"It was not if, but when we would find the killer of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe, and when that day finally came in 2019 as a result of advances in investigative genetic genealogy, we thought we were one step closer to justice for Linda and her family. The same night, a woman who lived close to where Lindas body was found reporting hearing screams. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. So, lets find out what happened then, shall we? That was Feb. 1. But when Sgt. Court Depweg tasked her with putting Linda O'Keefe's face "on every phone, every iPad, every laptop in the country" to generate new leads on the 45-year-old cold case, she knew it was an opportunity to empower the young victim. According to Depweg, "Right away, she said 'What about Twitter?'" The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. When Linda never came home, her mother contacted her friends, hoping to hear from her daughter, police said. Probably, and there are plenty of reasons why. The case eventually turned cold. Cindy Borgeson. Linda Ann O'Keefe was just a child when she was abducted and killed on July 6, 1973 on her way home from summer school. Georgia OKeeffes forgotten sister, and a glimpse of what might have been By Murray Whyte Globe Staff,Updated August 9, 2019, 11:43 a.m. Ida OKeeffes Creation Our lives went in different directions but it seems like just yesterday that we were splashing in our pool and sharing secrets. Cindy felt that her younger sister would be back home soon. It stayed that way until 2018, when the Newport Beach Police started a social media campaign that brought new interest to the case. James Alan Neal, 73, was an inmate at the maximum-security Theo Lacy jail in Orange for the 1973 sexual assault and strangling death of Linda OKeefe, 11. Services: Memorial service on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, 45 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO. She loved animals, playing the piano, and painting. No arrests have been made in the July 1973 killing of Linda Ann OKeefe. Ida had died in 1961 of a stroke, and Claudia felt she had never gotten her due. Juli Warren. Colorado man arrested for 1973 murder of 11-year-old Linda He was also facing charges of sexually assaulting two children in Riverside County. But hope Can we separate the work from the drama? Consider offering these words of comfort if you're not sure what's appropriate. It's a terrible loss for her family and all her friends! Neal was pronounced dead at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, she added. Linda O'Keefe Im Linda OKeefe, reads one of many tweets posted by the Newport Beach Police Department. Those girls were assaulted in the 1990s and early 2000s, according to prosecutors. 2/20. Follow him on Twitter @TheMurrayWhyte, #ada-button-frame { Our thoughts and prayers are with the O'Keefe family. Im really busy. The following day, a local architect and his son found Lindas remains in a ditch in Back Bay in Newport Beach, California. Memorials can be made to the Monthly Meals Program at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church or to a charity of the donor's choice. The investigation into Lindas murder didnt drum up many leads. God bless you. ' So Linda did, but she never made it back home. Cindy remembered that afternoon, saying, She didnt have her bike, and she didnt want to walk home that day. O'Keefe, Linda Christine Died October 9, 2013, age 60, after a long illness. Linda Ann O'Keefe Cold Case Video2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction of Linda Ann OKeefe, an 11-year-old girl who lived in Corona del Mar. Linda OKeefe was a Girl Scout who loved the outdoors. Southern California Man Accused of Killing 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe in Newport Beach Dies in Custody He was awaiting trial for the July 1973 killing of 11-year-old Powered by WordPress.com VIP. The eldest sister was affronted and furious. Stieglitz was a philanderer; but her own sister? 45 years after 11-year-old girl's unsolved murder, police release sister Man In Colorado Springs Arrested In 45-Year-Old California Cold Once school ended, Linda didnt want to walk back home, so she used the schools office phone to call her mother. Sending prayers to Linda's family. OKeefes two living sisters have been told about the arrest, authorities said. Linda O'Keefe: Authorities arrest man in 45-year-old murder case It was just tamped down. Forty-five years ago today, I disappeared from Newport Beach. Linda Ann OKeefe, who loved piano, painting and crafts, was last seen alive on July 6, 1973, as she walked home from summer school, the Newport Beach Police Department said. Georgia was very much disgusted with [Ida]. That this all took place in front of Georgia might help explain why the relationship deteriorated not long after. They havent forgotten about her, and we havent either, she said. Bless you Linda - you were one of my best friends ~ rest in peace dear friend. "That's exactly what we are hoping to do," Manzella said. It was Newport Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella's idea to "live-tweet" Linda's final day. