Police in Westminster say they developed new leads that may move them closer to solving a triple murder that occurred more than a quarter century ago - and today detectives and the mother of the youngest victim are seeking the public's help.
Paul Skiba, his 9-year-old daughter, Sarah Skiba, and his business associate, Lorenzo Chivers, vanished Feb. 7, 1999, after returning to Skiba's moving company, Tuff Movers in the 7100-block of Raleigh Street. "They had just completed a job and arrived back at the truck yard around 7 p.m.," Westminster police said. "Investigators later determined that Paul, Lorenzo and Sarah were murdered shortly after arriving. Evidence suggests their bodies were transported in the moving truck to an unknown location." "While the truck was found and thoroughly searched, its moving ramps, blankets and straps were missing and still remain unaccounted for," police said, as do the bodies of the three. Now, there appears to have been a breakthrough. Over the past year, detectives "conducted extensive forensic testing, executed additional area searches and re-interviewed individuals connected to this investigation," police said. "New information has helped to move this case forward, but the public’s assistance is still essential in bringing this case to a close." Young Sarah's mother, Michelle Russell, issued an appeal for help, saying: "Her loss has not gotten any easier and reliving the events every year is a heartbreaking way to remember her ... Why would anyone want to kill her in cold blood? She was a child. She obviously was in the wrong place at the wrong time." "Today I reach out with a plea: please come forward and say what you know about what happened," Russell said. "Sarah deserves to be found." If you have information, call the Westminster Police Department at (303) 658-4360. There is a reward of up to $10,000. [Photo: Westminster Police Department]
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