For a long time, I was the only one who did any follow up to this 2016 homicide. This January, I reported EPD had a solid lead. In my Dec 11, 2016 post,I reported her mother's boyfriend, Anthony Hamilton murdered her.
Today EPD released this update. No booking photo provided by EPD. EPD Crime Analyst Brittany Powell responded to me, "EPD did not have any current booking photos of Hamilton to release. The most recent in our system was an arrest by HCSO about 4 years ago. I can ask for their permission tomorrow to use it."
I had been given a tip last year about Anthony Hamilton and his connection to Del Norte and that guy being in prison.
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-hamilton-2061
EPD Detectives would not confirm and release that tip or other information and so the PIO can only do so much. I followed up on that connection, again, today and no response to that specific information.
This is a 2014 booking photo of Anthony Hamilton when he stole a car from a Eureka dealership and rammed a patrol car.
From the start, it has been like pulling teeth to get EPD to release information on this case. It is not the PIO's fault; it is the detectives, EPD administration and the police chief. There was no reason this case had to take 5 years to solve. Hamilton is a dangerous criminal who could have been off the streets.
EPD update:
5 years ago, 18-year-old Jennika Lee Suazo was found deceased in her residence on the 300 block of P Street in Eureka. For years, Eureka Police Department Detectives interviewed dozens of people, analyzed evidence, and waited for DNA results. After a thorough investigation, the Eureka Police Department completed its case in May of 2021 and forwarded it to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office with a request that 34-year-old Anthony Lee Hamilton be charged for the murder of Suazo.
Earlier today, Hamilton was formally charged for the murder of Jennika Lee Suazo. Hamilton has been in custody since 2017, on unrelated charges.
Senior Detective Cosetti said, “Thank you to Jennika’s family and friends for their patience over the last five years. Your love for Jennika was strong throughout the entire investigation.”
December 7, 2017 Release :
Nearly a year ago, on December 9, 2016, 18yearold Jennika Lee Suazo was found deceased in her residence on the 300 block of P Street in Eureka. Detectives with the Eureka Police Department began an extensive invest igation involving 22 people residing in the residence. In June of 2017, the results of the autopsy were received and the cause of death was determined to be asphyxia. The case is being investigated as a suspected homicide. Eureka Police Department is still awaiting DNA laboratory results and continues to actively investigate this case. Detectives have kept the Suazo family informed during this process.
Original Press Release:
On December, 9 2016, at approximately 12:46 pm, officers from the Eureka Police Department responded to the report of a deceased female at a residence on the 300 block of P Street in Eureka.
As the first officer arrived to investigate, he confirmed there was a deceased 18-year-old female found by roommates inside the residence. Eureka Police Detectives with assistance from investigators from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office began an extensive investigation involving some 22 people residing in the residence. An autopsy is scheduled for later this week and the female’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. At this time the female’s death is determined to be suspicious.
Previous posts:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2021/01/epd-has-solid-investigative-lead-in.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2020/12/four-years-later-and-no-update-on.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/11/next-month-it-will-be-two-years-since.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2017/12/jennika-lee-suazos-cause-of-death.html?m=1
http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/12/deceased-girl-found-today-was-allegedly.html?m=1
http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/12/drug-house-bust-on-p-street-in-eureka.html?m=1
http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/12/epd-confirms-death-investigation-on-p.html?
m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/12/deceased-girl-on-p-street-found-dead-in.html?m=1
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