PGHS 1984 chart and obits
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Year Name Married Name Age YOB DOD Place of Death
1984* Clark Thomas Coleman III 3/2/96 Unknown
1984* Richard Graham Coleman III 28
1984* Starr Lynn Mooren Herald murder 12/96
1984 Richard Graham Coleman III (28)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA March 1996
Memorial services will be held tomorrow for Richard Graham Coleman III,
28, of Pacific Grove, who died Saturday at his home. Born Dec. 3, 1966,
in Monterey, he had lived in Pacific Grove all his life except for the
times when he was away at school. Mr. Coleman was a graduate of Pacific
Grove High School and attended art school in San Francisco and at the
Parsons School of Art and Graphics in Los Angeles. For the past two
years he had worked for Chelew & Campbell Realty in Pacific Grove.
Before that he worked at the Wherehouse record store in Monterey and
Carmel for many years and worked in the graphics department of Stone
Containers in Salinas. Mr. Coleman won several championship awards in
roller-skating competitions throughout the state. He is survived by his
mother, Rose Marie Coleman of Carmel; his father, Richard Coleman II of
El Paso, Texas; three brothers, Phillip of Prunedale, Bradley of Hawaii
and Charles of Salinas; and five sisters, Rosemaria Coleman of Oxnard,
Sherrie Coleman of Salinas, Linda Gossman of San Diego, Juanita Bullin
of North Carolina and Desiree Coleman of Monterey. Memorial services
will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the community room at Pacific Coast
Church in The Barnyard shopping center. The Monterey Cremation Society
is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to Beacon House in Pacific Grove, to the Sun
Street Center in Salinas or to the donor's favorite charity.
The Paper Sep-Oct 1998 on Monterey Gay Website
http://www.mbay.net/~wes/monterey/tpsept98/gaymurder.html
Gay Help Wanted in Solving Murder in Pacific Grove
By Gloria Dial, Crime Stoppers of Monterey County
Crime Stoppers of Monterey County is a volunteer organization that
assists enforcement agencies by urging the public to call anonymously
with information about criminals and crimes. The following account
regards a murder that took place in Pacific Grove in 1995 of a young
man who was known in the gay community. The Crime - On March 4, 1995 an
unknown male called police about 9 p.m. to report what was discovered
to be the body of Richard Graham Coleman III in Apt. A at 303 Grand
Ave., Pacific Grove. He had been murdered. Coleman's body was found on
the floor of the kitchen that Saturday night. There were signs of a
struggle and indications of boxes and cupboards having been searched.
The victim had reported that the same apartment had previously been
burglarized. Two days before the murder, he had moved to a motel room
in Marina because he feared for his life. What is Known - Coleman was
at Doc Rickett's Lab, a local nightclub, late Friday night, March 3.
The victim was seen in the company of two very clean cut, heavy set,
and smartly dressed Hispanic men. They were in their late 20s or 30s.
Coleman said they were friends from Los Angeles. The victim did not
introduce them by name but left the nightclub in the company of these
two men. On Saturday morning, March 4, a witness saw a well-dressed,
heavy set Hispanic male wearing a "Shriner-type" fez walk up the
stairway to Coleman's Grand Ave. apartment. The apartment is located
above businesses at street level. Background Information - Coleman was
a native of the Monterey Peninsula and a graduate of Pacific Grove High
School. He had a wide range of friends and acquaintances in teh real
estate profession, the music trade, the gay community, nightclub scene,
and with is own design background among artists of the area as well. If
you have information relating to the murder of Richard Graham Coleman
III or about either of the young men who accompanied him on Friday,
March 3, please call Crime Stoppers of Monterey County at
800/499-CRIME. Crime Stoppers also have a website at
www.crimestopmc.com
Carmel Pine Cone, CA Aug 13, 2004
Wanted: Cold case cowboys for unsolved P.G. murders
By KIRSTIE WILDE
LIEUTENANT TOM Uretsky of the Pacific Grove Police Department wants to
make sure his town doesn't forget Richard Coleman, Eladio Jimenez and
Kris Olinger. But he knows that, without some kind of out-of-the-box
thinking and help from outside the cop shop, those three murder victims
will never be rewarded with justice. The brutal slayings of Richard
Coleman, who was strangled in his apartment on Fountain Avenue in 1995;
Eladio Jimenez, whose dead body was dumped on the beach in 1993, and
especially 17-year-old Kris Olinger, who was stabbed to death on the
sand a few steps from Ocean View Boulevard on September 19, 1997,
continue to weigh on Uretsky's mind. He's determined to resurrect
them from the cold case file and now wants to call in some retired
reinforcements. "I believe former detectives, forensics experts,
polygraphists, department of justice investigators, firearms and
fingerprint experts, and other retired law enforcement people could
help solve these cases," Uretsky said Wednesday. "I'm looking for
volunteers - people with expertise who feel the same passion that I
feel about bringing justice to victims like Chris Olinger. His case was
such a tragedy, and shouldn't be forgotten." Two months ago,
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered a $50,000 reward to help find
Olinger's killers, believed to be gang members from San Jose.
