[UPDATE] Homicide, Robbery and Possible Abduction of a Woman and Child Near Laytonville Today

Homicide investigation

Background photo by Oliver Cory

A woman and a child may have been abducted during the course of an armed robbery and a marijuana related homicide near Laytonville. We are working on gathering details but we know that one person was found dead near the Hog Farm north of Leggett Laytonville. And we know that at 9:49 p.m., law enforcement issued a BOLO on the Mendocino scanner.

The announcement says,

BOLO for a possible abduction authority of MCSO.[inaudible Ukiah]..BOLO for a possible abduction authority of MCSO. Stop, use caution, and advise. A homicide that occurred earlier in Laytonville area. The victim vehicle and the suspect vehicle both left the scene. The victim vehicle is a blue 2015 VW Golf with a Virginia [inaudible] of VHR5611. The vehicle has a sticker with two lightning bolts on the gas cap. [Edited to preserve privacy of possible victim female and male juvenile] The suspect vehicle is a white Toyota Camry. It is unknown if suspects are with the victim. Suspects may be in possession of a knife as well. It is also unknown at this time if an abduction actually took place. [Edit: The missing adult female] is a person of interest as possibly either a victim or a witness of a marijuana related homicide and 211 [Robbery].

Rumors began trickling in this afternoon that a homicide had occurred. The Mendocino Voice’s Adrian Baumann began working with us to learn what had happened. Mendocino Sports Plus assisted also.

Baumann put together the timeline of the story which includes more details. Click here to go to the story on the Mendocino Voice.

UPDATE Saturday: Woman and Child Sought in Connection With Homicide North of Laytonville in Bay Area

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Shiz is off the hook everywhere
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Shiz is off the hook everywhere
7 years ago

Culd be an angry ex/babydaddy that she was hiding from, just sayin, or a serious set up on someone, mainly hoping they are found safe and sound.

browndwarf
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browndwarf
7 years ago

thank you for the report

nun
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nun
7 years ago

hog farm is not a place.it is a group of people,some of whom live at black oak ranch,south of leggett.

nun
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nun
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

so did this happen at black oak?

Liz
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Liz
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

1st paragraph still says north of Leggett.

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Yeah, always been the Hog Farm. Newbies. Let’s take a poll.

nun
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nun
7 years ago

really?always?hog farm had existed about twenty years prior to acquiring the piece of land near laytonville,which had been known as black oak ranch for decades before a hog farmer ever set foot upon it.many people making the same mistake doesnt make it true.

Liz
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Liz
7 years ago

Kate Wolf festival and the Earth Dance festival call it Black Oak Ranch.

Liz
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Liz
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Hog Farm – Black Oak Ranch is north of Laytonville and south of Leggett.

Veterans friend
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Veterans friend
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

BLACK OAK RANCH is what everyone calls the PLACE

julianrey707@gmail.com
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7 years ago

all sounds like hogwash to me!!

Zen
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Zen
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Why even mention the Hog Farm? Most people don’t know what are where it is. Just keep to the fact…. This is how rumors start. Name the city they were near, not a peaceful private community near there. Wow!

Ross Rowley
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Ross Rowley
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym, from Wikipedia:

Today, the Hog Farm is still in existence, with various locations including a headquarters in Berkeley, California, and a 200+ acre farm in Laytonville, California, known as Black Oak Ranch, which is also home to Wavy Gravy’s performing arts camp for children, Camp Winnarainbow. Black Oak plays host to several music festivals each year, most of which operate in support of charitable causes. One such event was the annual Hog Farm Family Pig-Nic, which has featured performances by artists such as Ben Harper, Spearhead, and others. In recent years the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival and Earthdance festivals have been held there.

Remember, Ernie Branscomb reminds us of Humboldt place name changes as time goes along. I’ve always known that acreage studded with oak trees just north of Laytonville as The Hog Farm. Old, Old timers probably know it as the “Harwood Place” or something similar and more accurate.

nun
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nun
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

sounds like its just as close to richardson grove, A PUBLIC place on all maps.now to compound the insult, why not bring camp w into the dialogue?im sure that will make the parents eager to sign their children up for summer camp.

