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Judith ‘‘Judy’’ Snyder Whipkey Judith ”Judy” Snyder Whipkey, 69, of Mineral Wells, WV, went home to be with the Lord on May 5, 2021. She was born July 7, 1951, a daughter of Betty Jo Light Snyder and the late Frank Snyder. Judith was a Christian. She graduated from Parkersburg South in 1971. She was formerly employed at Misty Manufacturing, Par-Mar Stores, and retired from Wood County Schools. She enjoyed spending time with family. Those left behind to cherish her memory include her son, Edward Whipkey; daughter, Brandi Whipkey (Robert Huffman); granddaughter, Emily Huffman; siste...

Major wind events in Coachella Valley far from blowing over Another major wind event pummeled parts of the Coachella Valley on Wednesday, forcing the closures of North Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail at the wash. The conditions add to the list of consecutive weeks hit with high-traveling winds. "This wind is something else today," said Indio resident, Joaquin Rosales. Rosales stopped at the Pilot Travel Center in Palm Springs to fuel up and secure his load packed away in the back of his truck. "Those things are flying everywhere. I had to redo all my tie-downs and get it all ready b...

Yielded no evidence. but seven trips of red paint from the crime scene. it was possible they were from huffman's truck. each one was approximately a half inch in length. martinez and his colleagues noticed something. places on the front bumper that the paint was missing and martinez started the painstaking process of trying to match the paint chips to the truck scratches. >> i wasn't sure where it would match up specifically. trying to put it back to match that area that it came from on the vehicle.

Replaced it with the headlight from his other truck. he fled the state the next day, driving a thousand miles to tennessee, hoping the case would blow over and be forgotten. but by this time too many law enforcement agencies were looking for him. >> all of the planets were aligned, because it was every single little piece of evidence together that made this such a strong case. and everything fell in to place. >> the paint chips at the scene fit perfectly to huffman's truck and the truck's grill also matched rafeal's injuries. >> you can compare the height of the grill on the truck to rafeal an...

Unbelievable martinez discovered the paint chips did come from huffman's truck. they fit perfectly. >> a physical fit is the only sure thing in forensic science. there are no statistics that can duplicate that. that is the only thing in forensic that is a sure thing and better than dna. >> here is a paint chip that plugs in perfectly. that is hitting a home run in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded. >> investigators wondered, if huffman's vehicle hit garcia, why was there no damage to the headlight and turn signal. they found the answer to that question in his storage shed back in t...