District Attorney Tim Ward has announced the launch of a cold case website in an effort to shine new light on unsolved Tulare County homicides. “In 2019, we created the Cold Case Homicide Unit to assist allied law enforcement agencies in their efforts to bring justice to waiting families,” said District Attorney Ward. “The unit…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges related to the 2008 shooting death of Tulare man Hernan Diaz, age 21. Luis Villarreal, age 34, is charged with one count of murder with the special allegations that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury, that he possess multiple prior strike and…
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Today in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, the court sentenced Sidney Russell, age 64, to 75 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. On May 17, 2022, a jury convicted Russell of two felony counts of forcible lewd act upon a child under the age of 14. The court further found true that…
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