Ewell Murders - Fresno, CA - Infamous Crime Scenes on Waymarking.com

"Dana Ewell was the younger of two children born to Glee Ethel (née Mitchell) (b. 1935) and Dale Alan Ewell (b. 1932). Dale Ewell was a United States Air Force veteran turned multi-millionaire businessman who specialized in the sale of small airplanes with his company, Western Piper Sales, Inc. Glee Ewell had devoted much of her life to philanthropy and public service, briefly acting as a Spanish translator for the CIA in the 1950s and later holding a seat at the State Bar of California committee that evaluated prospective judges. Ewell graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School in 1989. Ewell's sister Tiffany Ann (b. 1967), a few weeks shy of her 25th birthday at the time of her death, was a graduate student, while Ewell himself had earned a finance degree from the University of Santa Clara (SCU).

Dale, Glee and Tiffany Ewell were murdered on Sunday, April 19, 1992 in their home near Fresno. At the time of the murders, Ewell lived at the family home but was away with his girlfriend for the Easter weekend. The bodies were discovered two days after the murders, when Ewell notified family friends in Sunnyside that he was unable to contact his parents.

After the murders, police spent four days at the Ewell home investigating the crime scene. The case was investigated by Fresno County Sheriff's Office homicide detectives John Souza and Chris Curtice. They suspected the killer had been hiding in the house, waiting for the family to return. Glee Ewell was shot four times while Tiffany and Dale Ewell were each shot once. The murders appeared to have been planned and executed with care. The shooter retrieved the discarded shell casings after firing the fatal gunshots. The shooter's aim was good, as they had missed only one of the multiple shots that were fired. A box of 9mm shells, purchased by Dale Ewell in the early 1970s, was s of the gun having been fitted with a homemade silencer. While the home appeared to have been searched for valuables, Souza (with extensive experience investigating burglaries) concluded the scene was staged in an attempt to make the murders appear as if the family had interrupted a thief." (visit link)

Date of crime: 04/19/1992 Public access allowed: no Fee required: no Web site: [Web Link]

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