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Missing Bay Area Woman's Body Found Behind Secret Wall, Suspect Arrested
Douglas Irwin Shaw admitted responsibility for the murder of Renia Lewis, the 14th homicide in Vallejo this year, police said.
- On Tuesday, Vallejo Police Department found Renia Lewis, 28, hidden behind a concealed entry in the attic of a Vallejo, California home.
- Last seen Friday, Renia Lewis was reported missing two days later, and officers first visited the 14th Street home on Sunday before returning Tuesday with a warrant.
- Vallejo resident Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, was arrested at his workplace Tuesday, admitted responsibility to detectives, and was booked on a murder charge at Solano County Jail.
- Vallejo Police Chief Jason Ta called the killing a "heartbreaking, senseless act of violence" and offered support to family members while Teri Lewis collapsed in grief.
- Neighbors and relatives described the hoarder-style residence, and police requested FBI help as Lewis’s death marks Vallejo’s 14th homicide this year.
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Man Arrested After Missing Woman's Body Found Behind 'Secret Wall' After Police Had Searched Home
Police had already searched the suspect's residence when the investigation brought them back to it and so armed with a warrant, they conducted a more thorough search, where they found the woman behind a "secret wall"
Missing woman found dead behind a secret wall inside a hoarder home
The remains of Renia Lewis (left) were discovered behind a wall in a home (right) in Vallejo, California (Pictures: California Highway Patrol/KTVU) The body of a missing woman was discovered hidden behind a secret wall in a hoarder-style house. Renia Lewis, 28, was reported missing to the Vallejo Police Department in California on Sunday, and officers went to a home on 14th Street following leads that she may have been there before vanishing. Of…
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42% Center
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