Non-sworn could do 90% - The so-called "cold cases" are not
dead-ends; there are plenty of clues to follow and leads to call. But
whenever a new high-profile police case comes up - Uretsky points to
the public uproar about the mountain lion roaming the Asilomar
neighborhood of Pacific Grove recently - officers direct their
attention to that problem and the unsolved cases get pushed farther
onto the back burner. But "90 percent of the work on a case could be
handled by non-sworn or retired police officers," Uretsky said, and
they could stick with it even when the younger cops are called to the
latest emergency. "We want people who will work hand-in-glove with
young detectives, a mentoring program. A senior detective who has
worked 25 or 30 years has tremendous expertise to offer. I'd like to
team that person up with a young, aggressive detective and run down
every single lead we have, examine every piece of forensic evidence in
these three cases." With some frustration, Uretsky notes that he lost
his entire detective squad this week - they were all promoted within
the department - and he must begin training a group of inexperienced
detectives again. Without a team of seasoned retired professionals to
help solve the crimes, Uretsky is afraid the alternative will be to
"wait for somebody to get drunk and talk about the murders" and
that's not very satisfying. There are strict qualifications for the
volunteer detective force Uretsky envisions: no earnest wannabees, no
amateurs. Only trained, retired law enforcement officers who respect
the access they are given to highly confidential records need apply.
And they must be people who are dedicated and will stick to the job.
"With volunteers, you can't exactly dock them if they show up late
for work," Uretsky admitted. But he believes a dedicated cop
doesn't just give up his passion for justice after his retirement
dinner. The excitement of the hunt, the challenge of a tough case can
get those juices flowing again. And Uretsky said an older person's
wisdom can be sorely needed in a young detective squad. "I don't
care if they are 80 or 90; if they want to help close these cases, we
want their expertise." The lieutenant invites interested retired law
enforcement professionals to call him at the P.G. Police Department,
(831) 648-3151.
1984 Starr Lynn Mooren (30)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 15, 1996
Memorial services for Starr Lynn Mooren, 30, a travel agent who was
killed Thursday in her Monterey home, are scheduled Tuesday at the Paul
Mortuary. Miss Mooren was born July 18, 1966, in Reno, Nevada and had
lived in Monterey ever since. She was a travel agent for 14 years, last
working at Bob McGinnis Travel in Carmel. Miss Mooren is survived by
her mother, Connie Vaiz and stepfather, Richard Vaiz of Salinas; her
father, Larry Mooren of marina; her sister, Jodi Tyquiengeo of Marina
and a brother, Guy Dean Mooren of Marina. She also leaves her father,
Tommy Charfauros of Monterey. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday
at the Paul Mortuary. Cremation was held at the Little Chapel
by-the-Sea, with inurnment at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The
family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to the Victims
of Violent Crimes fund in care of the Monterey County Sheriff's
Department.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Sunday Dec. 14, 1996, page 1A
Three killed in violence on Peninsula
2 incidents unrelated
By Kevin Howe / Herald Staff Writer
Two men and a woman were slain on the Monterey Peninsula within hours
of one another Thursday night, and one man has been arrested as a
suspect in the slaying of two of the victims. The victims were
identified as Starr Mooren, 30, of Monterey, and Noftali Oswaldo
Cruz-Garcia, 19, and Darwin Fadhul Lopez, 20, both of Seaside, said Lt.
Joe Grebmeier of the coroners office. The two men were shot to death on
the street outside a Seaside apartment house at 1143 Phoenix Ave.,
shortly before midnight. Juan E. Alvarado, 18, of Seaside, was arrested
an hour later and booked on suspicion of murder, Seaside Police Lt.
