LAKE COUNTY ? Detectives Destry Henderson and Lou Riccardi papered downtown Lakeport with reward fliers Wednesday seeking information that leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the Oct. 8, 2002 morning murder of Barbara Gaye LaForge, 43, on Main Street at her place of business in Lakeport.
Dateline NBC cameras followed the detectives documenting and chronicling the active investigation of the homicide.
“Each and every merchant was willing to put up the fliers.” Riccardi said Thursday. “Overall, people were happy and enthusiastic to help.”
The fliers have a photo of LaForge and offer a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person(s) who killed LaForge.
Several items of evidence were submitted to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Forensic Laboratory for re-examination.
In addition, several new items of evidence were collected, which have also been submitted for examination.
Any positive results could lead to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the homicide of Barbara LaForge.
Lakeport Police detectives are presently interviewing witnesses and following up on newly received information.
Detectives Riccardi and Henderson want to keep the community fully engaged in this case to gather more information about the homicide.
“We”re really pleased with the reaction from the community,” Riccardi said.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation should contact Lakeport Police Department: Detective Destry Henderson or Detective Lou Riccardi at 263-9653.
