The man suspected of kidnapping a California family in Merced this week was a former employee of the family business, authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Authorities say the suspect in the kidnapping and killing of a central California family was a former employee who had a longstanding dispute with them. Relatives of the slain family
The suspect in the kidnapping and killing of an 8-month-old baby, as well as her parents and uncle, had once worked for the family s trucking business and had a longstanding feud with them that culminated in an act of "pure evil," a sheriff said Thursday.
Merced Co. Sheriff Vern Warnke announced Wednesday that the bodies were found in a Merced County orchard and told reporters: “Our worst fears have been confirmed.”