Listen to Placer County DA speak about life sentence for 1991 cold-case murder

Name: Listen to Placer County DA speak about life sentence for 1991 cold-case murder
Uploaded: 2026-07-14T21:01:19.000Z
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Channel: The Sacramento Bee
Description: James Lawhead Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 1991 kidnapping, rape and murder of Cinthia "Cindi" Wanner in Placer County at the Placer Superior Court in Roseville on July 14, 2026. Terry Lynn Lawhead-Steele, James Lawhead's sister, was sentenced to time already served in jail and two years probation on a felony charge of accessory for helping her brother.

James Lawhead Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 1991 kidnapping, rape and murder of Cinthia "Cindi" Wanner in Placer County at the Placer Superior Court in Roseville on July 14, 2026. Terry Lynn Lawhead-Steele, James Lawhead's sister, was sentenced to time already served in jail and two years probation on a felony charge of accessory for helping her brother.

By The Sacramento Bee

Published July 14, 2026

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