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Debbie Hawk’s Remains Found

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For those of you who have followed me, you may remember the case of Dave and Debbie Hawk.  They were disputing child care costs in a legal dispute when Debbie, then 47, went missing.  She simply vanished, though her blood was found at her home by her young children when Dave dropped them off after a visitation.

Two weeks ago, workers in a field unearthed a body of an unknown female, and detectives immediately wondered if it was Debbie Hawk.

They were correct. It was. Debbie has finally been found.

I analyzed Dave Hawk back in 2007. You can read my analysis here.

I was also interviewed for an article in the Hanford Sentinel in 2010.  You can read the article here.

I am relieved for Debbie Hawk’s family and children as there has to be some comfort in bringing her home.

In 2009, Dave Hawk was convicted of murdering Debbie Hawk.

‘Truth wizard’ analyzes convicted Lemoore man

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I was interviewed by a local crime reporter, who covered the Dave Hawk case in detail. I reviewed the interview of Dave Hawk that aired on Dateline this past week. Check it out.

You can read my original review of Dave Hawk before he was arrested in May 2007 here.

Dateline, Daren, and Dave Tonight

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Tonight Dateline NBC will be updating the story of Dave Hawk, who I first wrote about in May of 2007. Daren Matteson, a lead homicide investigator on the case, found my post after watching the show and contacted me. He was surprised at my insight on the case since I knew nothing about it and only saw what Dateline profiled.

Daren and I have since gotten to know one another and I have followed this case with Daren as it developed. Last summer, Dave Hawk was convicted of murdering his wife, though his wife’s body was never found, and he was sentenced to life in prison.

Daren wrote a comment for my website, if you haven’t seen it:

Several years ago, I met “Eyes for Lies” after she profiled one of my homicide cases. At that time, the case had not been to court so I was not able to give many details here.

That changed when David Hawk was found guilty of killing his ex-wife, Debbie Hawk, for financial gain. In California, that mandates a life without parole sentence. Dave is now a resident of the state corrections system.

I would again like to say what a direct hit “Eyes” had for the facts in this case. Her only source of information at that time was an interview she saw of Dave Hawk on Dateline NBC regarding Debbie’s disappearance. Debbie’s body has never been found.

I feel that someone with this natural gift is far better than anyone who has training.

I’ve been in Law Enforcement for almost 30 years and would love to have met “Eyes” when I was rookie. Her talent and ability to explain the minute details she spots in deceptive people would have allowed me to put more bad guys in jail.

If Eyes for Lies tells you someone is being deceptive, believe her!

Thanks again for all your help.

With great respect,
Daren Matteson
Hanford PD

I hope you’ll tune into Dateline tonight to see all the developments in this case since Dateline last profiled it. You will get to see Daren, too! You can read my original thoughts of Dave Hawk here.

Dave Hawk Found Guilty of Murder

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From the Fresnobee.com:

HANFORD — A Kings County Superior Court jury found Dave Hawk guilty of killing his ex-wife, who disappeared three years ago from her north Hanford home and whose body has never been found. Today was the third day of deliberation.

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Statements from jury members
Jury foreman Kenny Knutson, 33, of Lemoore, said that during testimony about Debbie Hawk’s screams the night she disappeared, Hawk’s reaction “was almost remembering, yeah, that’s exactly how it happened. That’s when I first started to think he was connected to it. He either did it or had it done.” Read more here…

I original wrote about Dave Hawk on May 10, 2007 and I did not trust him at all. I am happy to see that justice was served today! If they could only find Debbie Hawk’s body now to give the family peace.

Close-up of a gavel and its sound block

Thanks, Val, for the update!

Dave Hawk Charged with Murder

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It’s been two years on June 13, 2006 since Dave Hawk’s wife, Debbie, disappeared, and has never been seen again. This past Thursday, however, Dave was arrested and charged with her murder. Dave’s plea? Not guilty.

Dave was on Dateline NBC last May, and the man I saw was arrogant, manipulative and controlling yet in an odd twist he left his under age children at their mother’s house when mom wasn’t there after a weekend with the children.

Dave’s story just doesn’t add up. Read why I believe that here in my post from May 2007.