SOLVEDListenRedding, California · 2016
Sherri Papini fabricated a three-week disappearance from Redding, California, in November 2016, and in 2022 pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and false-statement charges for staging the hoax.
Happy Valley, near Redding, California · 1999
Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder, a gay couple from Happy Valley near Redding, California, were shot to death in their home on July 1, 1999, by brothers Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams, who told investigators and media the killings were motivated by the victims' sexual orientation. Both brothers were convicted; Matthew Williams died by suicide in jail in 2002 before sentencing, and Tyler Williams pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2003.
Image recordCC BY-SA 4.0SourceUNSOLVEDListenRedding, California, United States · 1892
In 1892, brothers John and Charles Ruggles robbed a stagecoach near Redding, California, during which a guard was fatally shot. While awaiting trial, both were seized from the Redding jail by a masked mob and hanged; no one was ever prosecuted for the lynching.
The files run from 1892 to 2016. The 1890s hold the most, with 1 file. The oldest is Lynching of the Ruggles brothers, from 1892.
By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (2), arson cases (1) and hate crime cases (1).
1 file of the 3 has coverage attached: 6 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 5 creators. The most covered is Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax, with 6 items to watch or hear. Crime Weekly, Kendall Rae and Annie Elise have covered the most of them.
Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.
The historic Callaghan Block in Shasta (Shasta State Historic Park), the 19th-century Shasta County seat near Redding, CaliforniaCC BY-SA 4.0Source3. By status: 1 unsolved and 2 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
Lynching of the Ruggles brothers, from 1892. Open the file
Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax, with 6 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file
Crime Weekly (1 case), Kendall Rae (1 case) and Annie Elise (1 case), among 5 creators in all.
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 16, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.
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