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The following is an excerpt from the police report of Police Deputy Ashford: “On 04/12/15 at approx. 1330 hrs I received a call from dispatch to respond to 14 East Davenport Rd in Amador reference a possible missing person. I arrived on the scene at 14 East Davenport Rd and met with the (rp) Virginia Stanwood. Mrs. Stanwood stated that her husband, Gordon Stanwood (DOB 03/07/63), had left their house on 176 Charcoal Blvd and was on his way to their lake house at 14 East Davenport Rd to fish. Mrs. Stanwood had not received a call from Mr. Stanwood stating he had arrived at the lake house. This was at 1200 hours. Virginia stated she had began to worry, and at 1230 hrs she called a neighbor who gave her a ride from Charcoal Blvd to their other home on Davenport Road. Upon arrival, Virginia noticed that the sedan Gordon drives had the backseat door open, but not the driver side. She also stated that the car was off and the keys were not in the vehicle. Virginia said that Gordon had not been showing any suicidal signs or tendencies and she never thought …show more content…

Their home was in a large forest and a long path lead from their house down a steep slope to the river. Jean stepped out of the car and looked around. By now, the forensics team had left. Virginia Stanwood had gone to her neighbors across their road for an indefinite stay, as she had told Jeanine, so there was no one there but the animals in the forest. The house was unlocked, so Jeanine let herself in. Nothing seemed amiss. There was a small kitchen to the left of the door, and to the right, a living room with a large glass window. Beneath it, Jeanine saw a shortcut to the river; a cliff that the house was built from. On the river, the water was orange as it reflected the sun. The entire room was filled with yellow and orange light. The sun was setting; she needed to hurry up and get back to the station. But she couldn’t, not

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