Post by Scumhunter on Feb 13, 2017 3:40:27 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Unsolved Mysteries Wikia)
From Unsolved Mysteries Wikia:
Real Name: Lester Garnier
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Date: July 11, 1988
Case
Details: Early morning on July 11, 1988, a man found the body of Lester Garnier in his car. He had been shot to death and was found in the backseat of his Corvette. Garnier was an undercover vice cop who often worked trying to arrest prostitutes. He had been found murdered at a time he was investigating a local brothel rumored to be patronized by other officers and civic leaders. Rumors were that Lester was killed by a corrupt cop in the department or by Roger Boas, a mayoral candidate caught having sex with an underage prostitute, but investigations into those areas went nowhere.
On the night before Garnier was found dead, a witness saw two women leaving the area where he would be found the next morning. The women have not been identified, but police are certain they have something to do with his death. A $250,000 reward is being offered for an arrest in the case.
Suspects: Police are looking for two women seen in the vicinity of Garnier's Corvette that night. One was about 5' 6" and in her 20s, the other was in her 30s, tall with a slender build.
Extra Notes: This segment originally ran on the May 15, 1991 episode.
Results: Unresolved. In 2008, the shorter woman was identified as Scottish national Catherine Kuntz by fingerprints. She is the prime suspect in the case. She was released from a Florida prison in June 2008 where she was held on unrelated charges and deported to her home country of Scotland. Police do not have enough evidence to file murder charges against Kuntz. Sadly, Lester's mother passed away in 1996 and his father passed away in 2002.
unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Lester_Garnier
Official Unsolved Mysteries website page on the case: unsolved.com/archives/lester-garnier
Thoughts? According to my Google search, America's Most Wanted also profiled this case. (Not sure if they meant show and/or website). This case seems a bit complicated now but it seems still technically unresolved and I'm assuming tips are still welcome and appreciated. So my advice based on airings and crime location would be to contact the Unsolved Mysteries website, Walnut Creek P.D. or your local police or Crime Stoppers line.
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