Marvin Dike said. Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the
neighborhood found the two lying on the ground outside the building, he
said. Mooren was found dead in her small stucco house at 34 Via Buena
Vista at 9:15 p.m. by her live-in boyfriend, who called 911, Monterey
Police Captain Rick Ruvia said. The two incidents are not related,
according to police. Paramedics responding to both calls pronounced the
victims dead at the scene, Grebmeier said. All three bodies were taken
to the county morgue, where autopsies were performed yesterday.
Cruz-Garcia received multiple gunshot wounds, and Lopez died from a
single bullet that struck him in the left shoulder, Grebmeier said.
Investigators believe the three men were involved in a fight that ended
in gunfire over a girl who was dating Alvarado, Dike said. Alvarado was
booked into county jail on suspicion of murder, Dike said. Bail was set
at $1 million. Dike said the investigation is continuing. Mooren's
partially clad body bore multiple stab wounds in the upper torso and
some defensive wounds, said Ruvia, and a bloody kitchen knife, believed
to be the murder weapon, was found in the house. "We believe the
assailant was known to the victim," he said. There was no sign of
forced entry into the house he said. It was not immediately known if
she had been sexually assaulted, Ruvia said, and nothing appeared to
have been stolen from the house. Police have no record of Mooren
complaining of being stalked or harassed, Ruvia said. He added that the
motive for the slaying is unknown and no suspects have been found. The
name of Mooren's friend, who had a long-standing relationship with
the victim, is being withheld, Ruvia said, adding that he is not
considered a suspect. The Monte Vista area house where Mooren was
killed lies at the dead end of a tree-shaded street, and neighbors told
police they saw and heard nothing, he said. Mooren was employed as a
travel agent for a local agency, and was well-liked by friends and
co-workers, Ruvia said. She had lived in the Via Buena Vista house for
several years, he said.
Monterey County Herald, CA Feb 5, 2005
New charge filed in Starr Mooren case
Man accused of killing sister-in-law in 1996
By GEORGE B. SANCHEZ / Herald Salinas Bureau
A puzzling new murder charge has been filed against a Marina man
accused of killing his sister-in-law less than nine years ago. William
Tyquiengco, 43, was charged Friday with murder during commission of a
rape in connection with the death of Starr Mooren, a 30-year-old travel
agent. Tyquiengco has been in custody since 2001 on separate charges of
murder and attempted rape in the Mooren case. Neither Managing Deputy
District Attorney Ed Hazel nor Deputy Public Defender Juliette Peck,
Tyquiengco's attorney, were able to discuss the new charge because of
an April 2004 gag order placed on both attorneys by Monterey County
Superior Court Judge Wendy Duffy. However, the charge would suggest
that new evidence has been unearthed. Hazel has previously said that
Tyquiengco was charged only with attempted rape because sperm evidence
matching his DNA was found only on her torso. Hazel also declined to
explain why he filed the charge as a separate case, rather than
refiling all the charges as one case. In court Friday afternoon, Peck
called Hazel's new filing "absolutely unlawful" and said that the
charge was based on the results of defense testing of forensic
evidence. She demanded Hazel provide authority for the new filing.
Presiding Judge Stephen Sillman postponed the new felony arraignment
hearing until Monday morning before Judge Duffy, since the jury trial
on the original charges is scheduled to begin before her on March 7.
Mooren was found dead by her boyfriend on Dec. 12, 1996, in Monterey.
Court reports said she was nearly decapitated by a deep laceration to
her neck and stabbed four times in the chest. She was found nude from
her waist down, with her leggings, pantyhose and underwear around her
ankles. Sperm samples found on her body prompted the Monterey Police
Department to collect DNA samples from more than 50 possible suspects,
including family members. For unknown reasons, Tyquiengco was not part
of that group. Five years later, Tyquiengco, who was married to
Mooren's sister, was arrested in Las Vegas after DNA testing linked him
to the case. His wife, Jodi, told police she harbored suspicions that
he might have killed her sister. Tyquiengco's alibi, that he was in
Carmel Valley with a co-worker the night of Mooren's murder, has been
cast in doubt because his co-worker told investigators he never went
anywhere with Tyquiengco that night. The new arraignment is scheduled
for 8:45 a.m. Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas.