discuss the progress of the case of the June 12, 2013 shooting murder of her son, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Irina Sharanova, mother of Nina Reiser, waits outside the courtroom for the arraignment of her son-in-law, Hans Reiser, on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Nina Reiser disappeared in September of this year, and her husband Hans, a well-known software developer, is charged with killing her even though her body has yet to be found. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Irina Sharanova, mother of Nina Reiser, Nina's boyfriend, Anthony Zografos, and Nina's best friend, Ellen Doren, right, wait outside the courtroom for the arraignment Hans Reiser on murder charges, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif. Nina Reiser disappeared in September of this year, and her husband Hans, a well-known software developer, is charged with killing her even though her body has yet to be found. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Michael Manfredonia, center, is escorted from the courtroom after he was found guilty in the 1985 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of 14-year-old Rachel Domas, Wednesday, June 11, 1986 in Morristown, N.J. Manfredonia could be sentenced to death for the crime. (D. Ross Cameron/North Jersey Advance)
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  • Michael Manfredonia, center, is escorted from the courtroom after he was found guilty in the 1985 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of 14-year-old Rachel Domas, Wednesday, June 11, 1986 in Morristown, N.J. Manfredonia could be sentenced to death for the crime. (D. Ross Cameron/North Jersey Advance)
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  • An electronic billboard along Interstate Highway 880 near the O.co Coliseum displays a new request for information from the public into the 2013 murder of Aya Nakano, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Oakland, Calif.(D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Jean Aquino, left, comforts partner Maria Climaco, at a press conference to ask for help from the public in solving the June 12, 2013 shooting murder of their son, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Maria Climaco, mother of Aya Nakano, pleads for help from the public at a press conference to discuss the progress of the case of the June 12, 2013 shooting murder of her son, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Maria Climaco, mother of Aya Nakano, pleads for help from the public at a press conference to discuss the progress of the case of the June 12, 2013 shooting murder of her son, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Maria Climaco, mother of Aya Nakano, pleads for help from the public at a press conference to discuss the progress of the case of the June 12, 2013 shooting murder of her son, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • An unidentiifed cyclist pauses at the intersection where Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Claremont Avenue and Fish Ranch Road converge in Berkeley Calif., where a large sign alerted motorists to the presence of search and rescue teams on nearby streets Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, who were hunting for clues to the stabbing murder of Elnora Caldwell of Oakland, Calif. on Saturday night.  Robert Woods, Caldwell's estranged husband, is being held for the crime.  (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)
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  • Jose Antonio Merel, left, Michael William Magidson, center, and Jaron Nabors are arraigned for the murder of 17-year-old Eddie Araujo of Newark, Calif., in Alameda County Superior Court in Fremont, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2002. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
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  • Michael Manfredonia, center, listens to the verdict in his trial for the 1985 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of 14-year-old Rachel Domas, Wednesday, June 11, 1986 in Morristown, N.J. Manfredonia was found guilty and could be sentenced to death for the crime. (D. Ross Cameron/North Jersey Advance)
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  • Steven John Carlson, left, a suspect in the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Faelz of Pleasanton, Calif., is escorted from the courtroom following a pre-trial hearing at Alameda County Superior Court, Monday, June 18, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Faelz was stabbed to death on her way home from school. Carlson, 16 at the time, was an older classmate of the girl's. He was arrested after a recent test of his DNA was matched with evidence in the cold case. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Steven John Carlson, right, a suspect in the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Faelz of Pleasanton, Calif., consults with his attorney during a pre-trial hearing at Alameda County Superior Court, Monday, June 18, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Faelz was stabbed to death on her way home from school. Carlson, 16 at the time, was an older classmate of the girl's. He was arrested after a recent test of his DNA was matched with evidence in the cold case. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Steven John Carlson, a suspect in the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Faelz of Pleasanton, Calif., awaits a pre-trial hearing at Alameda County Superior Court, Monday, June 18, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Faelz was stabbed to death on her way home from school. Carlson, 16 at the time, was an older classmate of the girl's. He was arrested after a recent test of his DNA was matched with evidence in the cold case. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Steven John Carlson, right, a suspect in the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Faelz of Pleasanton, Calif., is escorted from the courtroom following a pre-trial hearing at Alameda County Superior Court, Monday, June 18, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Faelz was stabbed to death on her way home from school. Carlson, 16 at the time, was an older classmate of the girl's. He was arrested after a recent test of his DNA was matched with evidence in the cold case. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff)
