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Detectives Probe Double Murder of Engaged Couple Found Dead on Northern Cali Beach · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: The double homicide of an engaged couple remained unresolved for
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  over ten years, allowing a suspect to remain at large
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  until he committed another murder. Lindsay Cutshall, aged twenty two,
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  and Jason Allen, aged twenty six, were avid outdoor enthusiasts
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  planning to marry in September two thousand and four. Prior
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  to their wedding, they chose to spend the summer in
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  El Dorado County, California, where they both served as counselors
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  at the Rock and Water Christian Camp in Coloma. Cutshaw
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  was raised in Fresno, Ohio, where she was homeschooled and
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  brought up in the Christian faith by her parents, Chris
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  and Kathy Cutshaw. Mister Cutshaw expressed that both parents were
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  pleased and proud of Lindsay's long held dream of becoming
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  a missionary since her childhood. Cutshaw completed her studies in
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  two thousand and three and subsequently traveled approximately two hundred
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  miles south to enroll at Appalachian Bible College. During her
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  time there, she engaged in spiritual outreach activities, notably through
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  outdoor pursuits such as whitewater rafting. It was at this
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  institution that she encountered Jason Allen, a former student from
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  Western Michigan who had graduated and returned to assist in
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  guiding the current students. Cutshall's parents were overjoyed when their
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  daughter and Allan soon entered into a romantic relationship. He
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  came from a wonderful family and was raised in an
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  excellent home. Missus Cutschall shared with final moments. After five
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  months of dating, Allan made a visit to his girlfriend's
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  parents in Ohio, where he sought mister Cutchhall's permission to
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  marry his daughter. Chris Cutschall granted his blessing, leading to
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  the couple's engagement. On June first, two thousand and four,
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  Cutschall and Allan embarked on a journey from Ohio to
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  the West Coast, where they would bring their ministry to
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  a Christian camp in California. Over the following months, they
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  dedicated their time to guiding the youth through various activities,
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  including hiking excursions, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting. It was
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  customary for Cutshawl to contact her parents via payphone every
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  Sunday to update them on their enjoyable summer experiences. As
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  August approached and the season neared its end, the engaged
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  couple opted to spend their final weekend in California by
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  traveling approximately one hundred thirty miles southwest to San Francisco
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  for sightseeing before their return home. They departed from Coloma
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  on Friday, August thirteenth, two thousand four, with plans to
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  arrive back at the camp by Sunday around four or
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  five pm in preparation for work the following day. However,
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  by Sunday, neither had returned and Lindsay had not made
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  her usual phone call home. As concerns escalated by Monday,
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  mister and missus Cutschall took a flight from Ohio to
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  California on Tuesday, leading to the couple being reported missing.
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  Lindsay Cutschell and Jason Allen found dead. On Wednesday, August eighteenth,
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  two thousand four, a park ranger discovered an abandoned red
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  vehicle at Fishhead Beach in Jenna, located approximately one hundred
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  sixty five miles southwest of Coloma and nearly eighty miles
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  north of San Francisco. The car was parked in a
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  pull off area atop a cliff that offered breathtaking views
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  of the ocean, situated in a tranquil and isolated region
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  of Sonoma County. The park ranger reported the vehicle's license
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  plate number to the authorities, which was quickly traced back
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  to Lindsay Cutschall. Subsequently, the officer descended the steep in
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  bank to examine the sandy beach below. As detailed by
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  Detective Joey Horsemen of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, The
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  state park ranger inspected the beach and indeed he observed
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  what appeared to be two individuals in a sleeping bag
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  down there. Horsemen recounted to final moments, it became immediately
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  evident that they were deceased. Both individuals had suffered a
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  single gunshot wound to the head, and their backpacks found
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  nearby contained identification for the missing couple, Cutshawl and Allan.
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  No weapon or shell casings were located at the scene,
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  prompting investigators to dismiss the theory of a murder suicide.
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  There were no signs of theft and no evidence of
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  sexual assault was found, leaving detectives perplexed regarding the motive
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  behind this tragic incident. Authorities discovered a disposable camera in
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  the vicinity, and although the developed images provided no significant leads,
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  they depicted Cutshawl and Allan relishing their time along the
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  California coast line. The photographs captured them smiling and posing
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  throughout the city and in front of the Golden gate Bridge,
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  reflecting what was intended to be an enjoyable week end
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  to conclude the summer. It was truly difficult to comprehend
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  why any one would want to harm them, Cathy Cutshall
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  expressed to final moments, they were merely a month away
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  from their wedding day. A suspect comes on to the radar,
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  but not for long. Sonoma County officials gathered receipts from
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  the belongings of the victims, which assisted in tracking their movements.
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  Following their departure from the Colomba camp. It was determined
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  that Cutshall and Allan arrived in San Francisco on the
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  morning of Saturday, August fourteenth, two thousand four, where the