China Rose
David Sims, a member of the Special Patrol Group of the London Metropolitan Police force
was known for his excessive violence while on the job, he even attacked an inspector
during an alcohol filled rage, but it seems that his anger spilled over into his personal
life as well.
He went through three marriages, each ending in divorce with his wives citing the reasoning
for the split was due to his strong temper and alcohol dependency.
David eventually was forced out of the police force and went through a couple
of failed jobs, including being the manager of a bar and running a used furniture business.
In search of a fourth wife, he joined an international dating agency aimed at connecting men with
women in the Philippines.
It was in the Philippines that he met China Rose, 31, a woman to which he, 51, was twenty
years her senior.
They were married on Valentines Day in 1988 and came back to the U.K. as husband and wife.
In 1991 the couple purchased a run down Southend house to use as a fixer-upper.
They got a roommate, Geoffrey Paston, who was also an older male with a Filipina girlfriend
and the four started to redo the home to make it more habitable.
David was still not doing well work-wise and in 1992 he and China Rose travelled to Thailand
to buy items to resell for a higher price in the U.K., another failed business, which
he operated under the name Anthony Peter Lewis.
He even introduced himself to new people as Tony, not David.
To help with the finances China Rose got a job at a retirement home for the elderly in
early 1993, but admitted to her sister, Joy, that every day was a struggle as David had
become increasingly temperamental and violent.
She said that almost every day he would beat her and that she wanted to leave him but had
no where to go and no money to support herself.
Joy recalls that David once said to China that he would "get someone to kill her,
because it would be cheaper than getting a divorce".
That would be one of their last conversations.
On Valentines Day 1993 the couple attended a family party where China Rose, distraught,
expressed her desire to return to the Philippines to see her sick father.
Despite her close family ties and frequent communication, she never contacted her family
again and that party was the last time anyone can confirm she was seen alive.
Two months after the party David dropped off the face of the Earth as well.
He had two daughters from previous marriages and although he was never close to them it
worries family members that he has not attempted to contact them- some believe that this is
evidence of his demise as he always, without fail, sent birthday and christmas cards to
them.
In 1996 police finally made contact with David's roommate, Geoffrey Paston, now living on an
island off the cost of Manila, who admitted that, in 1994, David had contacted him and
asked him to sell the house and put the 50,000 pound profit in an account under the name
"Anthony Peter Lewis".
Later, a third party who claimed to be a representative of David's would withdraw 40,000 of that
money.
The roommate claimed that he had felt pressured to sell the house and deposit the money out
of fear of what he claimed were "heavy characters" involved in the couples disappearances, though
he wouldn't elaborate further.
Because there is still over 10,000 pounds in the bank account investigators think that
could mean one of two things- either David is dead or he has such a financially stable
life that he feels it is unnecessary to procure the last of the money.
One detective working on the case says that their leads have shown that David had connections
in the bar and entertainment business in both Manila and Thailand, and that he could have
been dealing drugs or could be involved in the trafficking of drugs.
If this drug connection is true that means that he and or China Rose may have been murdered
as a result of this dangerous connection.
Although there is a third theory that he is just too scared to access the money as that
could lead to him getting caught and initiate further questions about China Rose's disappearance.
In 2001 police believed that David was living somewhere in the Far East under an assumed
identity but they were never able to locate him.
As of now he is not implicated in the death of China Rose but if definitely a person of
interest.
Both China Rose and David are considered endangered missing.
Marilu Geri
The morning of Valentine's Day 1986, around 10am, Marilu Geri, 33, was found shot four
times in her own home.
She was pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital.
Her mother, Maria Serrato, was the one to find her lifeless body but many believe that
her discovery of the body was a preplanned manipulation by Marilu's husband, as many
killers try to manipulate the timeline by arranging for others to find the body, so
that they themselves are not the primary suspect.
At 8:15 that morning Marilu's mother received a call from stephen Geri, Marilu's husband,
asking if she could come over and help her daughter set up for a luncheon.