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  • Students, teachers and staff react to the live televised verdicts from the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995, at the student union on the campus of California State University-Hayward, in Hayward, Calif. A former NFL player, broadcaster, and actor, Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. After a nearly 10-month trial, jurors returned a not-guilty verdict on both murder counts. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • Students, teachers and staff react to the live televised verdicts from the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995, at the student union on the campus of California State University-Hayward, in Hayward, Calif. A former NFL player, broadcaster, and actor, Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. After a nearly 10-month trial, jurors returned a not-guilty verdict on both murder counts. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • Students, teachers and staff react to the live televised verdicts from the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995, at the student union on the campus of California State University-Hayward, in Hayward, Calif. A former NFL player, broadcaster, and actor, Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. After a nearly 10-month trial, jurors returned a not-guilty verdict on both murder counts. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • Students, teachers and staff react to the live televised verdicts from the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995, at the student union on the campus of California State University-Hayward, in Hayward, Calif. A former NFL player, broadcaster, and actor, Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. After a nearly 10-month trial, jurors returned a not-guilty verdict on both murder counts. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • Oakland police Sgt. Randy Brandwood outlines the series of events that led to the murder of  off-duty paramedic Quinn Boyer by a group of six young men in a robbery gone bad last month, Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • San Leandro police officials answer questions from the press about the triple homicide at the Santos Linguisa Factory that took place yesterday, Thursday, June 22, 2000. Police have charged the factory's owner, Stuart Alexander of San Leandro, with the murders of death three government food inspectors as they toured the facility. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • San Leandro police officials answer questions from the press about the triple homicide at the Santos Linguisa Factory that took place yesterday, Thursday, June 22, 2000. Police have charged the factory's owner, Stuart Alexander of San Leandro, with the murders of death three government food inspectors as they toured the facility. (D. Ross Cameron/Daily Review)
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  • Mourners hold hands during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Clergy and parishioners sing together during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Sisters Sherron Hogg, left, and Stacy Hogg pose with a photograph of their late brother at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Alex DeDomenico holds a photograph of her boyfriend, Emilio Nevarez, at a press conference to update the case in his April 4, 2015 murder; Nevarez was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Tyler Salinas, who was a bandmate of Emilio Nevarez, speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Flanked by her husband Jerry, Bernadette Valadez speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of her son, Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Bernadette Valadez, center, wipes away tears as she listens to a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of her son, Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • The house on 39th Avenue in Oakland, Calif. where Vester Flanagan grew up, photographed Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Flanagan, who worked as a television reporter under the name of Bryce Williams, has been implicated in the murder of a television reporter and photographer at his former employer, as they were conducting a live interview Wednesday in Roanoke, Va. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Audience members recall their loved ones during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Family, friends, and community members place the markers with names of the dead on the altar, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Family, friends, and community members carry the markers with names of the dead, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Participants stand by while the names of the dead are read aloud, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Hadasha Smith spoke about the killing of her younger brother, Jeron Michael Smith, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Father Jayson Landeza speaks to the congregation, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Ella Thompson holds a picture of her son Darryl Starks, who was a murder victim in 2010, at an interfaith service to remember those who died in homicides in the city of Oakland, Calif during the past year, at St. Columba Catholic Church, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Anita Wills holds a photograph of her grandson, Kerry Baxter, Jr., who was 19 when he was killed, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Davoria Williams poses with a photograph of her late son, Clifford Snead, who was 27 when he was killed, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Linda Jones holds a snapshot of her and her late son, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Relatives of homicide victims talk to a reporter, center, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Mysti Knight talks about the death of Phillip Levi, Jr., at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Oakland Police Lt. Roland Holmgren speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Oakland Chief of Police Sean Whent, center, and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan were among the participants at the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • The mother of 14-year-old murder suspect Mario Tolliver, Jr. checks her cellphone outside her Oakland, Calif. apartment building, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The boy, accused of shooting his 17-year-old sister last weekend, turned himself in to Oakland police earlier in the day. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Bernadette Valadez speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of her son, Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Flanked by her husband Jerry, Bernadette Valadez speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of her son, Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Flanked by her husband Jerry, Bernadette Valadez speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of her son, Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Mayor Jean Quan speaks about the decrease in homicides this year, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Markers lay in a pile during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Participants stand by while the names of the dead are read aloud, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Tears run down the cheeks of Afolcke Sawyerr of Oakland, as she recalls learning of the death of her younger brother Raymond "Demarie" Kent, during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Soloist Susan Wiley leads the congregation in a hymn during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Father Aidan McAleenan speaks during the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Markers enumerate the dead before the annual Memorial of the Crosses ceremony, to honor and remember murder victims in the city during 2014, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Ella Thompson talks about her son Darryl Starks, who was a murder victim in 2010, at an interfaith service to remember those who died in homicides in the city of Oakland, Calif during the past year, at St. Columba Catholic Church, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Sireena Kidd holds a photograph of herself with her late husband Ronnie Kidd and their infant son, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Mysti Knight poses with a photograph of Phillip Levi, Jr., at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Hau Cao, left, holds a portrait of his brother, Phat Le, who was 20 when he was shot dead on an Oakland, Calif. street corner in October 2009, while Le's godmother Francie Dows has pushed without result for an arrest in the case; the two posed for a photograph at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Sherron Hogg, left, and sister Stacy Hogg, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Oakland Police spokesperson Johnna Watson, center, speaks at a press conference to update the April 4, 2015 murder case of Emilio Nevarez, who was shot to death in front of a nightclub on 14th Street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Francie Dows, whose godson Phat Le was gunned down on an Oakland, Calif. street corner in October 2009, talks about her struggles with police detectives working the case, at a meeting of relatives of homicide victims, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Oakland. Compared to their counterparts around the country, the 14 Bay Area law enforcement agencies have the lowest clearance rates on murder cases, the cause of much consternation for the families of the deceased. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • The mother of 14-year-old murder suspect Mario Tolliver, Jr., left, greets other unidentified family members outside her Oakland, Calif. apartment building, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The boy, accused of shooting his 17-year-old sister last weekend, turned himself in to Oakland police earlier in the day. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Law enforcement officials prepare to speak to the media about a murder suicide Saturday, Aug. 15, 1987 in Flanders, N.J. A man, identified as Raymond Watkins, shot and killed his ex-wife, Catherine Watkins, then shot their four-year-old daughter and then himself. (D. Ross Cameron/North Jersey Advance)
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  • Collen Chavez, 24, of Phillipsburg, N.J. listens with eyes downcast as Waren County prosecutors present first degree murder charges against her in the death of Gladys Campbell, 2, of Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday, June 9, 1988 in Belvidere, N.J. Mrs. Chavez, who also has a three-year-old child and is three months pregnant, was arraigned Thursday afternoon and is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail. (D. Ross Cameron/The Express)
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  • Police investigate at the scene of a multiple shooting on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2009, after a routine traffic stop ended with the shoot deaths of four Oakland police officers. (Photo by D. Ross Cameron)
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  • Oakland police Sgt. Randy Brandwood, right, and Officer Phung Tran stand at the site where off-duty paramedic Quinn Boyer was shot and killed by a group of six young men in a robbery gone bad last month, Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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  • Oakland police Sgt. Randy Brandwood, right, and Officer Phung Tran stand at the site where off-duty paramedic Quinn Boyer was shot and killed by a group of six young men in a robbery gone bad last month, Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)
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