Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 04/06/2008
- Missing From:
- Missing From Jamestown, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 07/17/1984 (40)
- Age:
- Age 23 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’1, 220 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On April 6, 2008, a man named Knight got into a fight with the Slawinsky brothers in Jamestown, California. After the fight, Knight disappeared. The Slawinsky brothers were arrested and initially charged with kidnapping, but the charges were quickly changed to first-degree murder. Police found evidence of a violent crime at the scene, including blood and weapons.
The brothers eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of aggravated manslaughter, admitting they killed Knight during the fight (which started over slashed tires) and threw his body into Lake Don Pedro. They were each sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Despite searching, Knight’s body has never been found. A body was found in Lake Don Pedro later, but it wasn’t Knight.
Knight was a divorced father with a young daughter. He lived with his mother in Sonora, California, and worked for Utterback Construction. He had a history of drug use but had been clean for several years before he disappeared. Because of the evidence and the brothers’ confession, police believe Knight was murdered.
- Agency:
- Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department 209-533-5815
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This person was missing Missing Since 04/06/2008