Candlelight vigil to be held for Reedley family members killed

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Friday, January 12, 2024
Candlelight vigil to be held for Reedley family members killed
Community members are invited to take part in a candlelight vigil in honor of the Bonds family members who were killed.

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Community members are invited to take part in a candlelight vigil in honor of the family members who were killed.

The gathering will be held Friday afternoon at 4 pm in front of the home on Church Street where the victims were found.

The block will be closed to traffic to accommodate those in attendance.

A memorial already sits outside the Bonds' home as the community continues to mourn the loss of the four family members who lived there.

The bodies of 44-year-old Guadalupe and 81-year-old Billy Bonds were found in their backyard Saturday morning.

Shortly after, police found Billy's son, 61-year-old Darrell Bonds, buried in a shallow grave.

Darrell's son and Guadalupe's husband, 43-year-old Matthew Bonds, was found dead inside the neighbor's garage on Tuesday.

The house is where the 17-year-old murder suspect lives with his mother, Bryn Curtis, and her boyfriend, Rafael Gonzalez, who were both arrested on accessory charges.

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While the teen remains behind bars, the couple is out on bail.

Curtis was seen returning home Wednesday.

Police believe other people also helped with the killings, leaving some of the victims' relatives living in fear.

"I feel it's not over with, and they need to find all of the ones that were involved, not just three. I feel there was more than just those three," said a family member of the victims.

Investigators say money was a motive for the murders. They found an empty safe at the Bonds home that was pried open.

Some of Billy's belongings that were stored in the safe were discovered during a search warrant at the suspects' house.

The family is hoping for justice as they continue to cope with this tragedy.

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