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Killer dragged victim to shallow grave by noose and head was found | US | News

Killer dragged victim to shallow grave by noose and head was found | US | News

Published by Sam Flores

A California man has been sentenced to more than 200 years behind bars for an “extraordinarily violent” murder of a 59 year old man, who was dragged with an electrical cord wrapped around his neck for more than 300 feet, according to authorities. Kenneth McNally Jr, 42, received his sentence in San Diego County Court on Tuesday on multiple charges, including first-degree murder in relation to the killing of Samuel Holthaus, prosecutors said in a news release. McNally was on probation following an attack on a dog with an axe and was residing on-and-off at trailers in the El Cajon area when he was observed “aggressively demanding rides off the property while appearing to conceal a weapon beneath a jacket” in September 2023, prosecutors said. More than a year following the horrific scene, a witness informed authorities he witnessed McNally shoot Holthaus before tying an electrical cord around his neck and fastening the cord to his truck prior to dragging him approximately 329 feet to a grave. Following the shooting, other witnesses said they discovered …

A ‘flash of orange,’ a Google search, a makeshift noose

A ‘flash of orange,’ a Google search, a makeshift noose

Published by Sam Flores

In a video analysis included in the Epstein files, an FBI agent noted the “flash” of orange ascending the stairs “could possibly be an inmate escorted up to that Tier.” In that same document, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General also noted a “flash of orange.” But its analysis said inmates were locked in for the night and raised a different theory: “it is possible someone is carrying inmate linen or bedding up the stairs.” An inspector general’s report in 2023 that detailed various staffing failures ahead of Epstein’s death concluded that a correctional officer, “believed to be Noel,” had carried linen or clothing to an inmate around that time. But in her interview with the inspector general’s office in 2021, Noel said she did not know why Epstein had extra linen and clothing in his cell on the morning he died. “I never gave out linen. Ever. Because that’s done on the shift prior,” she said. She also said she performed inmate counts around 10 p.m. and presumed no one else saw …