Firefighters wife
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Firefighters wife
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

My husband, who is a Firefighter, never heard of black oak ranch but he new where the hog farm is. Just saying.

Lville local
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Lville local
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

I believe this happened in the town of laytonville south of many properties north of laytonville. This has nothing to do with the hog farm location or any person or event on the private property. Why is the name in your story that has nothing to do with it? It simply happened in Laytonville a place on the map in which people are more familiar with than a private property.

Sal
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Sal
7 years ago
Reply to  nun

It is a place.

eric
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eric
7 years ago
Reply to  nun

Thank you! And, yes. The Hog Farm is a group of people that live on The Black Oak Ranch, located on, I believe, Streeter Creek Rd. Have a nice day.

Katherine Ballard
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Katherine Ballard
7 years ago

I know these people.The female sent me a message at 5:14 Telling me that Jeff just got murder and I tried to call her but her phone was off.I pray for her and her babies safe return.

seth
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seth
7 years ago

Which Jeff?

eric
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eric
7 years ago
Reply to  seth

Only know that the guys name is Jesus Jeff, and not Jeff Hughes(now Gabriel).

tugboat
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7 years ago

Just maybe with Trump and his new policies will change the environment that these hateful people breed on.The hate and race batting only breeds more hate.
The distance between the haves and the have not is growing in depth and broad,
Until new policies, like tax reduction and erasing laws that make it hard to do business, and the over regulations that make it impossible to build a house or to build a common garage, are voted out. we will never be able to work our way out of this mess.

Dan
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Dan
7 years ago
Reply to  tugboat

Shame on you for promoting your racist, homophobic, xenophobic, misogynistic “messiah” in a story about a horrific crime. It’s what I have come to expect from your kind, but that doesn’t make it right. Trump won (not really, Hillary got more votes) with a campaign of hate and lies. Grow up.

Killapotomus
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Killapotomus
7 years ago
Reply to  Dan

That’s a lie told to you by the media that has refused to rally two states in . There are 538 total votes and the point where Clinton was ahead in the popular vote trump was at 279 he’s at 290 now which means he took two more states popular vote to win those states . The 200k lead she had was erased . CNN reported on it then realized they had made a political blunder and retracted their story . The truth remains President Trump won by a landslide in an election with predetermined rules both sides agreed upon . Complaining about the popular vote is like loosing a straight eight pool game and asking to switch to bank ball after you loose .

Peggy H
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Peggy H
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

There roughly 20million absentee ballots yet to be counted. Experts are predicting a Trump victory with the popular vote once all the numbers come in. Regardless, it has no value in the outcome. He won, the people spoke – accept it.

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Nobody complains about the Electoral College vote system unless their candidate loses.

Train wreck
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Train wreck
7 years ago
Reply to  Growler

BS, it sucks, period.

gooze
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gooze
7 years ago
Reply to  Train wreck

The founding fathers knew that a majority vote would not work. It is like 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner. Hence the electoral college

Dyl the pickle
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Dyl the pickle
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym.

May I respectfully point you towards Bev Harris at blackboxvoting.org

There’s much information that will not be shared on the main stream media.

The establishment wouldn’t even let the real polls out, which is why most of America believed Hillary Clinton had the victory. People want change, just like 8 years ago when we elected Obama. The game is rigged, how much can we really believe without an accurate count of the votes. The truth is there and both sides are pulling at it from their respective corners.

It’s called fractional magic.

Peggy H
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Peggy H
7 years ago
Reply to  Dan

Fact is America is riddled with crime in liberal concentrations – in this instance relax drug policy and promotion are creating homicides in what would otherwise be a safe environent. The only way to keep our children safe is to restore law and order with a conservative agenda.
Trump vows to keep us safe.
No more decriminalizing crime!
Keep our families safe Trump!

