The sheriff’s office identified the suspects as the mother of the victim’s two children and her then-boyfriend.
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office detectives have uncovered new evidence in the unsolved 1993 shooting death of Zachary Jackson in unincorporated Hayward, the agency said. Four arrested at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event His East Bay murder case was made famous in rap lyrics.
Now Gabriel ‘Snoop’ Roberson will be freed from prisonAfter agreeing to life sentence, Fremont murderer blames his “” attorney in bid to get out of plea dealAt a news conference Monday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspects as Veronica Fonseca, the mother of the victim’s two children, and her former boyfriend, Anthony Fox. The arrest comes roughly two weeks after the sheriff’s office announced it had discovered new evidence in the killing and developed leads based on that evidence. The victim, 30-year-old Zachary Jackson, was found shot to death inside his home in an unincorporated part of Hayward on June 17, 1993. Fonseca was interviewed as part of the initial investigation, but there was nothing that led detectives to believe she was involved in the killing, sheriff’s Detective Pat Smyth said. Detectives instead focused on a dispute Jackson was having with his landlord. “As you can imagine, in 1993 they did not have a lot of the things that we have available to us today to find leads — no electronic footprint like we have these days,” Smyth said. “They relied heavily on witnesses, fingerprints, that sort of thing. DNA was in its infancy.” Jackson and Fonseca were not married, but Fonseca was the mother of his daughter and son, ages 4 and 1 at the time of his death.In 2014, detectives received a call from someone who said they had information about Jackson’s death. Smyth said Fonseca and Fox, who dated in 1993, were identified as his killers. Detectives, however, encountered what Smyth described as a “roadblock” and the case stalled once again.Another tip identifying Fonseca and Fox as the suspects arrived in 2021, Smyth said, adding that he interviewed the tipster, who “cooperated and told us everything they knew.” Smyth said the earlier roadblock, which he declined to describe, remained, and it was not until earlier this year that the sheriff’s office came up with a plan to move the case forward.Warrants were issued for Fonseca and Fox, and on Nov. 6, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force arrested Fonseca in Queens, New York, and the Sioux City Police Department arrested Fox in Iowa. Both are awaiting extradition to Alameda County. Smyth said the case is a “good example of what happens when good people have the courage to come forward.” “It’s also a reminder to those who commit the ultimate crime – taking someone’s life – there is no statute of limitations on murder,” Smyth said. “We may not get you tomorrow, next week or next month, but keep looking over your shoulder, because you ever know when the long arm of the law is going to reach out and touch you.” On Tuesday, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that Fonseca and Fox were each charged with murder and first-degree residential burglary, plus sentencing enhancements for being armed with a gun. “This is really a story of collaboration with law enforcement. I am extremely grateful to Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, the investigators at the Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Organized Crime Unit, and all of the agencies, in and out of the state, for their roles in bringing this cold case to a close,” Jones Dickson said in a statement. “We cannot forget that victims desire and require closure in cases. This is a case that took 32 years to resolve, but murder has no limit on when we can charge you.” Smyth said Fonseca and Fox were both present when Jackson was killed and that Fox pulled the trigger, but both he and Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson declined to share details about the motive. “I believe this case is going to go to a jury and we don’t want to poison the jury pool,” Wilson said at Monday’s press conference.Dear Abby: My daughter opened the package of family photos, and now we're not speakingMiss Manners: There's nothing under his robe. Am I a prude because I keep my distance?Asking Eric: They get angry that their lease is never renewed. I know why.Dear Abby: My husband's family treats our house as their own, in a bad way
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