The 2004 Napa Halloween Murders

Lori Johnston
11 min readAug 27, 2020
Adriane (left) and Leslie (right) (photo source: Criminal Misconduct)

Before November 1, 2004, Napa, California was known for its temperate weather, gorgeous scenery, plethora of local vineyards and quality of life for its residents, which included being a very safe community. Despite the many tourists who flocked from other parts of California, as well as throughout the United States and Europe, crime was not a common occurrence. In fact, Napa had not seen a homicide in over two years as Halloween of…

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Lori Johnston

Writer, reader, margarita drinker. Currently looking for a “dare to be great” situation.