Chapter 39 Section Eleven

On February 8, 12 jury members entered the deliberation room. After 9 days of deliberation, on February 24, 1999, the jury sent back 11 "guilty" verdicts out of 12 charges to the court: Wu Qida was suspected of murdering six men, three women and two young children. The only dispute was about the case of Paul Casnon.Many jurors accepted the defense's statement during the court argument that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Wu Qida was indeed at the scene of the crime when the murder occurred, that is, in the bronze-colored Honda Priority sedan. On June 30 of the same year, Judge John Ryan announced that the defendant Wu Qida was sentenced to death.

Wu Qida is currently on death row at San Quentin California State Prison. In the 14 years before 1999, the taxes collected by governments at all levels in California into the bottomless pit of the "Wuqita case" and the funds used by the FBI from the state treasury totaled nearly 13 million US dollars, of which the largest expenditure was 2.3 million a year.This does not include Canadian expenses. On October 23, 1999, at the suggestion of Dr. Boyd Stevens, a medical examiner, the Calavero Police Department and the relevant departments of the San Francisco Police Department jointly held a mourning ceremony for the victims of the Blue Mountain Road at the San Andres Cemetery.According to Dr. Sidiwen's vision, this should be a quiet, solemn and quiet ceremony. More than 70 invitations were only sent to the family members of the victim, the main case investigators and some witnesses.

Seated in the front row was the female police officer Irene Brunn who was the first to start the case. At this time, she was a retired old man over sixty years old, and she arrived at the funeral home accompanied by her granddaughter on crutches.She was accompanied by Tom Eisenman, also 56, with graying temples. The 75-year-old former ACE hardware and lumber shop clerk, Jon Kells, was driven here by a police officer.Other attendees included Daniel Wright, Joseph Rodin, Bob Bunning, and the Dubs' neighbor Barbara, among others. Public prosecutor Charlene Hanaga also received invitations. She was unable to attend due to illness and was hospitalized, so she asked someone to bring a huge wreath.

But for others, that day undoubtedly came too late.Commissioner Claude ElBaradei and forensic doctor Dr. Terry Parker have passed away one after another during these long 14 years. The Caraborough Police Department paid $9,000 for a black marble headstone with an inscription written by a local poet: In the woods of Wysville We found you- Lost loved ones. your body Died in a dark hell, but your soul Will live forever in the bright heaven. rest in peace! Dedicated to: 1984-1985 Victims of the Westville mass murders.