Calif. DA's Investigator, 5 Family Members Found Dead

Riverside County, Calif., sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the small town of Pine Meadow Tuesday morning and found six people dead.

[Friend]

From a Tragic Start
The FBI's investigation inside the Riverside County District Attorney's Office may have stemmed from the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a D.A.'s investigator and his family at his mountain home. Though there has been no answer about the tragic event, several people have been affected, and questions have risen over the last case of the dead investigator, David McGowan.
Part 1: Pressure leading up to tragedy
David McGowan was working on a case for the D.A.'s office that many close to him say tore him apart. But no one knows whether that led to the deaths of him and his family.
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Part 1: Pressure leading up to tragedy
David McGowan was working on a case for the D.A.'s office that many close to him say tore him apart. But no one knows whether that led to the deaths of him and his family.
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Part 2: McGowan's partner fights for his job
McGowan's former partner, Luis Bolaños, faced some problems shortly after the death of his partner, including criminal allegations that led to his termination. Now that his name has been cleared, Bolaños says he should have his job back.
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Part 3: FBI details investigation into the D.A.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office has flatly denied that the FBI is investigating the department. But new documentation obtained by NewsChannel 3 says otherwise.
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Part 4: Did McGowan's partner know too much?
Questions remain over the death of D.A. investigator David McGowan and the case he was working on at the time of his death. Now, his former partner Luis Bolaños tells NewsChannel 3 how District Attorney officials tried to keep facts about that case under wraps, especially at McGowan's funeral.
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Part 5: D.A.'s Chief Investigator retires
The District Attorney's office says it is now cooperating with an FBI investigation into alleged witness intimidation and wrongful termination at the office. This comes as news emerges about the retirement of its chief investigator.
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Part 6: Behind McGowan's last case
The FBI's new investigation of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office may have stemmed from the last case a D.A.'s investigator was working on up until his death. It involved four Desert Hot Springs police officers facing some tough charges.
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Part 7: McGowan's evidence turns up in officer's appeal
One former Desert Hot Springs police officer is fighting to get his job back after being one of four fired two years. That was about the same time a District Attorney's investigator looking into that case took the lives of his family and himself. Now, that officer is using evidence collected by that investigator to support wrongful arrests allegations.
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Part 8: The life-changing effects set off by tragedy
Luis Bolaños was a close friend to DA investigator David McGowan up until McGowan's death. Bolaños knew the struggles his former partner had in his last investigation. But ever since his partner's death, Bolaños life has changed for the worst.
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[Justice]

Riverside District Attorney Rod Pacheco proudly bragged:

"Good prosecutors win their cases, but it takes a great prosecutor to put an innocent man in prison"

[Indio]

Chthppnz | July 08, 2008
Riverside Superior Court judge issues "Very rare" Factual Finding of Innocence to Senior Investigator Luis Bolaños. As a result, he is 100% exonerated and vindicated by Riverside Superior Court. Judge SLAMS Riverside County District Attorney's office for conducting an incomplete investigation which resulted in the Attorney General's office "Rubber Stamping" this incomplete investigation. Lead investigator Candette Hammond developed an "inappropriate" relationship with Bolaños' ex-wife (Jolie Bolaños/Alfego/Morgan/Ryan/Ong ley) and lied in the report that led to the attempted prosecution of Senior Investigator Luis Bolaños. FBI and Grand Jury Investigates Riverside D.A.'s office
Chthppnz | July 05, 2008
"The straw that broke the camel's back was a statement he made that good prosecutors win their cases, but it takes a great prosecutor to put an innocent man in prison," Baugh said in a recent telephone interview. "The statement was one of the most offensive things I ever heard."

Several Assembly Republicans were present when Pacheco made the statement in a meeting room at the Capitol, and shortly thereafter, they moved to recall him as Assembly minority leader in April 1999.
Chthppnz | July 05, 2008
Riverside District Attorney Rod Pacheco proudly bragged:

"Good prosecutors win their cases, but it takes a great prosecutor to put an innocent man in prison"

[Dawn]

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[Dawn]

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If the public has information regarding Riverside homicide cover ups, and any information regarding parties to the homicide of Nye Frank/ Ty Reddish they can forward their contact to [e-mail]

[BradyNecochea]

Riverside deputy d.a.s Hong and Necochea have recently been found in violation of Brady and prosecutorial misconduct. Their less than truthful self reporting to the state bar keeps them out of further punishment.

[Liliana Ceballos]

this is nothing new all the cover ups from the riverside county shesiff,d.a's office they all corrupt.

[Mike]

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco should quit trying to co-opt the resources of the entire county justice system to serve his agenda. And he needs to start cooperating on approaches to ease the severe court congestion in Riverside County. An appeals court ruling last week -- along with state budget cuts to California courts -- should be a powerful sign to Pacheco that his aversion to pretrial settlements needs to change.

