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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Sheriff Stanley Sniff
Sheriff's Administration
PRESS RELEASE.
Date/Time Written: September 30, 2009 Type of Incident: Arrest of Murder Suspect
Date/Time of Incident: July 1, 1981 / 6:48 am Location(s) of Incident: 35040 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage Reporting Officer: Sgt. Dennis E. Gutierrez, Public Information Officer File Number: C81182009 Details:
On Tuesday, July 1, 1981, at about 6:48 am, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Indio Station was dispatched to the scene of a triple homicide at 35040 Bob Hope Drive, at the time of this crime this was the unincorporated area of the County.
Friends of the deceased had arrived at the location to visit and discovered the bodies and notified the Sheriff’s Department of the incident.
The victims in this homicide were Alfred Alvarez, with a date of birth of July 18, 1948, a resident of the location, Ralph Arthur Boger, with a date of birth of September 20, 1938, a resident of San Bernardino, and Patricia Roberta Castro, with a date of birth of January 17, 1938, a resident of Long Beach. All victims had been shot.
After 28 years in investigating this case, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cold Case Unit had an arrest warrant issued by the California Attorney General’s Office.
A warrant in connection with these three murders was issued for the arrest of Jimmy Hughes, age 52. The warrant was executed in Miami at the airport when Hughes was attempting to board a plane to Honduras. Hughes has been living in Honduras for past few years as a preacher. Hughes is currently fighting extradition to face murder charges in Riverside California. He is currently being held in Dade County (Florida) Jail.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has continued to monitor and re-examine this cold case and requested the assistance from the California Attorney General's Office for prosecution.
No further information will be released at this time on this case.
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