Murder Victims' Family Burial Fund
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This photograph of Oliver "Chip" Northup, Antonio "Tony" Northup, and Claudia Maupin appeared in the CBS News "48 Hours" documentary "Portrait of a Killer" on February 23, 2019.
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DECEMBER 14, 2018 - ANTONIO NORTHUP'S REMAINS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR FINAL BURIAL
Thank you so much for helping!
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Antonio "Tony" Northup was the grandson of Oliver "Chip" Northup, who was one of the victims of the double homicide committed in 2013 by the 15 year old Daniel Marsh in Davis, California (1).
The victim's family grieves another loss, as revealed in the November 18, 2018 obituary notice posted in the Davis Enterprise (2).
Tony Northup, who died at the age of 31, was mistakenly identified as the likely perpetrator in the earliest days of the 2013 murder investigation. The cloud of suspicion remained heavy over the family for nearly two months before one of the killer's friends finally identified him to the police.
The total costs for Tony's burial are nearly equal to the $16500 that he and his family lost as a direct result of police searches, seizures and questioning during the 2013 murder investigation (3, 4).
The family in now very impoverished and unable to pay the cost to transport and bury Tony Northup's remains, planned for December, 2018.
It was heartbreaking that anyone could imagine Tony Northup, a wonderful human being, was capable of doing the grotesque and depraved things done by Daniel Marsh to Tony's beloved grandfather.
Daniel Marsh has been in the news headlines again (5) as there was the possibility he could have been placed in juvenile detention rather than adult prison, to be released at age 25 rather than serve out his 52-years-to-life sentence, under California's Proposition 57. The January, 2019 implementation of California's new SB 1391 raises the likelihood that Marsh will make another similar appeal.
As a young murderer gets national attention and potentially gets his freedom several decades earlier than anticipated at his original trial and sentencing, spare a thought for the victims' family who have had to bear the burdens, both emotional and financial, for his crime.
As the ongoing attention is focused on whether or not Daniel Marsh serves out his sentence as an adult or as a juvenile, consider all the ways the double homicide might have been prevented given that so many people tried to raised warning flags while others ignored them, and some simply refused to "snitch" (6, 7, 8, 9).
1. On April 14, 2013, after prowling and looking at dozens of Davis homes, 15-year-old Daniel Marsh found an unlocked window. Without knowing who the residents were, he broke in and murdered Claudia Maupin and Oliver "Chip" Northup. Each victim was stabbed more than 60 times.
Carefully covered from head to toe, including tape across the bottom of his shoes, he left no foot prints, fingerprints, hand prints, hair or other evidence whatsoever that offered any clue to his identity. He might never have been caught if he had not kept bloody souvenirs as trophies and bragged about the crime to his friends. And it was only when his friends became afraid for their personal safety that one of them identified Daniel Marsh to police, nearly two months after the double homicide.
2. Obituary Notice for Antonio (Tony) Northup, Davis Enterprise, November 18, 2018.
www.davisenterprise.com/obits/antonio-tony-northup/
3. One insurance claim was filed by the apartment complex for $1000 to replace carpet, plumbing fixtures, and flooring that was removed and taken as evidence. A second insurance claim was filed for $7500, the value of contract work in progress that was lost because all computers, computer files, and paper records were seized and were not returned until Daniel Marsh's trial ended more than a year later. Insurance claims were denied because of the search warrant type.
4. Weeks into the investigation, after multiple searches and many hours of police questioning, a retainer was paid by Tony's family for a criminal defense attorney. By the time the real killer was identified, $8000 of this retainer had been spent.
5. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/letters/dont-let-marsh-out/
6. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/is-snitching-worse-than-murder/?/
7. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/maupins-law-2-0-prevention-is-better-than-punishment/
8. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/daniel-marsh-mental-illness-and-murder/
9. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/police-must-act-as-gatekeepers-for-mental-health-services/
contact: [email redacted]
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DECEMBER 14, 2018 - ANTONIO NORTHUP'S REMAINS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR FINAL BURIAL
Thank you so much for helping!
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Antonio "Tony" Northup was the grandson of Oliver "Chip" Northup, who was one of the victims of the double homicide committed in 2013 by the 15 year old Daniel Marsh in Davis, California (1).
The victim's family grieves another loss, as revealed in the November 18, 2018 obituary notice posted in the Davis Enterprise (2).
Tony Northup, who died at the age of 31, was mistakenly identified as the likely perpetrator in the earliest days of the 2013 murder investigation. The cloud of suspicion remained heavy over the family for nearly two months before one of the killer's friends finally identified him to the police.
The total costs for Tony's burial are nearly equal to the $16500 that he and his family lost as a direct result of police searches, seizures and questioning during the 2013 murder investigation (3, 4).
The family in now very impoverished and unable to pay the cost to transport and bury Tony Northup's remains, planned for December, 2018.
It was heartbreaking that anyone could imagine Tony Northup, a wonderful human being, was capable of doing the grotesque and depraved things done by Daniel Marsh to Tony's beloved grandfather.
Daniel Marsh has been in the news headlines again (5) as there was the possibility he could have been placed in juvenile detention rather than adult prison, to be released at age 25 rather than serve out his 52-years-to-life sentence, under California's Proposition 57. The January, 2019 implementation of California's new SB 1391 raises the likelihood that Marsh will make another similar appeal.
As a young murderer gets national attention and potentially gets his freedom several decades earlier than anticipated at his original trial and sentencing, spare a thought for the victims' family who have had to bear the burdens, both emotional and financial, for his crime.
As the ongoing attention is focused on whether or not Daniel Marsh serves out his sentence as an adult or as a juvenile, consider all the ways the double homicide might have been prevented given that so many people tried to raised warning flags while others ignored them, and some simply refused to "snitch" (6, 7, 8, 9).
1. On April 14, 2013, after prowling and looking at dozens of Davis homes, 15-year-old Daniel Marsh found an unlocked window. Without knowing who the residents were, he broke in and murdered Claudia Maupin and Oliver "Chip" Northup. Each victim was stabbed more than 60 times.
Carefully covered from head to toe, including tape across the bottom of his shoes, he left no foot prints, fingerprints, hand prints, hair or other evidence whatsoever that offered any clue to his identity. He might never have been caught if he had not kept bloody souvenirs as trophies and bragged about the crime to his friends. And it was only when his friends became afraid for their personal safety that one of them identified Daniel Marsh to police, nearly two months after the double homicide.
2. Obituary Notice for Antonio (Tony) Northup, Davis Enterprise, November 18, 2018.
www.davisenterprise.com/obits/antonio-tony-northup/
3. One insurance claim was filed by the apartment complex for $1000 to replace carpet, plumbing fixtures, and flooring that was removed and taken as evidence. A second insurance claim was filed for $7500, the value of contract work in progress that was lost because all computers, computer files, and paper records were seized and were not returned until Daniel Marsh's trial ended more than a year later. Insurance claims were denied because of the search warrant type.
4. Weeks into the investigation, after multiple searches and many hours of police questioning, a retainer was paid by Tony's family for a criminal defense attorney. By the time the real killer was identified, $8000 of this retainer had been spent.
5. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/letters/dont-let-marsh-out/
6. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/is-snitching-worse-than-murder/?/
7. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/maupins-law-2-0-prevention-is-better-than-punishment/
8. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/daniel-marsh-mental-illness-and-murder/
9. www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/police-must-act-as-gatekeepers-for-mental-health-services/
contact: [email redacted]
Organizer
Robert Northup
Organizer
Davis, CA