so, it just came to my attention that the bodies of a man and woman were foung in the bottom of a gully/ravine off the side of the highway outside of Lower Lake. apparently they had been there for several weeks. the cause of death is apparently suspicious(ya'think?) and autopsies are scheduled early this week.

this was within 30 miles of home, but in a region of the county we don't often frequent. the surrounding area is nowhere near suburban, as is evidenced by the amount of time they'd sat to decompose. not much I can honestly do but keep an open ear..... sometimes, freakishly enough, I learn more than I want sitting in my own living room (I have alluded to more shadowy connections, haven't I?) anyways, I'll keep you updated as I find things out.

Please do Atavistik. I know I'm not local I am still interested to hear any news or progress that you hear or make.

It's always disturbing to hear something like this has happened.

I'm not exactly local, but I am the same state. Definately keep me updated

well... here it is, from the Portland Press


Gun wounds found in bodies
of 2 former Mainers found in California

Kennebec Journal Staff

The bodies of a man and woman formerly of Augusta both had gunshot wounds, police in California reported Thursday in the continuing investigation into their deaths.

Autopsies performed Wednesday on Frank and Yvette Maddox showed that both suffered gunshot wounds before dying, according to a news release from Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County, Calif., Sheriff's Department.

The Maddoxes' bodies were found March 4 in a roadside embankment in the rural northern California county. They had been missing since late January.

Further tests are still needed before investigators can officially determine a cause in the deaths of Frank Maddox, 32, and Yvette Maddox, 40, because of the condition of the bodies, Bauman said in the release.

Detectives looking into the case have said an abandoned pickup truck they've been trying to find may also yield clues in the case.

On Thursday, a Lake County resident told police he had taken the truck to his property in late February to dismantle it for parts. The rusted, beige truck had been photographed in Lake County and again spotted on Feb. 18 and 23. Bauman said detectives are working to confirm the resident's reports about the truck and recover the vehicle's remains.

A person of interest in the Maddoxes' deaths, another Augusta native, remained behind bars Thursday in Lake County. Robby Alan Beasley, 29, is being held without bail on violation of a probation warrant issued in Kennebec County.

Police have said Beasley threatened the Maddoxes with a firearm sometime around the time of the couple's disappearance after demanding a ride from them to the airport in Sacramento.

Authorities in California have also charged Beasley with cultivating marijuana, marijuana possession for resale and maintaining a residence for marijuana selling. Beasley had hired the Maddoxes to work for him in Lake County.

Beasley's bail on those charges is set at $1 million.

Both the Maddoxes and Beasley have lengthy criminal histories in central Maine.


funny thing is I didn't find a local article about it. wonder if they ran one.

It's possible the county didn't want to rustle up bad press.