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Convicted killer charged in 1988 kidnapping, slaying …

This 1988 poster provided by the FBI shows a wanted poster of photos of kidnapped Michaela Joy Garecht in 1988. On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, Northern California authorities announced that they have filed charges against convicted killer David Misch in the kidnapping and murder of Garecht, a cold case that stunned the Bay Area for decades. Police said they were only recently able to match a partial palm print at the scene to Misch. Garecht's body has never been found. (FBI via AP)

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In landmark public records case, court rules California …

A row of police officers stand before protesters during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on Dec. 7, 2014, in Berkeley, Calif. A Staten Island, New York grand jury declined to indict New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

Hundreds of face masks fall onto Bay Area freeway, causing …

Hundreds of face masks are scattered across a highway in the Bay Area on April 29, 2020. (California Highway

Gov. Newsom warns of virus ‘hot spots,’ including nursing …

Emergency medical technicians with Royal Ambulance move a patient on a gurney from an ambulance into the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on April 16, 2020 in Hayward, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Prosecutors investigating Bay Area nursing home where …

A view of the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on April 14, 2020 in Hayward, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Witness Describes Horror Aboard BART Train as Good Samaritan …

A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) sign stands at a closed station on Oct.21, 2013 in Oakland. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Man Accused in Good Samaritan’s Fatal BART Train Stabbing …

BART police released this photo of Jermaine Brim on Nov. 20, 2019.

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Man Stabbed to Death During Struggle Aboard BART …

Authorities respond to the South Hayward BART Station to investigate a fatal stabbing aboard a transit train on Nov. 19, 2019. (Credit: KGO via CNN)

5 People Wounded in Shooting at Bay Area Chapel: …

The Chapel of the Chimes in Union City is seen in a Google Maps Street View image from December 2017.

Lesser Known East Bay Fault Is More Dangerous Than …

Cracking is seen in a wall that lies along the Hayward fault in the East Bay, considered by the U.S. Geological Survey to be more dangerous than the infamous San Andreas Fault. (Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

CHP Officer Dies After Suspected DUI Driver Slams …

CHP released this photo of Officer Andrew Camilleri Sr.

Seal Pup That Crossed Bay Area Highway Found Outside …

Bay Area Police Officer Killed in Shootout After …