Maria, upon handing up with Stephen, called her daughter to go over details but strangely
Marilu didn't pick up.
This concerned Maria as she would have though that if Marilu was already planning for the
party she would be answering her phone.
When Maria arrived at the house about an hour and 45 minutes later, only to find what she
describes as a "nightmare".
Having found the houses door ajar, Maria walked into the house.
Maria recalls the moment she saw Marilu in the back of the house: "She looked like
she had fainted or something, and I started to kiss her in her face, and touching her,
and she looked like she was dead.
And it got me completely, I was just like, a wild person."
At 10:30 paramedics arrived and tried injecting Marilu with medication intended to revive
her heart but to no avail- incidentally this life saving measure would later make it impossible
for investigators to determine the exact time of death.
The autopsy would reveal that Marilu was shot with not one but two different guns- a .38
and a .22, which some would describe as overkill and certainly painted a specific picture of
the crime- though the details remained unclear.
Besides the fact that the houses door was left ajar, There were no signs of a break-in
and the jewelry box that from which Maria believed Marilu was picking out the days jewelry,
seemed untouched.
But Stephen contests this statement and claims that 25-40 thousand dollars of jewelry and
furs was stolen, but the family of Marilu claims this is untrue and that the valuables
were still present in the home.
The couple, who had been married for only three years was financially well off- their
house was large and in an affluent area of Houston Texas, and they took many vacations
internationally.
But although things looked picturesque from outward appearances, Marilu's mother recalls
a tumultuous marriage rife in strife and fighting.
She recalls that for the last two and a half years Marilu had called her many days crying
about the frequent fights between her and Stephen.
She says they fought over money as, while they were moderately well-off, Stephen often
attempted to live beyond his means.
Again Stephen disagrees with this assertion claiming that his marriage was "exciting"
and "fulfilling".
Attention immediately focused on the husband, Stephen Geri, who was the owner of multiple
handguns, although none were found in the house.
When police did locate his guns, they were tested but ballistics could not match any
of the bullets to any of his registered guns.
Normally Stephen worked from his home office during the morning, but oddly enough the day
of Marilu's death he suspiciously changed his routine.
His story is as follows: he says he awake at 5am and did some office work from home.
He says he left the house, with the security system still on, between 6:25 and 6:30 am.,
which was unusual decision as those close to him claim he never left the house before
nine or 10.
Stephen then went to 7-11, just two blocks from his home, and got a cup of coffee.
While he says he left at around 630, employees are certain he didn't get to 7-11 until
precisely 657- which was strange due to the proximity of the convenience store to his
home; It should've only taken him a couple minutes to drive there.
Not almost half an hour
After getting his coffee, he went to the post office and after that he stoped at a donut
shop.
From there he visited the store Precision Glass and spoke with the workers there before
borrowing their phone in their reception office to call and check in with Marilu around 7:30.
Stephen claims that Marilu answered the phone and said she was too busy to talk, so he quickly
ended the call.
Detectives and a private investigator have also spoken to witnesses that provide an alibi
for Stephen from 730-10, when Marilu was found.
The most outrageous fact from detectives' investigation was that Steven returned it
to all of these locations the day after his wife's death in order to remind the employees
of his presence the previous day and ask for copies of the receipts.
Certainly not normal behavior for a grieving spouse.
Adding to the cloud of suspicion surrounding the husband of the deceased, Stephen had taken
out a 435,000 dollar life insurance policy on Marilu two years prior, which he attempted
to collect ten months after the murder.
Marilu's family took him to court, arguing that he was the prime suspect in the killing
and should not be able to profit from his crimes.
Stephen has over $125,000 of cash judgements against him and the family believes he killed
Marilu for the money.
The case over the insurance claim was settled out of court with the results not being made
public.
While the family highly suspect Stephen , no concrete evidence has linked him to the crime
and he remains a free man.
