from member Bruce Helmer, 48246017:
Barbecue murders
Charles David "Chuck" Riley mug shot, 1976.jpg
Charles "Chuck" Riley at the time of his arrest for murder in 1976
Date June 21, 1975
Location 353 Hibiscus Way, Terra Linda, San Rafael, California, United States
Type Double murder
Cause Beating, stabbing and/or suffocation (Naomi Olive);
shooting (James "Jim" Olive)
Deaths (1) Naomi Eleanor (Wagner) Olive (b. 1925)
(2) James Fenton Olive II (b. 1916)
Coroner Marin County Coroner
Convicted Charles "Chuck" Riley (as adult, of murder) and Marlene Louise Olive (as juvenile, of lesser charge)
Charges Chuck Riley: First-degree murder, 2 counts
Marlene Olive: Convicted as a juvenile of violating Section 602 of the California State Welfare and Institutions Code
Verdict Guilty
Sentence Chuck Riley: Death, later changed to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Marlene Olive: Confinement of 3 to 6 years in a juvenile facility
The barbecue murders, also known as the BBQ murders, refers to a 1975 double murder in Marin County, California. Business consultant James "Jim" Olive and his wife Naomi were murdered in their home by their 16-year-old adopted daughter Marlene Olive and her 20-year-old boyfriend Charles "Chuck" Riley, who then attempted to dispose of the bodies by burning them in a barbecue pit at a nearby campground.∼Independent Journal, Marin Co., CA: 05 Jul 1974
James Olive
Naomi Olive
James born 1916 in Austin, PA. Lived in Panama with parents.
Army in WW II in the China-Burma-India theater & the Philippines. Stayed in army reserves.
Married Naomi Wagner about 1944. She was born & reared in Cuba, NY
Barbecue murders
Charles David "Chuck" Riley mug shot, 1976.jpg
Charles "Chuck" Riley at the time of his arrest for murder in 1976
Date June 21, 1975
Location 353 Hibiscus Way, Terra Linda, San Rafael, California, United States
Type Double murder
Cause Beating, stabbing and/or suffocation (Naomi Olive);
shooting (James "Jim" Olive)
Deaths (1) Naomi Eleanor (Wagner) Olive (b. 1925)
(2) James Fenton Olive II (b. 1916)
Coroner Marin County Coroner
Convicted Charles "Chuck" Riley (as adult, of murder) and Marlene Louise Olive (as juvenile, of lesser charge)
Charges Chuck Riley: First-degree murder, 2 counts
Marlene Olive: Convicted as a juvenile of violating Section 602 of the California State Welfare and Institutions Code
Verdict Guilty
Sentence Chuck Riley: Death, later changed to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Marlene Olive: Confinement of 3 to 6 years in a juvenile facility
The barbecue murders, also known as the BBQ murders, refers to a 1975 double murder in Marin County, California. Business consultant James "Jim" Olive and his wife Naomi were murdered in their home by their 16-year-old adopted daughter Marlene Olive and her 20-year-old boyfriend Charles "Chuck" Riley, who then attempted to dispose of the bodies by burning them in a barbecue pit at a nearby campground.∼Independent Journal, Marin Co., CA: 05 Jul 1974
James Olive
Naomi Olive
James born 1916 in Austin, PA. Lived in Panama with parents.
Army in WW II in the China-Burma-India theater & the Philippines. Stayed in army reserves.
Married Naomi Wagner about 1944. She was born & reared in Cuba, NY
from member Bruce Helmer, 48246017:
Barbecue murders
Charles David "Chuck" Riley mug shot, 1976.jpg
Charles "Chuck" Riley at the time of his arrest for murder in 1976
Date June 21, 1975
Location 353 Hibiscus Way, Terra Linda, San Rafael, California, United States
Type Double murder
Cause Beating, stabbing and/or suffocation (Naomi Olive);
shooting (James "Jim" Olive)
Deaths (1) Naomi Eleanor (Wagner) Olive (b. 1925)
(2) James Fenton Olive II (b. 1916)
Coroner Marin County Coroner
Convicted Charles "Chuck" Riley (as adult, of murder) and Marlene Louise Olive (as juvenile, of lesser charge)
Charges Chuck Riley: First-degree murder, 2 counts
Marlene Olive: Convicted as a juvenile of violating Section 602 of the California State Welfare and Institutions Code
Verdict Guilty
Sentence Chuck Riley: Death, later changed to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Marlene Olive: Confinement of 3 to 6 years in a juvenile facility
The barbecue murders, also known as the BBQ murders, refers to a 1975 double murder in Marin County, California. Business consultant James "Jim" Olive and his wife Naomi were murdered in their home by their 16-year-old adopted daughter Marlene Olive and her 20-year-old boyfriend Charles "Chuck" Riley, who then attempted to dispose of the bodies by burning them in a barbecue pit at a nearby campground.∼Independent Journal, Marin Co., CA: 05 Jul 1974
James Olive
Naomi Olive
James born 1916 in Austin, PA. Lived in Panama with parents.
Army in WW II in the China-Burma-India theater & the Philippines. Stayed in army reserves.
Married Naomi Wagner about 1944. She was born & reared in Cuba, NY
Barbecue murders
Charles David "Chuck" Riley mug shot, 1976.jpg
Charles "Chuck" Riley at the time of his arrest for murder in 1976
Date June 21, 1975
Location 353 Hibiscus Way, Terra Linda, San Rafael, California, United States
Type Double murder
Cause Beating, stabbing and/or suffocation (Naomi Olive);
shooting (James "Jim" Olive)
Deaths (1) Naomi Eleanor (Wagner) Olive (b. 1925)
(2) James Fenton Olive II (b. 1916)
Coroner Marin County Coroner
Convicted Charles "Chuck" Riley (as adult, of murder) and Marlene Louise Olive (as juvenile, of lesser charge)
Charges Chuck Riley: First-degree murder, 2 counts
Marlene Olive: Convicted as a juvenile of violating Section 602 of the California State Welfare and Institutions Code
Verdict Guilty
Sentence Chuck Riley: Death, later changed to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Marlene Olive: Confinement of 3 to 6 years in a juvenile facility
The barbecue murders, also known as the BBQ murders, refers to a 1975 double murder in Marin County, California. Business consultant James "Jim" Olive and his wife Naomi were murdered in their home by their 16-year-old adopted daughter Marlene Olive and her 20-year-old boyfriend Charles "Chuck" Riley, who then attempted to dispose of the bodies by burning them in a barbecue pit at a nearby campground.∼Independent Journal, Marin Co., CA: 05 Jul 1974
James Olive
Naomi Olive
James born 1916 in Austin, PA. Lived in Panama with parents.
Army in WW II in the China-Burma-India theater & the Philippines. Stayed in army reserves.
Married Naomi Wagner about 1944. She was born & reared in Cuba, NY
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