"After more than five years of investigation, Vacaville Police Department detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with the disappearance and death of Luther Derek Harris, a 37-year-old father from Vacaville who was reported missing in May 2020. On Thursday, police announced the arrests of John Lipsey, 41, and Erika Kelsh, 33, both of Woodland. Lipsey was arrested on suspicion of murder, while Kelsh was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, police said."
"Luther Harris was last seen on April 30, 2020, in the parking lot of his apartment complex in the 1500 block of Alamo Drive in Vacaville. He was reported missing on May 10, 2020, by his mother, a Dixon resident, after failing to contact family on Mother's Day - something described as uncharacteristic for Harris, who was known to maintain close contact with his loved ones. Initially investigated by the Dixon Police Department, the case was taken over by Vacaville detectives in June 2021."
Vacaville Police detectives arrested John Lipsey, 41, on suspicion of murder and Erika Kelsh, 33, on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Luther Derek Harris, 37, was last seen April 30, 2020, in his apartment complex parking lot and was reported missing May 10, 2020, by his mother after failing to contact family on Mother's Day. Dixon Police initially investigated; Vacaville detectives took over in June 2021 and conducted interviews, search warrants, and evidence collection. In December 2024 new evidence suggested foul play and authorities recently reclassified the case as a homicide, leading to arrests. The investigation involved FBI Sacramento, the FBI Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force, and the California Department of Justice Special Operations Unit, and the case remains an active homicide investigation.
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