Marilu's headstone uses her maiden name, Serrato, and there is a 20,000 reward for
any information that leads to an arrest.
Anyone with information on this crime may contact the Houston Police Dept. at (713)
884-3131
William E. "Billy" Trimbach Jr.
"Billy" Trimbach, 26, was a loving father to two children from a previous marriage and
an infant daughter from his current marriage to Cindy Trimbach, he also had a step-son,
Cindy's from her previous marriage.
He and Cindy had gotten married in Stoneham, Colorado on Valentine's Day 1992 but exactly
one year later, on the couples one year anniversary, Billy's body was found with multiple gunshot
wounds, on the side of the road, 50 miles from his home.
Investigators focused their efforts on the wife, Cindy, who had a troubled past.
It was rumored that she was (either currently or previously it is unclear) a user of methamphetamine.
Prior to her marriage to Billy she and her previous husband had contracted HIV, which,
at the time of Billy's murder had turned into full blown AIDS.
Billy was extremely caring and worked extra shifts as a mechanic to earn money for Cindy's
treatments, even going so far as to drive to Mexico for alternative treatments not yet
available in the United States.
On Valentine's Day of 1993, Cindy called police to report that she hasn't seen her
husband since the previous day, Saturday morning.
Cindy's nine year old son told Police he saw Billy leave with an unidentified
man Saturday morning, and though he had possibly left to help the man with his car.
Upon analysis of the crime scene police determined that Billy had been killed somewhere else
and left on the side of the road.
When Billy's body was found in Wiggins, Cindy made a strange comment that she had
driven past the exact area the night before in search of Billy.
Investigators were confused- what had she been doing almost 50 miles away from the family
home when neither she nor Billy knew anyone in that area?
A coincidence indeed.
To add to the coincidence, the Sheriff tasked with the case had also driven past the location
of Billy body the night before, and says he remembers seeing multiple cars pulled off
the side of the road huddled together.
He may have unknowingly witnessed the dumping of the body.
When detectives analyzed Cindy's car, a Chevy Suburban, they found small amounts of
dried blood matching Billy's.
This lead them to believe that either Billy himself had been in the back of the car or
that Billy's killer had been in the car at some point either before or after the body
was abandoned: They also matched certain items left at the dump site to specific items still
In Cindy's car.
Adding to the personal connection, Billy was found to be shot with a 9 millimeter handgun,
of which he himself owned, though it was missing.
Even more damning was the life insurance policy Cindy had taken out on Billy shortly before
the murder.
The policy was for a whopping 500,000 dollars.
Investigators would later learn she had forged his signature on the initial documents, leading
them to believe that Billy was unaware of this new price upon his head.
Detectives wondered if Cindy could have been involved in Billy's death in order to get
the insurance payout to help with her expensive treatments.
After Billy's funeral and with the rumors of Cindy's participation growing ever louder,
Cindy moved to Butte, Montana with her now ten year old son.
There is no mention of the infant daughter she and Billy shared together and it is unknown
whether she also moved with them.
Strangely enough, when registering her ten year old son to the local
Public school Cindy expressed concern about her sons adjustment due to the fact that he
had supposedly seen his step-father murdered right before his eyes.
This is not at all in line with what she told investigators.
After a newspaper published an article on the killing of Billy and mentioned Cindy as
a suspect, her ten year old son started being bullied.
He was already struggling in the new school because somehow it had gotten out that both
his biological father and mother suffered from AIDS.
The stigma surrounding the disease was even worse back then and many kids refused to be
close to him for fear they would contract the virus.
When word got out that his own mother may have killed his step-dad, the bullying intensified
and Cindy's son brought his moms gun to school and killed an eleven year old classmate.
An eye witness to this event said that the ten year old had not intended to kill him
but just to scare him, however after missing the first two shots the guns recoil caused
the ten year olds aim to adjust, and the eleven year old classmate, a reportedly model student,
was shot in the head and died instantly.
