David Bedolla was 23 and lived in Lindsay, California, when he was killed on October 21, 1980. He was shot in a drive-by shooting while driving to work with his wife, brother, and brother-in-law; the group was on their way to pick grapes in the agricultural area between Strathmore and Lindsay.

The killing was later linked to Jose Manuel Martinez, known as El Mano Negra, who reportedly confessed to more than 35 killings and said Bedolla’s murder was his first professional hit. Martinez has been tied to killings in Tulare, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and to methods that included staged traffic stops and other deceptive tactics to make victims vulnerable.

Have any readers from the Strathmore–Lindsay area in 1980 come forward with memories or information about that drive-by or the people involved?