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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 22, 2017 1:50:51 GMT -5
   (Above photos: Top Left: Matthew Chase (victim) Top Middle: 1st composite of a possible suspect Bottom Left: 2nd composite of a possible suspect Photo Credits: Unsolved Mysteries website) From Unsolved Mysteries Wikia: Real Name: Matthew Chase Nicknames: Matt Location: Los Angeles, California Date: June 8, 1988 Case Details: Twenty-two-year-old Matthew Chase vanished shortly after he used an ATM in Los Angeles, California. A close-up analysis of it showed a person next to him. Police believed that he may have been withdrawn a large amount of cash in an attempt to alert someone in the bank for help. His car was found three weeks later. Several people claimed they met him at local homeless shelters shortly after his disappearance; this instilled hope in the hearts of his family and friends. Unfortunately, his body was found three months later in nearby Pasadena. His killer and the man next to him in the ATM surveillance footage remain unknown, but it is presumably the same person. Suspects: No suspects have been named in this case. Although a bandana found in Matthew's car suggests he may have fallen victim to gang members. Two composites have been made of the abductor. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the December 21, 1988 episode. According to TV Guide, it was originally scheduled to air on the November 23, 1988 episode, but it was postponed. Results: Unresolved. Matthew's killer has not been caught and his case remains unsolved. unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Matthew_ChaseOfficial Unsolved Mysteries website link: unsolved.com/archives/matthew-chaseThoughts? Matthew's still unsolved murder has never been aired on America's Most Wanted to the best of my knowledge but I am placing his case in the Unsolved on tv section since, as noted above, it has been aired on Unsolved Mysteries. Admin Note #1: Based on crime location, our advice for anyone with information on this case would be to call Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPSAdmin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by walshfan on May 12, 2017 16:38:51 GMT -5
I'm doing lots of work on this case today. I have e-mailed the Pasadena police department and requested the bandana be sent in for DNA testing and the case re-opened. I have also messaged Ashleigh Banfield of HLN's PrimeTime Justice and requested she profile this case. Though I'm not sure if it's usually the kind of case her show covers, she might profile on the order that Matt was the best friend and roommate of a Teresa Dahl, who used to work for CNN. Ashleigh used to work for CNN, so the two may know each other.
The bandana is definitely the best clue in this case. The lettering on it was "ES PBS CLS", which would definitely seem to suggest it was the work of the Eastside Playboys, which seems to be a rather violent Mexican-American gang that operated in the area. With the surveillance camera footage of the perp and the bandana as clues, I feel this is a solvable case. Tough, but solvable.
Slight correction Scumhunter: Matthew did not own the car, it actually belonged to Teresa Dahl and he was borrowing it. The Unsolved Mysteries segment stated that Matt usually walked, so I'm not sure he possessed a car at the time.
This evil filth snuffed out a 22 year old life for a few hundred dollars. As John Walsh would say, we need to catch this guy now. RIGHT NOW.
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Post by Scumhunter on May 12, 2017 23:29:47 GMT -5
I copied and pasted the Unsolved Wiki summary but thank you for the correction nonetheless.
Even if Ashley Banfield didn't know her Theresa personally, perhaps the fact she was once a fellow CNN employee would inspire her to air Matthew's case.
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Post by walshfan on May 16, 2017 7:16:23 GMT -5
Everyone is invited to join my new facebook group for Matthew entitled "Justice for Matthew Marshall Chase". I opened the group this morning, added 10 of my friends as members, added a few photos and had some discussion. I hope the group greatly expands in terms of number of members, and there will be additional info presented and maybe even a new and rare pic. I also plan on having some pretty big revelations on this case soon. This case has been dormant for years, there's never been anything new on the internet about it in the decade I've been checking, and even Matt's friends and family seem to have forgotten him. But I'm about to shake things up.
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Post by walshfan on May 16, 2017 12:18:33 GMT -5
I just got off the phone with Sgt. Gomez of the Pasadena Police Department. Per my request, they're taking another look at this case!
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Post by mschwartz on Dec 17, 2017 2:06:18 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 17, 2017 2:11:40 GMT -5
Shared on the America's Most Wanted Fans and The Hunt with John Walsh Fans Facebook pages!
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Post by TheWebDetective on Oct 21, 2018 12:04:30 GMT -5
It appears that the case has been updated according to my research, but take it for what it's worth if more needs to be known. "In 2018, the LAPD cleared Matthew’s case. A member of Matthew’s family said that they feel confident that Matthew’s killer was David “Bear” Meza, who died the day after Matthew disappeared. Although there is still the possibility that Meza had accomplices, the family is grateful for some closure." www.facebook.com/groups/375856862809034/permalink/490995837961802/ |
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Post by Scumhunter on Oct 21, 2018 16:58:02 GMT -5
Thank you, will move the case to the captures on tv since it is essentially solved as to main culprit. I never like using the word "closure"- since you never "close" getting over a loved one's murder- but I hope Matthew's family at least feels a sense of peace that they no longer have to suffer through the pain of not knowing- and a sense of justice that Matthew's believed killer (or main killer) no longer works the Earth.
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Post by Maddog on Oct 24, 2018 22:59:44 GMT -5
Good work by the LAPD. While Mesa cannot be brought to justice, it seems that his family takes comfort in knowing Mesa will never be able to harm another person again.
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