Local News Close friends depict abusive behavior By Dana Yates Daily Journal staffUpdated Jun 23, 2022 As friends and family begin to process the grisly murder and suicide of the Richards family in San Mateo, some are questioning how they could …
Local News Scholarship created in memory of slain family By Dana Yates Daily Journal staffUpdated Jul 5, 2022 Friends and family of the San Mateo mother and two sisters killed by their father last week are creating a memorial scholarship for students a…
Local News Saying good-bye By Dana Yates Daily Journal staffUpdated Jul 12, 2022 At age 13, Tessa Richards was just two years away from qualifying for a black belt in judo, but last night she became a sensei and earned a fi…
Local News Friends say tearful goodbyes By Dana Yates Daily Journal staffUpdated Aug 31, 2022 More than 1,000 friends classmates, teachers, neighbors and co-workers packed into San Mateo's largest Catholic Church Saturday to bid a final…
Editorials Learning from tragedy Updated Apr 1, 2025 There is no question last week's murder of teenagers Alexa and Tessa Richards and their mother Nicole Richards is a tragedy. Father and husban…
Obituaries Nicole Richards Updated Apr 1, 2025 Nicole Richards died suddenly at the age of 54. She was born on May 16, 1951 in Jamaica, New York. After a brief stay in the former Belgian Co…
Local News Grisly murder detailed By Dana Yates Daily Journal staffUpdated Jun 16, 2022 The San Mateo man who killed his wife and two teenage daughters then stuffed them in a backyard freezer said he did so because of mounting fin…