US EditionMan arrested after 2 bodies found in pickup truck in Santa Cruz mountains
- James David Collier, a 66-year-old resident of Boulder Creek, was taken into custody early Sunday in connection with the killing of two men whose bodies were discovered on March 24 in the bed of a deserted pickup truck located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
- Investigators discovered the bodies of 54-year-old Colter White and 45-year-old Sean Pfeffer, both from Boulder Creek, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were found bound by rope inside the truck bed near Highway 35.
- The case involved a search warrant executed on April 9 at Collier’s Santa Cruz County residence by a SWAT and multi-agency team, where evidence was collected leading to the filing of a criminal complaint and an arrest warrant.
- Two days prior to his death, Pfeffer posted on social media a message suggesting that if anything were to happen to him, James Collier—whom he had invited to the mountain—should be held responsible; authorities consider this post a crucial piece of evidence.
- Authorities credited the California Highway Patrol and partner agencies for diligent investigative efforts resulting in Collier’s arrest without bail, and the case’s prosecution is moving forward amid the victims’ families’ grief.
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Suspect arrested in the slaying of 2 men found in an abandoned truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains
LOS GATOS — Investigators have apprehended a Boulder Creek man suspected of killing the two men that were found last month in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains. At approximately 6:20 a.m. Sunday, detectives with the California Highway Patrol took 66-year-old James David Collier into custody and booked him into the Santa Clara County Jail on two murder charges, according to a Monday release from the agency. Law enf…
Boulder Creek homicide victim named suspected killer before death
(KRON) -- A Boulder Creek man was charged with first-degree murder in connection to a double homicide in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Two men were found deceased in the back of a pickup truck along Highway 35 near Castle Rock State Park in Santa Clara County on March 24. Both men had been shot to death, according to the California Highway Patrol. Family members identified the victims as Colter White, 53, and Sean Pfeffer, 45, Lookout Santa Cruz rep…
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