People v. Linville
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
Defendant Paige Linville was charged with two counts of murder in connection with a brazen, drug-fueled killing spree carried out with her ex-boyfriend. Their victims were two unsuspecting strangers, gunned down deliberately for sick thrills within 24 hours of each other. The first victim, transient Amber Chappell, was killed shortly after midnight on a remote backroad in Cordelia, California after the couple picked her up for a ride in Linville's SUV. The second victim, Christina Baxley, was killed later the same day in Dixon, California, in broad daylight, when the couple spotted her taking…
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