The 4th District Court of Appeal last week blocked Pacheco's attempt to conscript family and probate courts to help ease the criminal-case backlog in Riverside County. At the same time, legislators last week slashed funds for new judges, and the state Judicial Council announced Wednesday that California courts will close one day a month. The council will also ask judges to take one furlough day per month.

Pacheco cannot expect to keep consuming nearly all of the county's limited and shrinking judicial resources. State law does give criminal cases precedence over civil matters. But civil litigants -- those with malpractice claims or child custody issues, for example -- are entitled to justice, too. They should not have to wait years for a courtroom just so the DA can say that he's tough on crime.

And the county's court congestion -- a backlog of about 5,000 felony cases at the start of 2009 -- is more than just an inconvenience to residents waiting to be heard in civil courts. It imposes delays on crime victims seeking justice, and on defendants who seek vindication.

The district attorney's case management philosophy -- a primary cause of the court logjam that state budget cuts will now exacerbate -- has long needed adjustment. In a report last year, 4th District Court of Appeal Justice Richard Huffman criticized the DA's "very restrictive policy on plea bargaining" as a central cause of the court congestion. Huffman also noted that Pacheco "does not acknowledge his responsibility to limit ... the criminal cases taken to trial to the judicial resources available within Riverside County." The county grand jury echoed those judgments in a report released in May.

Pacheco's office disagrees. Responding to Huffman's report, Assistant District Attorney Chuck Hughes said that his office can't control how many crimes are committed. He added that the courts "can't wash their hands of their obligation to provide courtrooms and judges to hear trials in our county."

But that position is law-and-order politics, not a serious approach to serving justice. Other counties manage to balance civil and criminal cases, even with challenging crime rates. And settling some cases out of court is simply efficient lawyering -- it saves taxpayers' money and often can achieve the same result as taking a case to trial.

Of course, Pacheco is not the only cause of clogged-up courts. The county has barely half the number of judges the Judicial Council recommends. Both defense lawyers and prosecutors seek too many trial postponements, and judges are too lenient in granting them -- a point the court emphasized in last week's decision.

But with the courts' hours cut, new judgeships delayed and state budget shortfalls likely for years, Pacheco holds the key to relieving court congestion in Riverside County. The district attorney needs to subdue his political instincts and begin to responsibly exercise his discretion.

[Riverside County]

BradyNecochea wrote:

Riverside deputy d.a.s Hong and Necochea have recently been found in violation of Brady and prosecutorial misconduct. Their less than truthful self reporting to the state bar keeps them out of further punishment.

Do you have any documents on this? We are on you tube, and google Nye Frank Racing. I have audio of killers dad telling prosecutor Daima Calhoun how to cover up case. She was promoted soon after. We had court records changed, no criminal case number, no records, threats, stalking it go's on and on.

[Richard Necochea]

I commited prosecutorial misconduct and Brady violations. Now I can't handle any note worthy cases with Riverside D.A. office. They contiue to hide me, hoping the Appelate Court dosen't notice I really didn't self report to the State Bar and I wasn't truthful on the jury's verdicts. I really hope they don't ask me for info on the Nye Frank case. I hope the don't ask me any info on a certain DDA's lawsuit on Uncle Rod. Anyways you can call me Dick for short and I got to go to play Batman and Robin with uncle Rod. BTW DDA Investigator John Cook wasn't lying when he stated on the stand, "Crime Labs, we don't do that. That's only in the movies and t.v."

[Embarrassed by Pacheco]

A former investigator with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office is the target of a criminal investigation.

Recently retired D.A. Senior Investigator Candette Hammond is accused of perjury.

News Channel 3 has confirmed Sheriff's detectives handed over the case just days ago to the Palm Springs Police Department.

Candette Hammond is not under arrest tonight. But, she soon could be. And, dozens of criminal cases this DA investigator took part in her years of service are now in question.

According to internal affairs reports obtained by News Channel 3, Hammond first came under suspicion in 2006. Her immediate supervisors at the DA's office concluded she made up an entire interview while investigating a criminal case.

They brought the matter up to then Chief Deputy District Attorney Eileen Hunt. When Hunt told District Attorney Rod Pacheco about it, she claims in a recent lawsuit Pacheco told her "don't disclose anything." The DA's office denies this ever happened, calling Hunt a disgruntled ex-employee.

Hammond targeted former District Attorney Investigator Luis Bolanos for investigation. The State Attorney General's office arrested him in 2005 for domestic violence and perjury.

After losing his job, and his livelihood, a judge determined the case against Bolanos should have never seen the light of day.

Bolanos speaks out, "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that because of Rod Pacheco, and his directions, there are individuals in custody right now that do not deserve to be there. For this man to supervise and direct, I could be sitting and talking to you in jail right now. Now, who would have listened to me then?"

We interviewed Olga Bates May of 2007. She knew Bolano's ex-wife. Bates says the DA's office ignored her when she told them the ex-wife admitted lying to her about the charges and the gifts she received from Hammond.

"I was interviewed by two FBI agents and they were amazed that after my letter of complaint to the District Attorney about Candette's investigation and her behavior, that no one bothered to talk to me from that office," said Bates.

The District Attorney's office discounts Bolanos as another disgruntled ex-employee.

David Downing is a former prosecutor and now a superior court judge. He testified in support of Luis Bolanos to get his named cleared.

Downing later claimed the DA's office tried to commit the act of "witness intimidation" against him. They call Downing's words "irresponsible." The DA's office claims Downing is yet another supposed disgruntled ex-employee.

The Sheriff's Department in Palm Desert handed over the Candette Hammond case to Al Franz with Palm Springs Police because much of the alleged perjury happened in that city.

The fate of dozens of criminal cases handled by Investigator Hammond now hang in the balance. But, Bolanos says his life is already ruined.

"I lost the ability to care for my kids. I haven't been able to take care of my kids for the past 5 years. Destroyed me. That's what Mrs. Hammond means to me."

News Channel 3 received a response late Friday afternoon from John Hall at the DA's Office. It reads: "The District Attorney's Office has no comment on this inquiry."

We have in depth reporting of this investigation on our website, KESQ.com . Just go to the home tab at the top left of your screen and in the section titles "Special Reports," click on "Inside The DA's Office"

[Richard Necochea]

D.A. Investigator David Hussey wrote a report of a victim recanting two years after his interview because of a subponea from defense. He had no explanation. D.A. Investigator John Cook testified under oath in court that they do not have a crime lab to test for dna. He stated, "That's only in the movies and television."

[lonerangertone]

2003 cathedral city was is monopolizing drug sales to wrongfully incrimanate human beings. Out the door of the slinger(vale)cath city police arrested approx. 300-500 people leaving her residence she slug dope for over thirty five years.PSPD they started this little intrappment money monopoly game .Now the cops get their dope made in house(thats why mexican drug lords were cutting everyone up)T^hey finally got to a agreement so the violence down south has subsided.Only because poice are assisting in giving US citizenship to cartel members via stealing threw profiling americans who have retired.Plastic surgery and a couple of trumped up fake charges and boo ya your realestate partner no longer exists , But there is a body that is throwing the book at you page by page till you tire of it all.But when 911 records a conffession to murder and is recording death threats onto you and the police(pspd)show up responding and arrest me for noreason other than to conspirior with a murderer ITS ON LIKE DONKY KONG NOW BOYS,gET YOUR TOYS LETS PLAY THE FINAL ROUND IN THIS LITTLE DOPE GO ROUND GAME.2005 NOV.15 DESERT SUN FRONT PAGE READS"HIGH SPEED PURSUIT ENDS IN FATALITY" MY LITTLE BROTHERS BODY WAS THROWN INTO THIS CAR BEFORE IT HIT THE WALL hE HAD A BULLET HOLE IN THE REAR BASE OF HIS SCKULL PERRIS CORNERS CAPTAIN DAN EGLUND DIDNT MENTION CAUSE OF DEATH DIDNT MENTIONB RIGHT EYE BLOWN OUT AND GONE WITH UNMENTIONED GUN POWDER RESIDUE ,CHP did their investagation officer on front page standing ontop of frauded stolen car BS the reg owner gave the vehicle at 8am that morning as to do frauded ins claim all that are involved keep turning up dead SOOO whos next jennifer owen meagon I think your gonna die next you better talk now while you have a heart beat still your little hating conspiracy has gotten out of hand DEAL WITH IT. DAs office hell ive got 5 years of documented corruptiopn and its all on their paper coming to you soon good luck america and watch your back,They are not who they claim to be right larry brewer who ever you are ,Glynn jones your going down get ready mf2942

[lonerangertone]

2001 was the year these cartel brought me back to this hell hole ,by running my sister over 3 times,she had three infant children so i stuck around to finish this one ,Riverside county is a pool of evil and their gonna lose it all.YOU cant do wrong and expect the people to think its right hello anyone really paying attention. If the people of the state dont start they will be paying even bigger later.What I have endured in the last four years while investagating the murder of my brother SSSSOOO many acts of hate ,illegal detainments and YES a public defender who defamated her client while reprsenting him for illegal detainment,unlawfull arrest.This public defender ,I will see hung like saddom insaine he was nothing compared to this public defender who is misrepresenting her appointed clients four trumped up charges three dismissed in the INTEREST of justice A illegal plea to driving on a suspended license ,than tell the truth about arrest location my residence . Ya know who really makes the dumbest crimnal legal proffessionals.They are ssssssooooooo stupid thinking their they are part of a cult or superior being Well its time to put the gods fear back in them attorneys ,judges ,police officers,politicians who set the game zone .Next time you do a good a boy a favor make sure your not giving them the bullet they find in your head