Pooh Daddy
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Pooh Daddy
7 years ago
Reply to  Peggy H

Yeah, but most of us should agree on the definition of crime. Decriminalization is usually associated with the cannabis conversation these days. And I believe most Americans don’t think cannabis should be a crime. There is a disconnect there. I believe we should legalize freedom instead.

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  tugboat

Please don’t try to suppress a person’s right to Vote for whomever they choose. Not a great look when trying to support Democratic values of your party.

Rusty Cage
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Rusty Cage
7 years ago
Reply to  tugboat

This is ridiculous. Politicizing this is absurd. And so is your unnecessary divisiveness off the subject.

TM May
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TM May
7 years ago
Reply to  tugboat

May this situation turn out safe for all involved.
Tugboat- It is very telling that you choose a story like this to spew your…political opinions.

Peggy H
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Peggy H
7 years ago
Reply to  tugboat

The people spoke using the democratic system and Trump came out on top. Your fantasy of doing away with the electoral college will put all the voting power into the democratic metropolitan populous.
That’s Communism – not Democracy.

Gazoo
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Gazoo
7 years ago

Wow, hope for a positive outcome to this big mess, hoping these poor children get the therapy they are gonna need

Fartboss
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Fartboss
7 years ago
Reply to  Gazoo

The children are very young. I doubt they will remember

Shira
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Shira
7 years ago

As far as I know Ashleigh is safe/not abducted just scared and
Sad and laying low with her babies. She has been reaching out to
Friends and I spoke with her yesterday evening (11/11)
RIP Jeff

Christina Donovan
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Christina Donovan
7 years ago
Reply to  Shira

Thank-you!!!

Honeydew Bridge Chump
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Honeydew Bridge Chump
7 years ago

So sad that children are exposed to marijuana crime and the terrorists that partake in it.

I’m glad the terrorists didn’t harm the children like they are so prone to do.

mad
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mad
7 years ago

Just like the terrorist children in Fortuna who tried to blow up the school.

Connie
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Connie
7 years ago

Is This Jeff guy a local people would reconize or an outsider? She looks like a trimmer transplant. Sounded like their car had out of state plates. It’s wild how much crime these outsiders have brought into our small communities. Make weed illegal again
: (

Sketch
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Sketch
7 years ago
Reply to  Connie

Jeff has been in the area for a long while. She isn’t much of a transplant either. I know tons of locals with out of state plates. He has done much for small communities without any want for recognition. RIP my brother

waakawaaka
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waakawaaka
7 years ago
Reply to  Sketch

He has only been in Ltown for 2 years

mama
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mama
7 years ago
Reply to  waakawaaka

Not true

Connie
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Connie
7 years ago
Reply to  Sketch

Like bringing crime into small communities so he could profit off illegal drug sales? Yeah, great contribution.

mama
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mama
7 years ago
Reply to  Sketch

100% loved and helped anyone! RIP Jeff

Melissa
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Melissa
7 years ago
Reply to  Connie

Connie, everything about your comment was just disgusting. “was this Jeff guy an outsider?” And if he were from out of town, that would mean that he brought crime here, even though the crime was his own murder? This is a man that was just killed, show some god damned respect and compassion.

Connie
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Connie
7 years ago
Reply to  Melissa

To answer your question – yeah – sounds like he brought crime here.

Anonymous1
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Anonymous1
7 years ago
Reply to  Connie

I think it was already here Connie. It was nothing he brought from anywhere.

eric
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eric
7 years ago
Reply to  Melissa

Thank you, Melissa! That was about as rude AS F** Connie!

mama
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mama
7 years ago
Reply to  Connie

Those aren’t his vehicle’s yes he was local

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

I’m praying she and those beautiful babies are safe.this is most important!!!God bless you all.if your safe stay safe

mama
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mama
7 years ago
Reply to  G-ma

They are safe, her mom is their w her helping also, so sad!

Don
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Don
7 years ago

Just that time of year ,selling your weed can get a little sketchy, especially out in the middle of nowhere, been happening for years.

