Crime & Safety

Update: Susie Ko's Family Launch Website to Catch Suspected Murderers

Neighbors found Ko dead in a pool of blood at 124 Ash Court Friday night. Her sky blue 2011 Subaru Outback was missing.

-Updated Sunday, Oct. at 11:30 p.m.

Family members of a Hercules woman found murdered in her home Friday night have established a web site seeking help from the public in locating her killers and mourning the mother and grandmother they loved.

The web site, welovesusieko.com, urges members of the public to contact police immediately if they spot the sky blue 2011 Subaru Outback that belonged to Susie Ko. Several possible sightings have been reported, in locations including Bakersfield and Davis Creek, Calif., according to the site.

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Ko, 55, was found unconscious in her home on Ash Court around 10:45 p.m. Friday night, and declared dead at the scene, according to police.

Neighbors, who made the call to police, found her after her husband called them from Oakland International Airport. Ko was supposed to pick him up from the airport, but never arrived, police said.

Ko's vehicle, which has an Idaho license plate of 1A1F680, remains missing

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On the web site, family members say that Ko and her husband were supposed to arrive in London today to visit their daughter and only grandchild. The principal of Hilltop Chinese School and an elementary school teacher at St. Patrick's School Rodeo, Ko is survived by her husband and four children.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday at 8:30 a.m. on Ash Court, according to the web site.

Family members of a Hercules woman found murdered in her home Friday night have established a web site seeking help from the public in locating her killers and mourning the mother and grandmother they loved.

The web site, welovesusieko.com, urges members of the public to contact police immediately if they spot the sky blue 2011 Subaru Outback that belonged to Susie Ko. Several possible sightings have been reported, in locations including Bakersfield and Davis Creek, Calif., according to the site.

Ko, 55, was found unconscious in her home on Ash Court around 10:45 p.m. Friday night, and declared dead at the scene, according to police.

Neighbors, who made the call to police, found her after her husband called them from Oakland International Airport. Ko was supposed to pick him up from the airport, but never arrived, police said.

Ko's vehicle, which has an Idaho license plate of 1A1F680, remains missing.

On the web site, family members say that Ko and her husband were supposed to arrive in London today to visit their daughter and only grandchild. The principal of Hilltop Chinese School and an elementary school teacher at St. Patrick's School Rodeo, Ko is survived by her husband and four children.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday at 8:30 a.m. on Ash Court, according to the web site.

-By Bay City News Service

From Hercules Police Department: 

On October 5, 2012 at approximately 10:45pm, Hercules Police Officers were dispatched to 124 Ash Ct.  The Reporting party said they found their neighbor unconscious, inside her home at 124 Ash Ct. 

Officers arrived at 10:49pm and contacted the Reporting Parties, who are neighbors of the victim. The neighbors said they received a call from the husband of the victim, and he asked then to check on his wife.  She was supposed to pick him up at the Oakland airport, and had not arrived. The neighbors went to the victim’s residence and found her lying on the floor, in the front of the house. The victim was not responsive and the neighbors saw, what they believed to be, blood.

Officers entered the house and found an Asian Female, in her 50s, laying in the front entryway. The victim appeared to be deceased and that was confirmed by Paramedics from the Rodeo- Hercules Fire Department.

Officer cleared the house for any additional victims and/or suspects, and there were none. It was determined that the family vehicle was missing from the garage.  It is described as a 2011 Subaru Outback, sky blue in color, with an Idaho license plate of 1A1F680.

Anyone having information regarding this case, and/or the location of the vehicle, are encouraged to contact the Hercules Police Department at 510-724-1111.

The Investigation is continuing and there is no additional information at this time.


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