MURDERED: Roberta “Bibi” Lee
Roberta Lee, or “Bibi” to her friends, vanished while on a run with her boyfriend and friend. When her body was discovered weeks later, her boyfriend was arrested and charged with her murder. But without any physical evidence, and a lackluster confession, the question of who killed her still remains.
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Episode Source Material
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Briefly… via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Missing jogger suspect pictured by Examiner East Bay Bureau via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Some leads to vanished jogger.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Leaflets distributed on missing UC jogger via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Reward offered in disappearance by Examiner East Bay Bureau via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Task force is set up for missing jogger via Newspapers.com.
- Oroville Mercury Register (Oroville, CA): Film made of struggle of missing woman by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Californian (Salinas, CA): Missing jogger found dead by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, CA): Oakland police identify body found in hills as that of missing UC Berkeley jogger via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Slain jogger’s boyfriend arrested by Harry Harris via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Slain jogger’s boyfriend arrested by Harry Harris via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Boyfriend arrested in slaying of jogger by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Boyfriend arrested in slaying of jogger by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, CA): Boyfriend held in student’s slaying by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Napa Valley Register (Napa, CA): Coed death suspect questioned by United Press International via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Suspect to be charged in slaying of jogger; friends, family stunned by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Suspect to be charged in slaying of jogger; friends, family stunned by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, CA): Suspect, victim had argued by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA): Police say boyfriend admits he struck coed by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Blanket, hubcap key Bibi Lee case evidence by Harry Harris via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Blanket, hubcap key Bibi Lee case evidence by Harry Harris via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Police testing objects used in ‘Bibi’s’ burial by Marsha Ginsburg and Lance Williams via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page bailed out after judge orders trial by Harry Harris via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Confession allowed in slaying case by Larry Spears via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Confession allowed in slaying case by Larry Spears via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page murder trial begins by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page murder trial begins by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Police lied to get confession, defense attorney tells jurors by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Police lied to get confession, defense attorney tells jurors by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Brad Page: a killer or a poet? By Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Brad Page: a killer or a poet? By Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Pictures of UC student’s body move family, but not suspect by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Gruesome autopsy photos shown at Page murder trial by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Expert says Page was deceptive in lie detector test by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Expert says Page was deceptive in lie detector test by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page says he was scared into confession by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page says he was scared into confession by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Disputed tapes played for jury in Bibi Lee case by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Detective denies threatening Page with jail by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, CA): Page detective: no threats made via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page jury to get car evidence by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page jury to get car evidence by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Scientist testifies in Page trial by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Scientist testifies in Page trial by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Relations ‘tense’ between Page and Lee by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Friends’ testimony supports Page’s alibi at key time by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page’s ex-roommate fails to offer alibi for defendant by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page gave searcher 3 sites where he last saw ‘Bibi’ Lee by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page ‘disinterested’ in search for Lee by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Search leader contradicts key point in Page defense by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Search leader contradicts key point in Page defense by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Three who searched for slain UC student criticize Page’s behavior by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Witnesses questioned on what Page knew of discovery of ex-lover’s body by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Murder victim’s sister testifies at Page trial by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Murder victim’s sister testifies at Page trial by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Witnesses place ‘Bibi’ Kee far from roadside grave site by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Prosecutor flays witness for not reporting Page alibi by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Witnesses back Page defense contentions by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Witnesses back Page defense contentions by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page’s friend paints him as near-suicidal by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page’s friend paints him as near-suicidal by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Defense expert discounts Page’s lie detector results by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page witness questions cops’ lie-detector findings by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Psychiatrist: Page coerced into confessing by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Psychiatrist: Page coerced into confessing by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Prosecution puzzled by ‘van man’ by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Prosecution puzzled by ‘van man’ by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bibi Lee kidnapped, says suspect by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bibi Lee kidnapped, says suspect by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Bradley Page tells his story by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Bradley Page tells his story by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page testifies he didn’t strike murder victim by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page testifies he didn’t strike murder victim by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): New witness at Page trial – dog handler by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): New witness at Page trial – dog handler by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page prosecutor attacks alibis as trial end nears by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page prosecutor attacks alibis as trial end nears by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page prosecutor rejects 1st-degree rap by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page slaying motive unproven, defense says by David Alcott via Newspapers.com.
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page cleared of murder; jury mulls manslaughter by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page cleared of murder; jury mulls manslaughter by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The Peninsula Times Tribune (Palo Alto, CA): Page is cleared of murder charge by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page not guilty of murder by Will Jones and Larry Spears via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page not guilty of murder by Will Jones and Larry Spears via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page may face new trial for manslaughter by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (1)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Page may face new trial for manslaughter by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Brad Page faces retrial in slaying by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Brad Page faces retrial in slaying by David Alcott via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page to marry witness in murder trial by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page to marry witness in murder trial by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page hopes trial will end ‘torture’ by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page hopes trial will end ‘torture’ by Don DeMain via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Prosecutor lays out case as Page’s second murder trial starts by Will Jones via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page guilty in ‘Bibi’ Lee death by Will Jones via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Page guilty in ‘Bibi’ Lee death by Will Jones via Newspapers.com. (2)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page gets 6-year term by Will Jones via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Bradley Page gets 6-year term by Will Jones via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA): Conviction upheld via Newspapers.com.
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Convicted killer to gain his release by William Brand via Newspapers.com. (1)
- Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): Convicted killer to gain his release by William Brand via Newspapers.com. (2)
- The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): Witness says cops ‘brainwashed’ Page by Don Martinez via Newspapers.com.
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