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Linda Ann OKeefe was the middle child in a family of five. I hope your Dedication pays back . We want as many sets of eyes on that sketch as possible so somebody can recognize the face of a killer so we can get justice, she said. In some odd way, it is a wasted life, Georgia had written to Claudia of Ida, just months before her death. Linda disappeared on July 6, 1973. It speaks of a certain kind of confidence to step outside, to try something new. James Alan Neal, who was 73, was taken to an area hospital on May 25 due to an undisclosed illness, said Jaimee Blashaw of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The authorities concerted effort led to an arrest about 46 years after Lindas murder. At the time, Linda attended summer school at Lincoln Intermediate School in Corona Del Mar, California. When Cindy Borgesons sister, Linda OKeefe, went missing in July 1973, she wasnt too worried. On the day Linda Ann OKeefe died, it was a cooler-than-normal July morning in Newport Beach, Calif. Cindy said that the authorities found his second cousin initially and then his grandparents. Police Twitter Account Gives Voice To Lindas worried mother checked in with her friends, hoping for some news, but nobody heard from her. There, Ida proved an ebullient counterpoint to the taciturn and withdrawn Georgia, and drew an attention from Stieglitz that seemed more than familial. This was shortly after Linda called her mother. "We started out at 8 a.m. going to school through to the next morning when her body is found. CBS 8 San Diego - Cindy Borgeson was 18 when her sister Cindy, who has since retired from her job at a university, seems to live with her family in California. #LindasStory: Police give child murder victim Linda O'Keefe a voice Linda Ann OKeefe, who loved piano, painting and crafts, was last seen alive on July 6, 1973, as she walked home from summer school, the Newport Beach Police Manzella said police in Canada posted a similar Twitter stream for a case several years ago and it stuck with her. I hope that he has remorse. She added that she prayed for James and his family. She was sexually assaulted and strangled to death. Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Oct. 13, 2013. But that day she had been dropped off. Linda Ann O'Keefe Cold Case Video2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction of Linda Ann OKeefe, an 11-year-old girl who lived in Corona del Mar. Linda was last seen alive on Friday, July 6, 1973 as she walked home from summer school. Her body was discovered the next morning in the Back Bay area. It shouldnt surprise that she became engulfed by her renown. Our prayers are with the family at this time. Witnesses reported Linda talking to a man in a turquoise van, but there wasnt much to go on beyond that. display: none; Investigators say she was strangled to death. Patricia McCloskey Richards (Patsy). Linda disappeared after walking home from summer school on July 6, 1973. We too played when we were young. Am I reading big sisters influence the delicate curl of petal, the moody dark tones of purple and green? A friend of hers later told the police that a similar-looking van stopped by her a few times. Those photos from Lake George presage a darkening family tale. Georgia, feeling threatened on all fronts, did what she could to stifle her sisters budding career, which makes Ida OKeeffe: Escaping Georgias Shadow at the Clark Art Institute a full-blown recovery effort. Didnt expect a 45 year old story to be so riveting and so emotional. Rediscovered Women Artists: Ida Ten He wrote letters asking to photograph her naked. They caught the SOB who killed my sister Linda O'Keefe, Diana The next day, a man visiting that same area with his son found Linda's strangled body, police said. So, James was placed under surveillance, and a DNA sample was collected, which turned out to be a match to the profile from the semen sample. "All it takes is the right person, the right set of eyes, to recognize that person and give us a call.". and the late Eileen F. O'Keefe; sister of Kathleen O'Keefe, Kelly (Kent) Voorhees and Joseph D. (Connie) O'Keefe, Jr.; aunt of Charlie Crouse, Mac O'Keefe and Concie O'Keefe; niece of the late Florence and John Hennelly, the late Bernice and Bill Dempsey, the late McCann and Shirley O'Keefe and Charlotte and the late Robert Matthews; cousin of Donald (Marlene) Dempsey, William (Joyce) Hennelly, Karen (Robert) Long, Charlotte (Andy) Lyons, the late Taylor Matthews and Louise Paniello, Charles (Marketa) Matthews, Tim (Vanessa) O'Keefe and the late Michael O'Keefe; and steadfast friends Virginia Binzel, the Reverend Blythe Kieffer, Carol Prough, Kulani Makakoa, Marie Wolf and Steve Wolf. One, a departure, is deep crimson and black, sharp-angled and seething. Yes, if youre wondering, its that OKeeffe: double f, she of the naughty-seeming flower paintings, of the impeccable high-desert Ghost Ranch, of the phone-book-thick media profiles and features in Architectural Digest, and of the near-constant-seeming blockbuster museum exhibitions, the most recent of which, last year, featured her fashion and dcor choices. But hope turned to dismay when Lindas body was found in a ditch the following day. Using genealogy and tracing the family tree of the suspect, the police zeroed in on James Neal, whose DNA matched the profile from Lindas crime scene. Ways to honor Linda O'Keefe's life and legacy.