Family begs for answers in Merced father's suspicious death

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Family begs for answers in Merced father's suspicious death
Family begs for answers in Merced father's suspicious death

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tammy Bergeron is still in shock as she looks at the pictures of her late husband, Jeff Bergeron.[br /][br /]"We've never had this happen. Something like this that just flips your life upside down, and you have to try to move forward," she said.[br /][Ads /][br /]In one photo, he's pictured with his son and daughter.[br /][br /]In another, he and Tammy are at Disneyland.[br /][br /]It's those memories she and her family are holding onto as they wait for answers.[br /][br /]"We need closure on this, and this shouldn't have happened," Bergeron said.[br /][br /]Merced Police [url HREF="https://abc30.com/man-found-dead-in-merced-house-officers-investigating-death-as-homicide/5107401/" TARGET="" REL=""]found 50-year-old Bergeron dead in his home[/url][/b] along Bixby Way in late January.[br /][Ads /][br /]Investigators say there were signs that someone breaking into the house, and his missing truck was later found abandoned in town.[br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="https://abc30.com/i-hoped-it-was-a-nightmare-merced-homicide-victims-father-in-law-speaks-out/5110668/" TARGET="" REL=""]Merced homicide victim's father-in-law speaks out; investigation still underway[/url][/b][br /][br /]Sgt. Rey Alvarez says they're still trying to speak to witnesses and gather information, but so far, they haven't been able to find any surveillance video from the scene.[br /][br /]"There was some evidence gathered from the truck," Sgt. Alvarez said. "It's been sent to the DOJ to be analyzed. We haven't come across any witnesses or anything like that, so there's no smoking gun as they say."[br /][br /]Bergeron says she's been in contact with police, and may set up a reward for anyone that has information leading to an arrest.[br /][Ads /][br /]"He's working with the FBI, everyone's involved. The CIA. I'm hoping they get enough evidence to bring us closure," she said.[br /][br /]The family describes Bergeron as a hard worker, a good man, and a loving father to his children.[br /][br /]"My daughter doesn't have her father anymore to do those things. She's 12. My son's 20. He raised them both," she said.[br /][br /]Family and friends are now getting ready for his memorial on Wednesday at Castle Farms, which is where Bergeron worked for about a decade.[br /][br /]They beg anyone with any information on what happened to Bergeron, to call the Merced Police Department.