14-04-2025
Remains of Wilseyville serial killing case victim reunited with family
( — The remains of a woman who was killed in the mid-1980s Wilseyville Serial Killings were reunited with her family thanks to advanced DNA technology, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office.
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CCSO said members of the Calaveras Cold Case Task Force prepared the remains of Brenda Sue O'Conner to transport her to her family.
Brenda O'Conner, her boyfriend Lonnie Bond and their 1-year-old son Lonnie Bond Junior were victims of serial killers Charles Ng and Leonard Lake, according to California court documents.
Charles Ng was convicted of 11 counts of murder, while Lake committed suicide upon his capture, according to the task force.
Deputies said O'Conner's remains were found in a remote area during the serial killing investigations.
The remains of the serial killer's victims were laid in a San Andreas crypt with over 1,000 other unidentified pieces. The cold case task force exhumed the remains in 2021, with the belief that advanced DNA technology could be used to identify the person, according to officials.
Officials said task force members have spent the last three years identifying the crypt remains, along with cold case work.
O'Conner's remains were identified with the advanced analysis of private laboratories, the California Department of Justice and the use of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy.
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In early 2025, another one of the serial killer's victims, Reginald 'Reggie' Frisby was also identified.
'The goal is to return the victims to their loved ones so they can be laid to rest,' the task force said. 'The team is actively working to identify each piece of the unidentified bones and teeth with the help of cutting-edge DNA and forensic genetic genealogy.'
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