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| Mass murderer John Linley Frazier hanged himself in prison |
| By mercurynews.com |
| Published: 08/19/2009 |
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IONE -- The suicide of mass murderer John Linley Frazier, the first of three Santa Cruz County men to go on a killing spree in the '70s, leaves unanswered the question of what led to the slayings of a well-known doctor, his wife and their sons. Frazier, who was convicted of shooting Victor M. Ohta, three members of his family and his secretary in their Soquel hills home in 1970, hanged himself in prison last week, according to the Amador County Sheriff's Office. "It's definitely not a chapter being closed because what John Linley Frazier did affected so many people," Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee said. "There's always that unanswered question, Why did he do this terrible thing.' Unfortunately that will probably rest with John Linley Frazier." Lee said his office waited to release the details about Frazier's death until they could notify the Ohtas' surviving daughter, Lark. "It was one of the hardest calls I've ever had to make as a D.A.," he said, who added the conversation was "emotional." Mule Creek State Prison spokeswoman Terry Thorton said, "the circumstances of the suicide were very compelling," though she declined to give specifics. A correctional officer found Frazier, 62, unresponsive in his cell on Aug. 13. He was pronounced dead at 1:33 p.m., prison officials reported. He died of asphyxiation, and the Amador County coroner ruled it was a suicide, said Amador County Undersheriff James Wegner. Read More. |
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