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"It basically boiled down to just not having viable search areas at this point," Steve Lamar, Sierra's father said.The Sierra LaMar Search Center has been conducting weekly searches since the Morgan Hill teen went missing on March 16, 2012. Volunteers have put in more than 50,000 hours of time looking for her body. The 15-year-old was last seen on her way to a school bus stop. A new poster for Sierra LaMar will be introduced at the final search on Saturday. The poster, recommended by child advocate Marc Klaas and approved by the LaMar family, shows Sierra over a shot...

Santa Clara County prosecutors said Monday that they will seek the death penalty against the man charged with killing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar. Antolin Garcia-Torres, 22, pleaded not guilty in February to a grand jury indictment alleging that he killed Sierra, 15, in 2012 and tried to kidnap three women in 2009. Sierra's body hasn't been found. "Given the facts of this case and after a comprehensive review by a committee of senior prosecutors, I have concluded that this defendant should face the ultimate penalty," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a written statement. The indictment handed down by...

MORGAN HILL, Calif. — A 21-year-old suspect was taken into custody Monday in connection with the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra La Mar, according to authorities. KTVU confirmed Monday evening that Santa Clara sheriff's deputies were holding 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres in custody as a suspect in the case. Garcia-Torres, a resident of San Martin, is the owner of the red VW Jetta that authorities sought and seized in connection with the case on May 8th. Garcia-Torres was being questioned about the disappearance of the 15-year old girl from Morgan Hill. At the Santa Clara County sheriff's office Monday night,...