Man predicted own murder in chilling Facebook post one day before he was tied up and shot
A man named his alleged killer in a chilling Facebook post just a day before he was found dead in a remote area.
The bodies of Sean Pfeffer, 45, and Colter White, 53, were discovered in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California on April 24. Both men were found to have been tied up with rope and shot. On Monday, officers from California Highway Patrol announced that James David Collier, a 66-year-old from the small town of Boulder Creek, had been arrested "without incident" over the weekend, and is being held at Santa Clara County Jail on two charges of murder.
Now, a final social media post by Sean Pfeffer written the day before he died has emerged.
In it, Mr Pfeffer, who worked as a mechanic in Boulder Creek, claimed that he had invited a man named James Collier to the area - but suggested he had since become a problem and had begun pressuring his cousin.
He wrote: "If today isn't work out know that it was James Collier the piece of crap that I invited to this mountain that still hasn't left it and is working the f*** out of my f****** cousin,' he said.
"I'm rolling down there right now Jimmy, I hope you shoot me."
On the following day, March 23, highway patrol officers responded to reports of two bodies in the area, and found them underneath a 1988 Harley Davidson motorbike, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Court documents alleged the motorcycle had been taken to the scene by tractor.
Detectives and crime scene investigators from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office were also at the scene, and a coroner's report issued three days later officially classified the incident as a double homicide.
It found Mr Pfeffer was killed by a "'gunshot wound of the left chest" while Mr White was killed by "gunshot wounds" to his "torso and left upper and lower extremities."
Police have not stated what they believe to be the motive for the killing, though local reports said it could have centred around Collier's refusal to leave a property that was being put up for sale.
On April 9, a swat team and detectives raided Collier's home, using the evidence to arrest him for double homicide on Sunday.
California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Chief Don Goodbrand said in a statement: "I want to commend our detectives for their incredible dedication and exceptional investigative efforts in bringing a suspect into custody in this tragic case.
"The successful outcome would not have been possible without the outstanding partnership of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
"We are grateful for their collaboration and unwavering commitment to justice."
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