Man arrested in ‘one of most heinous, notorious cold cases’ more than 30 years after mother’s murder
James Lawhead was arrested after forensic DNA analysis lead in decades-old killing of Cindy Wanner Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A 64-year-old man was arrested last week in connection to a decades-old murder investigation that had long haunted the affluent suburb of Sacramento where it occurred. On 25 November 1991, Cindy Wanner, 35, vanished from her sister’s home in Granite Bay, California . Her husband arrived to the residence with their four-ye
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The Placer county sheriff, Wayne Woo, announces the arrest of James Lawhead on 27 April 2026, in Auburn, California. Photograph: Paul Kitagaki Jr/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe Placer county sheriff, Wayne Woo, announces the arrest of James Lawhead on 27 April 2026, in Auburn, California. Photograph: Paul Kitagaki Jr/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockCaliforniaMan arrested in ‘one of most heinous, notorious cold cases’ more than 30 years after mother’s murderJames Lawhead was arrested after forensic DNA analysis lead in decades-old killing of Cindy Wanner Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Uwa Ede-OsifoTue 28 Apr 2026 17.35 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Apr 2026 17.56 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 64-year-old man was…
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