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LaMar family commemorates anniversary of teen's disappearance
The family of Sierra LaMar commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Morgan Hill teen’s disappearance Saturday with a news conference, fund-raiser and massive volunteer search for her body, which has not been found. LaMar vanished after being seen heading to school on March 16, 2012, and since then there have ...
Accused Sierra LaMar slayer charged with additional assaults
Antolin Garcia Torres, accused in the alleged murder-kidnapping of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar, was formally charged Wednesday with assaulting three other women in 2009. Santa Clara County Judge Jerome Nadler ordered Torres to return to court on Feb. 9th to enter pleas in the Lamar kidnap-murder and the ...
Sierra Lamar murder suspect charged with 3 attempted kidnappings
Antolin Garcia Torres, the man awaiting trial for the alleged kidnapping and murder of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar, has been charged with three attempted kidnappings that occurred in March 2009, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Garcia Torres, 21, was charged with the three additional ...
LaMar family marks sad 16th birthday for missing teen
The family of missing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar marked the sad milestone of her 16th birthday Friday, some seven months after the teen disappeared. "This is an incredibly difficult week for Sierra's family," said Marc Klaas, head of the KlaasKids Foundation. Sierra disappeared on her way to her high ...
Father of Sierra Lamar murder suspect convicted of molestation
The father of a man accused in the disappearance of a 15-year-old Northern California girl has been convicted of sexually molesting a younger female relative. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Genaro Garcia Fernandez repeatedly raped his relative beginning when she was 7 years old. A jury in Morgan Hill on Wednesday found ...
Group marks 6-month anniversary of Sierra LaMar's disappearance
Six months ago, 15-year-old Sierra LaMar vanished on her way to school. On Sunday, family, friends and volunteers gathered to make sure everyone knows she's not forgotten. About 100 red balloons tied to note cards with room to write a message to Sierra were released into the sky Sunday. Balloons ...
Plea entry delayed for man accused of killing Sierra LaMar
A plea entry was postponed this morning for a 21-year-old man accused of kidnapping and murdering Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar. Antolin Garcia-Torres has been charged with murder with the special circumstance of committing the murder during a kidnapping, and is being held without bail in Santa Clara County Jail. ...
Search continues for LaMar four months after her disapperance
Volunteers gathered at a school in Morgan Hill Saturday morning to continue searching for Sierra LaMar, just two days before the four-month anniversary of the missing teen’s disappearance. Volunteers have been meeting at Burnett Elementary School in Morgan Hill every Wednesday and Saturday morning, looking for LaMar for almost the ...
Reward increased in Sierra LaMar murder-abduction case
As the time spent searching for missing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar nears three months, her family Wednesday announced a reward increase and new fliers to aid the search. A reward for any information about the March 16 disappearance of Sierra has increased from $25,000 to $35,000, Steve LaMar, Sierra's ...
Volunteers plan more Morgan Hill searches for Sierra LaMar
Volunteer search efforts for 15-year-old Sierra LaMar continue in her hometown of Morgan Hill this week. The KlaasKids Foundation is asking volunteers to report to the "Find Sierra Search Center" at Burnett Elementary School to continue the search for the teen girl this Wednesday and Saturday. Volunteers can check in ...
Volunteers search for evidence linked to Sierra LaMar disappearance
Volunteers fanned out in the South Bay Saturday, searching for missing teenager Sierra LaMar. This was the 24th search since the 15-year-old disappeared from her Morgan Hill home March 16 while walking to school. The hills were lush and green when LaMar first disappeared, but months later volunteers combed dry ...
Friends, family hold out hope for missing teen with Fremont rally
The family of missing teenager Sierra LaMar held a rally in Fremont Friday night -- one day after the man suspected of slaying the girl made his second appearance in court. About 150 people showed up at at the flagpole at Washington High School, where the 15-year-old attended during her ...
Garcia-Torres delays entering plea again in Sierra LaMar case
The man accused in the disappearance of missing 15-year-old Morgan Hill girl Sierra LaMar made his second court appearance Thursday, but he did not enter a plea. Antolin Garcia-Torres was charged with the murder and kidnapping in LaMar last week. He appeared briefly with an attorney in Santa Clara County ...
Volunteers continue search in Morgan Hill for Sierra Lamar
Klaas Kids Foundation volunteers were continuing their search for missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar Wednesday. Sierra, a 15-year old student at Sobrato High School, was last seen the morning of March 16. Investigators believe she was kidnapped and murdered, but her family is holding out hope for her safe ...
Hundreds attend fundraiser for Sierra LaMar search efforts
A fundraiser Friday night in Gilroy gave the public a chance to show their support for the family of missing teenager Sierra Lamar. Live music and dancing at Jason-Stephens Winery provided some much-needed relief in what has been a stressful week for the girl's family and supporters. Some of those ...
Another water search at Uvas Reservoir turns up empty
South Bay search crews took to the water Friday in the hopes of finding clues to the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar, but came up empty once again. Search efforts continued in the midst of emotional turmoil for family and volunteers in a week that started with the ...
Accused Sierra LaMar slayer makes court appearance
Wearing an orange jail inmate jumpsuit and black shirt, the 21-year-old former Safeway clerk accused of kidnapping and killing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar made his first court appearance Thursday, asking a judge for a delay in his arraignment. Antolin Garcia-Torres, who is facing one count of murder and one ...
Prosecutors in Sierra LaMar case face challenge with lack of physical evidence
The 21-year old man arrested in the Sierra LaMar case is due to make his first court appearance Thursday. Antolin Garcia-Torres is facing one count of murder and one count of kidnapping. He is being held at the main jail in San Jose in protective custody away from the the ...
Sisters of Sierra LaMar murder suspect describe arrest as 'surreal'
More information surfaced Wednesday about Antolin Garcia-Torres, the suspect in custody for the murder of Sierra Lamar, as his family spoke about his past. Garcia-Torres lives at the Maple Leaf RV Park in Morgan Hill with his mother, wife and daughter. His family said their heart goes out to Sierra's ...
Garcia-Torres to be charged with Lamar's murder, arraignment delayed
A 21-year-old Morgan Hill man who was to be charged with the murder of missing teenager Sierra LaMar was expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Antolin Garcia-Torres, who was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of murder and kidnapping, was ...
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