Two POI’s Sought in the Murder of Cynthia Langrall
Update: Some of this story's questions have been answered. Greg Allen Hawkins, a person of interest in the murder of Cynthia Langrall, has killed himself. Hawkins was involved in a stand-off today with police in northern California. Hawkins had barricaded himself inside a home. Hawkins had been missing for two weeks. James Jay Keefer, who is reportedly Hawkins' roommate, is still missing.
On December 21, at about 5:45 AM, shots were heard in the area of 7300 W. Donald Avenue in Glendale, Arizona. Only seconds earlier, a resident's surveillance camera captured the image of a car passing through the area. A shocked neighbor found the body of a woman who would later be identified as 57-year-old Cynthia Ann Powell –a woman who regularly jogged in the area. Langrall was found lying in the street. She was taken to John C. Lincoln Hospital in critical condition. She did not survive. Langrall had been shot in the head. She was the wife of Charles Weber, of Glendale.
Almost a week earlier, 55-year-old James Jay Keefer, of Peoria, told his family he was going to explore an area near Hackman, northeast of Kingman, Arizona. He was to return by December 19. Keefer never returned home. His family sought help from the public in locating him. He was reported to police as a missing person. According to the MCSO, Keefer is now considered a homicide suspect –along with a 48-year-old Greg Allen Hawkins who is believed to be accompanying him.
According to the Glendale Police Department, Greg Hawkins is considered a "person of interest" in Cynthia Langrall's homicide. Oddly, it was only days earlier that police were saying that Keefer might be in danger due to his association with Hawkins. Yesterday, however, the Mojave County Sheriff's Department announced that they were informed by police in Glendale that Keefer is now a suspect in the homicide. (Note: There are conflicts in what is being said by law enforcement officials. Peoria police say they have not identified either man as a suspect.) As of this writing both men remain missing.
Along with the missing men, there are missing answers to certain questions: Why was Cynthia Langrall murdered? Do the two men know each other? Is one man a victim of the other? Where have the men gone? Are they still together, or have they gone their separate ways? Are they both alive? Is one of the men an innocent victim?
If you have any information about the murder of Cynthia Langrall or the whereabouts of Greg Hawkins or James Keefer, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (623) 773-8311 or the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 753-0753 or (800) 522-4312. you can also call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. For your own safety, do not approach either of the men.
According to the MCSO, James Jay Keefer is considered to be armed and dangerous. The public should not approach Keefer. Keefer is a white male, 5’07” at 210 lbs with blue eyes and light brown hair balding. Keefer is a diabetic. Keefer drives a 2005 Chrysler Sebring convertible. The vehicle is white in color with a black top and an Arizona license plate of 1MSGT2U.
Greg Allen Hawkins is considered to be armed and dangerous. He is described as a white male, 5'9", 180 lbs with blue eyes and brown hair.
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James Keefer is not a suspect in this case. That story was put out by AP, It was wrong as is now beING acknowledged by the detectives in the case.
January 1st, 2010 at 3:24 AMMr. Keefer is possibly a victim as well.
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January 1st, 2010 at 5:57 PM◼ http://kiem-tv.com/newscast
Newscast of 12/31/09 quotes his brother as saying he's sad and not surprised “{Greg} was a loner as a child, he had different interests from kids his own age… he would do minor torture, and hold us down and make us do things against our will… so he'd box our ears and slap us, one time when we were kids for instance, he got a rope, tied the rope around a cat's tail, swung the cat around, and then threw the cat over a wire like a telephone wire and then ran down the street as the cat dangled from the wire, ran down the street smiling and laughing all the while…” adding his heart goes out to the victim's family, and offers his sincere condolences, “we're talking about Greg here and Greg is pretty much a monster”
The story was actually put out by the Sheriff's department press release –the source for much of this post. I believe that there was some sort of error in communication between the County and City agencies regarding Mr. Keefer's status. Obviously, later developments have indicated otherwise.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:15 PMThe error lies with either the Mojave sheriffs office or the Glendale sheriffs office. For whatever reason they decided to label Mr.Keefer as an armed and dangerous murder suspect when one of the two agencies already knew differently. I witnessed first hand the distress they caused the family. Imagine your loved one being missing and then suddenly a nationwide news bulletin was put out labeling him an armed and dangerous murderer. In my opinion it was inexcusable to screw up so badly. As the police have now admitted, he was not involved in any murder and is more than likely another victim of Greg Hawkins evilness as well..
January 6th, 2010 at 6:39 PM