Detectives travelled to Butte to reinterview the ten year old boy and it was then that
he admitted to making up the story about seeing Billy leave with another man the day before
his death.
The boy claimed he had made that up to cover for his mom, whom he believed was involved
with the murder, but no additional details could be extracted.
Cindy succumbed to the virus in 1994, one year after Billy's death.
While many believe Cindy was involved, the case was still open.
In 1998 another suspect, possibly Cindy's former drug dealer, killed himself after being
contacted by police asking for an interview citing that quote: "he was going to be the
only person prosecuted for involvement in this case,"
To this day no one has ever been charged in the murder.
Detectives urge anyone with information to please reach out by contacting the Morgan
County Sheriff's Office at 970-867-2461
Belle Chasse John Doe
It was Valentine's Day, 1975, when a Belle Chasse couple discovered the lifeless body
of a teenage boy hanging from a fruiting persimmon tree.
The boy was 16-17 years old and had committed suicide by hanging himself from the tree using
a bedsheet.
He was wearing a maroon and yellow knit shirt, blue trousers and unmatched socks.
He was not wearing any shoes.
He had placed some papers in a nearby glass jar.
The papers turned out to be a lengthy suicide note.
It was addressed simply to "mom and dad" which read in part: "When you stop growing you are
dead.
I stopped growing long ago.
I never did develop into a real person and I cannot tolerate the false and empty existence
I have created".
He had also included a notation to the police who would find him, writing: "You are bound
to preserve domestic peace and order.
If you pursue who I was (and spend hundreds of dollars) you will accomplish little.
There are no legal consequences of my death or any kind of entanglements.
All that can happen is that you will shatter the domestic peace and order of two innocent
lives.
Do not deprive them of the hope that their 'missing' son will return . . .Let me be,
let it be as if I wasn't ever here.
Simply cremate me as John Doe."
He goes on to say "It is best if I cease to live, quietly, than risk that later I will
break and shatter by violence or linger years under care.
I implore you to see a psychiatrist in order that you might understand my death and my
life.
Ask thoroughly about what I was and you will see that it is not tragic that I am gone,
but more natural than if I continued."
In a section entitled "why you should not feel responsible", the young man wrote: "I
was born with a definite pervasive melancholy . . .what frustrated me most in the last year
was that I had built no ties to family or friends.
There was nothing of lasting worth and value.
I led a detached existence and I was a parody of a person - literally and figuratively.
I didn't tell jokes - I was a joke".
The suicide note is quite lengthy, and cites the writings of Emile Durkheim, a philosopher
and psychologist.
The young man said Durkheim called suicide "an inner direction of homicidal feelings
against someone else."
He ends the note by saying "I am no longer interested in the world and know that it is
not interested in me.
When you stop growing you are dead.
I stopped growing a long time ago."
On separate paper, he told his parents "You have provided me with excellent advantages
and privileges and experiences.
I am extremely grateful for all of your sacrifices, time and support.
I am now repaying you with an arrogant act.
In this light, I do see it as criminal.
I can only hope that you see that it was me who caused it."
The authorities circulated John Doe's description and fingerprints to police across the U.S
but no positive matches have ever been made.
The boy seemed to be intelligent and was extremely philosophical for a teenage boy.
He refers to the advantages and privileges his parents provided, which could mean he
was from a well-to-do family.
Some people wondered if the boy had committed a violent crime and because of the guilt,
he took his own life.
There was no car found in the area, so he must have taken the bus or hitchiked to the
wooded area where he ended his life.
In a twist, the boy did receive his wish to remain anonymous as nearly four decades later,in
2005, due to the immense damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, all records pertaining
to the case were destroyed,, thus he can't be entered into databases of the missing and
unidentified, and his grave cannot be located, which bars the possibility of an exhumation
for DNA acquisition or forensic isotope analysis.
Making it all the more likely that he will forever remain unclaimed.
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