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Landscapers discovered the Mercedes Benz convertible, filled with bags of unused concrete, in Atherton in Silicon Valley in the yard of a man with a history of arrests in murder, attempted murder and insurance fraud cases.
ATHERTON, Calif. — Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted murder and insurance fraud.
The convertible Mercedes Benz, filled with bags of unused concrete, was discovered Thursday by landscapers in the affluent town of Atherton in Silicon Valley, Atherton Mayor Rick DeGolia said, reading a statement from police.
Although cadaver dogs alerted to possible human remains on Thursday, none had been found more than 24 hours after technicians with the San Mateo County Crime Lab began excavating the car, DeGolia said.
Police believe the car was buried 4 to 5 feet deep in the backyard of the home sometime in the 1990s — before the current owners bought the home. The car was reported stolen in September 1992 in nearby Palo Alto, he said.
Convertible reported stolen in '92 found buried in yard of $15 million California mansion
Landscapers discovered the Mercedes Benz convertible, filled with bags of unused concrete, in Atherton in Silicon Valley in the yard of a man with a history of arrests in murder, attempted murder and insurance fraud cases.
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