For real
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For real
7 years ago

It’s so nice to see that when an event like this happens and it didn’t happen in hoopa or the area or include a person from the area there is concern from readers. Had it said anything about hoopa comments would have been filled with ignorant racist comments.

Tara L Savage
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Tara L Savage
7 years ago

Wow, this is scary. I hope the woman and children are safe and in hiding.. Hopefully that is what I will be hoping for in this situation… Also sorry that another person has lost their life over marijuana.. Rip to the man that lost his life

Bill
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Bill
7 years ago

This is very hard to say and even harder to admit for those in the “trade”, and I am assuming here, but this lady may have been involved at some degree in the growing,selling, trade, of marijuana. You are the ones that are responsible for these horrible outcomes. You have brought this onto yourselves for glorifying and romanticizing the industry in the last couple of decades and literally blowing up our environment and our communities.

Take responsibility for your own actions, quit sniveling until you try to do something about it. Like, quit turning a blind eye to what is going on around you and turn in the mega growers and the greed that has infiltrated this once great place.

Until you do that we will continue to have storied like these!

mama
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mama
7 years ago
Reply to  Bill

Wdf RU talking about lol

mad
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mad
7 years ago

I’ve read both articles one said the incident happened at hog farm/ Black Oak Ranch and then another article stating that it happened at the cottage motel in the town of Laytonville, this is sounding more and more like The Spy Rock incident that happened a few months ago.
But this time there is a body.

TD
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TD
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Hi. I am staying at the cottage motel in laytonville while trying to find a home to rent somewhere in the local area. My daughters dying and we came here to be closer to San Francisco so my girl can get better medical care. The police came to the cottage investigating the murder and possible abduction of the murder victims wife because they were staying there. I spoke for a few minutes to a very nice officer. He said the murder was done elsewhere but the investigation led them to the cottage motel. I saw the lady and her son there both seemed so happy. Sad to hear about this.

Liz
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Liz
7 years ago
Reply to  TD

So happy? I think you meant to say she appeared to be calm. Not much to be happy about… except not being shot and safe somewhere else.

Where are her other two children?

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Never know.

Sketch
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Sketch
7 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Happy before the incident.

TD
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TD
7 years ago
Reply to  Liz

They were happy playing on their porch. That was before the murder. Sorry I didn’t make that more clear.

TD
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TD
7 years ago
Reply to  Liz

I never saw any other children. Just her and the one little boy.

Connie
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Connie
7 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Maybe she set him up. Out of Towners see a little cash and they’ll start killing people over it. Just saying, it happens.

Jess
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Jess
7 years ago

Does the victims family know your posting pictures of her nd her children. Where’s the respect of privacy? Shouldnt you be posting pictures of the assailants? How about ya’ll get the story straight before you post this article. The victims lady wasnt the one kidnapped!!! What a horrible terrible tragedy.

Jess
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Jess
7 years ago

Also Kym where do you get your info. Do check for accuracy before you post your articles? Are you even a real journalist?

scooter
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scooter
7 years ago
Reply to  Jess

Jess: Are you real serious? Kym is a real journalist and is reporting a real crime. She usually gets her info from the sheriff/law enforcement releases.

Please don’t shoot the messenger.

Really
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Really
7 years ago
Reply to  Jess

Jess this is a blog. If you look at the information that is in the post you can see most information is from scanners or press releases. The other “information” or rumors are simply comments from readers. Take that information how you want. Our media isn’t much better than blogs. If you want real journalism you will have to go back many years ago before government and special intrests took control of our media. Kym does a good job of providing information, but it is a blog.

Glass Beach
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Glass Beach
7 years ago

Yesterday afternoon I heard the scanner report staging required for incident 7 miles out Branscom in Laytonville in which they cancelled ambulance and sheriffs were meeting at Cottage Motel.

Anony mouse
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Anony mouse
7 years ago

Rumors have come in the wife and children are located

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  Anony mouse

Fled, abducted, participant?

