The household of Alexis Gabe has confirmed that partial stays discovered throughout volunteer searches in January have been recognized as that of their daughter who was killed greater than a 12 months in the past.
The partial stays have been found by volunteer searchers off Freeway 49 close to Amador Metropolis per week earlier than a celebration of life for the Oakley lady, however the household didn't know in the event that they have been linked to the case till just lately. Rowena Gabe, Alexis’ mom, thanked the search-and-recovery groups and mentioned, “There can be no stopping us till we carry her house,” on her Fb web page.
The household plans to honor Alexis at a Metropolis Park bench and plaque dedication at Metropolis Corridor on Friday on what would have been her twenty fifth birthday.
Gwyn Gabe, Alexis’ father, mentioned in an interview that searchers discovered his daughter’s torso and different stays confirmed by DNA in addition to different proof. The stays have been discovered close to the Rancheria Bridge, about 10 miles from the stays found earlier, Amador County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Cardoza mentioned.
The finds may carry the household and investigators one other step nearer to figuring out the way of her loss of life and whether or not the killer had any assist afterward.
“We’re nonetheless looking for her inexperienced purse, the remainder of her telephone and different stuff,” Gabe mentioned, noting he hopes that may result in extra proof within the case, which drew nationwide consideration.
“My spouse simply doesn’t wish to cease,” he added. “She needs to seek out the whole lot. She received’t even return to work; she says I’m not going again to work till I discover all of her.”
Alexis, then 23, disappeared on the night of Jan. 26, 2022, after she left her Oakley house to go to her ex-boyfriend Marshall Curtis Jones in Antioch. Police later decided Marshall killed her, however earlier than they may arrest him on the Seattle-area house the place he had relocated, he charged on the arresting officers and was fatally shot.
The Gabes have mentioned they won't relaxation till they convey all of Alexis house for a correct goodbye. Her cranium was present in November in a distant space of Amador County by a customer who was scanning the world with a metallic detector. The world had not been searched beforehand.
The Gabes and others are hoping the brand new stays will carry extra readability to the case. The newest stays discovered have been first regarded as animal bones, however a searcher’s veterinarian husband went again to the positioning and decided they weren't, Gwyn Gabe mentioned.
The Amador Couty Sheriff’s Workplace then requested DNA assessments, and now that the assessments are full, the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Workplace can be bringing the stays again to Martinez for an post-mortem, Gwyn Gabe mentioned.
Contra Costa Chief Assistant District Legal professional Simon O’Connell had mentioned final fall that the stays would assist his workplace decide the way during which Alexis was killed and be capable to higher assess if others may be charged within the case.
On Wednesday, Ted Asregado, a spokesperson for the Contra Costa County District Legal professional’s Workplace, indicated they're nonetheless engaged on the case.
“We're persevering with to check with the opposite concerned legislation enforcement businesses concerning what insights, if any, will be decided from Alexis Gabe’s stays,” he mentioned. “We're additionally persevering with to assessment the proof and can focus on its influence on the case with the sufferer’s household earlier than any determination is introduced.”
Town of Oakley will host the ceremony Friday to put in a plaque on a bench at Metropolis Corridor, 3231 Predominant St., in her honor.
Oakley Chief of Police Paul Beard can be presenting the plaque at 6 p.m. Friday and a priest will preside over a dedication ceremony. For extra data, go to the Assist Deliver Alexis House Fb web page at https://www.fb.com/teams/224250809922824.