By City News Service
Jul 15, 2021
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Orange County prosecutors announced today that investigators have determined who raped and killed a 19-year-old Garden Grove nursing student 44 years ago, thanks to a DNA match made through a genealogical connection.
Terry Dean Hawkins, who died in the Orange County Jail in 1977, was deemed responsible for the rape and murder of Janet Stallcup in December 1976, according to the Orange County District Attorney s Office.
Stallcup was reported missing after she failed to show up for a party on Dec. 19, 1976. Her body was found in her car about eight days later, just 2 1/2 miles from her apartment.
A Garden Grove, Calif., police officer allegedly attacked homeless people and threatened to knock a man’s teeth out in two incidents captured on body cam footage.
Garden Grove Police Lieutenant Dies from COVID-19 Complications
one of its lieutenants has died from COVID-19 complications at an area hospital.
Lt. John Reynolds, 59, had been battling the virus since the end of November, Lt. Carl Whitney said Jan. 17.
“John was profoundly cared for, respected, admired, and just so deeply loved by the entire community of Garden Grove. His genuine love of people, especially young people warm personality, enthusiasm, integrity, humility, never-ending support of the community and truest commitment to law enforcement made him a hero to me and everyone who was privileged to know him,” said Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones. “On behalf of the Garden Grove City Council, our deepest thoughts and condolences to his beautiful family.”