My mother is Evelyn E. Miroth. For 47 years, her name and the names of my brother, Jason B. Miroth and cousin, David M. Ferreira, have been forgotten — turned into minor details in a gruesome chapter of Sacramento history.
My mother, brother and cousin were brutally murdered by a serial killer in Sacramento on Jan. 27, 1978. My brother, Jason, was only 6 years old. At the time, I was 12 years old.
The individual who killed my family members, Richard Chase, gained infamy as “the Vampire of Sacramento” and the “Dracula Killer.” Meanwhile, the names of my own family members were forgotten…