Mogtx
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7 years ago

Kym is the best i don’t care what anybody got to say .I can’t remember the last time I read the lost cause outpost .kym is valued member of the old school news blog she has been in Humboldt her whole life ive known her my whole life we went to school together , i just get pissed when some one questions her about her being a journalist.what a joke clearly that person is not from here.just saying .we all knows reputation she didn’t get the Rotary s citizen of the year for nothing .good mourning kym .

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

Thanks for letting us know what’s going on kym.its a pleasure to read your articles good,bad,or sad.its the things in humboldt we like to know.

Anony mouse
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Anony mouse
7 years ago

Rumors have come in the wife and children are located safe.

waakawaaka
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waakawaaka
7 years ago

This did happen 6miles back behind the hog farm. this was my neighbor lots of bad happens at this ranch.{ not the hog farm} i have lived here on my land for over 20 years& ever year the cops go back there they do not like the guy who own ens the land &he leases it out &they come every year too get {who ever is there}

Melissa
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Melissa
7 years ago

Have you spoken to the police? Do they know that she contacted you?

Katherine Ballard
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Katherine Ballard
7 years ago

My friend and the babies are safe.I’m trying to take the pictures down but I don’t know how so if you can remove them from the comments I would appreciate it.thanks.She doesn’t want any exposure right now and I want to respect her privacy.

Katherine Ballard
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Katherine Ballard
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Thank you.

Mom
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Mom
7 years ago

I am totally horrified that you put up those pictures!!! Kym can you please take them down I honestly don’t know what Katherine was thinking please fix this!!!

Garlic Breath
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Garlic Breath
7 years ago

As far as I recall, people stopped calling it Hog Farm after the trampling death of an small child at one of the festivals bearing that name….

Gazoo
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Gazoo
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

We worked many festivals in that area, we still call it “hog farm” we had many parties at hog farm and many more after at the “black oak ranch” but everyone knows where the hog farm is…

visitor
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visitor
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Black Oak Ranch = concerts, gatherings.

Hog Farm = home.

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  Garlic Breath

Please don’t make it sound like the Hogs were responsible. It was the all night ravers who are likely out violently protesting the election everywhere for the last 4 days.

Farce
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Farce
7 years ago
Reply to  Garlic Breath

Knew it as Black Oak until early 80’s when we started calling it Hog Farm. Property was registered under Wavy’s wife Jahanara and Calico lived there and Dorje built the dragon used at Grateful Dead Chinese New Years up in the top of the barn. Many good people. After the terrible incident w/ the baby’s death it was still Hog Farm but NO DOG Hog Farm! (The trampling occurred as people scrambled to break up a dog fight). The Pignic morphed into EarthDance as the Hog Farmers moved into a position of renting the space instead of full production. But we all still call it the Hog Farm and always will and so it is proper to use the name as a location reference. This sounds like it was up behind the Hog Farm or possibly over on Cook Ranch? I’m curious as to what access road off 101 they used….That area burned in the Lodge Fire a couple years ago. Just check it on satellite pictures- it is a major production area with large greenhouses and huge full-sun gardens everywhere. People get sloppier every year. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more to be honest!

JD
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JD
7 years ago

The location where this incident took place is an undeveloped property way back behind the Hog Farm, or Black Oak Ranch, but was never part of Black Oak. This parcel was created more than 100 years ago by patent from President McKinley. That portion of Black Oak that is NOT the Hog Farm got subdivided in the eighties and the parcel where this incident took place was never part of that subdivision. To get there you drive through the Hog Farm, but that is only a point of reference. There has never been any association (besides proximity) between this property and the Hog Farm or any people who live at the Hog Farm.

Too Many People
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Too Many People
7 years ago
Reply to  JD

Thank you! I know that many parcels out behind the Hog Farm use that same access road. And that puts this parcel south of Ten Mile Creek and so not on Hunt Ranch. And in the area that was spared the burn of the Lodge Fire. I like weed as much as anybody but I’m bummed to see all those grows back there- even huge ones all the way out on Patterson Creek! That used to be beautiful country. Thank Jah we at least got the Cahto Wilderness protected from these legions of green rushing locusts!