Radio Mystery: Three Charged With Murdering KD7VWJ and KD7VWK
Three men have been charged with murder in the disappearance of Thomas and Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ, and KD7VWK. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has been following the investigation since last November and has the latest details:
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Thomas and Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ, and KD7VWK, were last seen on November 15th 2004 at California's Newport Harbor. That's where they are supposed to have met a suspect in their disappearance identified as Skylar Deleon. They had gone to meet him to discuss the sale of their 55-foot luxury boat, the Well Deserved. Officials believe the couple was killed at sea. Now, prosecutors have filed first degree murder charges against Deleon, Alonso Machain and Myron Gardner.
Police say that nine days after the test cruise Deleon traveled to the Hawkses' hometown of Prescott, Arizona. There he attempted to access their bank account by using a document that supposedly gave him power of attorney. Police would not say how Deleon obtained the document or if its real or forged.
On November 26th, Deleon drove the Hawkses' Honda sports utility vehicle to a home in Ensenada, Mexico, and left it there. While in Mexico, Deleon again attempted to use the same power of attorney to access the Hawkses' Arizona bank account. Police took Deleon into custody on unrelated theft charges on December 16th, which is the same day police found the couple's car in Ensenada.
During a brief March 4th appearance in Orange County Superior Court in Newport Beach, Deleon, Machain and Gardner were ordered held without bail. Their arraignment is scheduled for April 15th. Neither police nor Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy would disclose Machain's or Gardner's roles in the alleged crime. Prosecutors do say that Deleon is also a suspect in an unrelated murder in 2003 but details have not been disclosed.
According to police, Deleon took several test rides in the Hawkses' yacht in November, including what police say was the couple's final journey. The last anyone heard from Jackie Hawks was on November 15th, when she placed a cellular phone call to a friend and left the message saying that they were out at sea. On November 17th, one of Deleon's relatives is purported to have purchased bleach and garbage bags. Authorities say that these are materials commonly used to clean up after crimes. A receipt for these goods was found in the Hawkses' boat. Police say that additional arrests are expected.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
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Police say that when they questioned Deleon on November 29th, he claimed that he had paid the Hawkses' $400,000 cash for the boat on November 15th. He said he watched them drive away from the harbor in their sports utility vehicle. The big break in the case came when police recovered the couple's vehicle and learned that Deleon had driven it to Ensenada, Mexico where it was found. (L.A. Times and other news local Los Angeles area reports)
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1439
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Thomas and Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ, and KD7VWK, were last seen on November 15th 2004 at California's Newport Harbor. That's where they are supposed to have met a suspect in their disappearance identified as Skylar Deleon. They had gone to meet him to discuss the sale of their 55-foot luxury boat, the Well Deserved. Officials believe the couple was killed at sea. Now, prosecutors have filed first degree murder charges against Deleon, Alonso Machain and Myron Gardner.
Police say that nine days after the test cruise Deleon traveled to the Hawkses' hometown of Prescott, Arizona. There he attempted to access their bank account by using a document that supposedly gave him power of attorney. Police would not say how Deleon obtained the document or if its real or forged.
On November 26th, Deleon drove the Hawkses' Honda sports utility vehicle to a home in Ensenada, Mexico, and left it there. While in Mexico, Deleon again attempted to use the same power of attorney to access the Hawkses' Arizona bank account. Police took Deleon into custody on unrelated theft charges on December 16th, which is the same day police found the couple's car in Ensenada.
During a brief March 4th appearance in Orange County Superior Court in Newport Beach, Deleon, Machain and Gardner were ordered held without bail. Their arraignment is scheduled for April 15th. Neither police nor Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy would disclose Machain's or Gardner's roles in the alleged crime. Prosecutors do say that Deleon is also a suspect in an unrelated murder in 2003 but details have not been disclosed.
According to police, Deleon took several test rides in the Hawkses' yacht in November, including what police say was the couple's final journey. The last anyone heard from Jackie Hawks was on November 15th, when she placed a cellular phone call to a friend and left the message saying that they were out at sea. On November 17th, one of Deleon's relatives is purported to have purchased bleach and garbage bags. Authorities say that these are materials commonly used to clean up after crimes. A receipt for these goods was found in the Hawkses' boat. Police say that additional arrests are expected.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
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Police say that when they questioned Deleon on November 29th, he claimed that he had paid the Hawkses' $400,000 cash for the boat on November 15th. He said he watched them drive away from the harbor in their sports utility vehicle. The big break in the case came when police recovered the couple's vehicle and learned that Deleon had driven it to Ensenada, Mexico where it was found. (L.A. Times and other news local Los Angeles area reports)
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1439
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