LIST OF 10: The True Story of Serial Killer Joseph Naso (Homicide True Crime Cases Book 7) by C.L. Swinney

Author:C.L. Swinney [Swinney, C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing
Published: 2017-05-02T14:00:00+00:00

August 14, 1994, 7:45 a.m.

A paperboy slightly off his normal route looked over his right shoulder and noticed a naked body face down in the ditch running parallel to the Marysville Cemetery and right off of Highway 70. He had to cover his mouth because the smell of rotting flesh became overwhelming. After a few minutes, he waved down a passing motorist who contacted the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office.

The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher sent a deputy to investigate the report of a dead body near the Marysville Cemetery. Sergeant Joe Million also responded to the scene. The paperboy remained long enough to point out his discovery and to provide a brief statement. The deputy and sergeant were almost certain that the female victim had been murdered. No other scenario or explanation would make sense given the fact the victim had been found dead, naked, and basically thrown off Highway 70 in a reckless fashion. Sergeant Million and the deputy both recalled a very similar discovery almost a year prior of a local woman found dead, naked, and face up near Linda, California.

The Yuba County Coroner’s Office was also contacted and responded to the scene. No one who investigated the murder of Pamela Parsons or Tracy Tafoya (who police had not identified at this time) immediately thought a serial killer was working the Yuba City/Marysville area, but two women being found within a year’s time – in similar conditions and situations – made at least some of the investigating officers consider the possibility that the same person could have killed both girls.

Tracy’s body had been dumped almost precisely off the side of Highway 70 along the northbound lanes of traffic. Based on the decomposition of her body, the coroner estimated that she’d been in the ditch for five days, maybe a day longer. Extreme heat, bugs, and animals had done a tremendous amount of damage to Tracy’s remains, making law enforcement skeptical that they would locate usable evidence for her murder case.

She lay face down, naked, and some bruising and redness was noted on the back of her neck. Her body had abrasions all over it indicative of being thrown out of a moving vehicle. As the coroner moved her body and rolled her face up, ligature marks covering her entire neck were faint but visible. Without a doubt, the coroner assumed the victim’s cause of death would be strangulation. The coroner recalled Pamela Parson’s murder and her cause of death being similar. Partial fingerprints were collected from the victim and the body was transported to the coroner’s office.

Once there, the female victim was later identified as Tracy Tafoya. Her husband, Richard, had heard on the news that a body had been found in town. He couldn’t quite explain why, but he was sure the body was his wife, Tracy. He called the police and later met with them. The death notification was difficult for Richard to swallow. Richard assumed instantly that her killer was the man she’d been letting take photos of her.

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