Murder of schoolgirl Christina Williams by Charles Holifield investigated by Paula Zahn on ID
Sun Jan 10, 2021 at 8:46pm ET
Christina Williams was just 13 years old when Charles Holifield murdered her. Pic credit: Investigation Discovery/ Facebook
On The Case With Paula Zahn is investigating the kidnapping, rape, and murder of schoolgirl Christina Williams, who vanished in 1998 while walking her dog in Seaside, California.
Her killer, Charles Holifield, managed to escape justice for nearly two years until a squad of cold case detectives tracked him down using DNA evidence.
On June 12, 1998, 13-year-old Christina took her dog, Greg, for a walk in the isolated grounds of the old Fort Ord military base. About an hour later, the dog returned home trailing its leash but with no sign of Christina.
Arthur Santana Martinez was born February 27, 1940 in Selma, CA. He went to be with his Lord on December 17, 2020. He was one of nine children born to Simon and Lucy Martinez. He grew up in Woodlake, CA on the Rancho Blanco where the family harvested oranges.
He spent his life as a kid working in agriculture, harvesting whatever was in season but mainly figuring out ways to get his two younger brothers to do most of the work while he cracked jokes. He graduated from Kingsburg High School in 1958. He joined the California National Guard in 1960 and attended basic training at Fort Ord in Monterey, CA. In 1965, he was sent to help control the riots that broke out in Watts before he finished his service in 1966. He worked various jobs, pulling transmissions, working security, etc. before finding his lifelong work at Armstrong/Pirelli in Hanford, CA. At Armstrong, he became a union shop steward and would always carry the contract book around with him so he could attend grievance meetings
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While this year presented many challenges due to an ongoing pandemic, Soldiers continued to be resilient when faced with uncertainty. Soldiers helped on the frontlines in the COVID-19 response and also kept the peace during times of civil unrest.
An Army Ranger also received the military’s highest honor, while another Medal of Honor recipient left a legacy of selfless service behind following his battle with cancer.
Below are some of the most notable Soldier stories of the year:
Soldiers on COVID-19 frontlines
Thousands of Soldiers, like Maj. Erin Velazquez, were called on to support the nation’s ongoing fight against COVID-19. She led one of the Army Reserve’s Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces that rapidly deployed starting in March to help exhausted health care workers at civilian hospitals.