Suspect in Carroll slaying charged with murder, kidnapping
David J. Quiroz, 30, of Hollister was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on charges alleging murder and kidnapping for ransom with bodily harm in the death of Heather Carroll, 25, who was found in his Cerra Vista home by law enforcement authorities on Saturday.
Police: Hollister mother died of strangulation, blunt force trauma
Heather Carroll, the Hollister woman whose body was discovered after a standoff in a Cerra Vista Drive home, died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, according to the Hollister Police Department.
Suspect has jail history, but no violent offenses locally
The suspect in the homicide of 25-year-old Hollister woman Heather Carroll been convicted on three drunken driving-related charges in San Benito County and served time for other cases of driving without a license, but does not appear to have a local history of convictions for violent offenses, according to court records.
Updated: Police to release details in slaying after Monday’s autopsy
Investigators believe David J. Quiroz killed Heather Alaina Carroll, a 25-year-old mother and wife, in the same residence where a standoff ensued Friday night in southeast Hollister.
Updated: Body found after standoff, presumed to be missing mother
Investigators on Saturday found a female body during a search of a Hollister residence following an overnight standoff and arrest in the case of missing Hollister woman Heather Carroll.
Police in standoff with ‘person of interest’ in case of missing woman
Police have remained in a standoff for several hours with a "person of interest" in the case involving a missing 25-year-old Hollister woman.
Missing woman’s husband says family ‘doing everything we can’
Hollister's Grady Carroll, the husband of missing woman Heather Carroll, spoke briefly Friday about the family’s efforts to locate his wife.
San Juan man accepts plea deal in child sex case
San Juan Bautista resident Roy A. Harrison, arrested in June and accused of having sex with a minor, has accepted a plea deal and is set for sentencing Tuesday on three related charges, according to court records.
Police ramp up efforts in search for missing mother
Until Friday, two days after a 25-year-old mother’s disappearance, police “haven’t had a really good geographic area for searches” in the case of missing Hollister resident Heather Carroll, said interim Police Chief David Westrick. But Westrick indicated Friday that investigators – including a search and rescue unit brought in from the sheriff’s office – had begun narrowing their efforts to specific locations.
