REWARD BUMP MAY HELP IN CASE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer CALIFORNIA California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). CITY - California City police hope a boost in a reward fund to more than $60,000 will prompt someone to come forward with information about the 2001 slaying of a prominent doctor. Investigators have run out of leads, but Gov. Gray Davis recently approved a $50,000 reward from a state fund to add to $10,910 pledged by community members and a group called Secret Witness of Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County. ``The Police Department is hopeful that anyone with information will come forward and contact the Police Department,'' said Lt. Linda Lunsford. ``The investigation has continued and will continue until the party or parties responsible have been arrested.'' A billboard sign is due to go up Tuesday at California City Boulevard and Mitchell Mitchell, city (1990 pop. 13,798), seat of Davison co., SE S.Dak.; inc. 1881. Mitchell is a trade, distribution, and shipping center for a dairy and livestock area. Avenue announcing the reward. Dr. Burdette Thorbus, 60, who ran medical clinics in California City and Rosamond and owned a number of apartment buildings in California City, was killed just after midnight on June 26, 2001, at his home. Answering a 911 call from Thorbus' wife, officers found the front door kicked in and Thorbus lying mortally mor·tal adj. 1. Liable or subject to death. 2. Of or relating to humankind; human: the mortal limits of understanding. 3. wounded nearby. His wife said they had been awakened a·wak·en tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English by a crashing sound and her husband went downstairs to investigate, officers said. She said she heard sounds of a scuffle and her husband yell ``no,'' then several gunshots. Investigators said they believe the intruder An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system. See attacker, intrusion and IDS. shot Thorbus and then ran away across nearby Tierra del Sol Sol, in Roman religion Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. Golf Course. They said Thorbus was shot with a .380 semiautomatic handgun. Investigators later learned that four males had been in the area at the time of the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the California City Police Department at (760) 373-8606 or Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040. All Secret Witness callers are kept anonymous. Code names and numbers are used to identify callers in future communications. |
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