Dawn Viens -- Missing 10/18/09

Dawn Viens, Calif. Woman Missing Nearly a Year; Case Given to Homicide Cops

September 14, 2010 2:47 PM
Posted by Carlin DeGuerin Miller



LOMITA, Calif. (CBS) Dawn Viens was last seen Oct. 18, 2009 leaving her husband's successful restaurant in Lomita, Calif., according to friends and police, but her husband, David Viens, never reported her missing. After three weeks, concerned friends went to the police, and an investigation was begun.

Several days ago, Dawn's missing person's case was turned over to homicide detectives, although the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office says almost 11 months, there are no new leads.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20016368-504083.html

California Restaurant Owner's Wife Vanishes

Posted: 05:06 PM ET
September 14, 2010



Husband's New Girlfriend Allegedly Throws out Wife's Stuff, Jeep Towed

The mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of Dawn Viens, the beautiful wife of a California restaurant owner, takes yet another bizarre twist. After we learn the missing woman’s husband reportedly shacks up with a new girlfriend just days after Viens goes missing, we now learn David Vien’s girlfriend throws out his missing wife’s stuff, according to a friend of the missing woman.

Reports surface David Viens’s girlfriend and daughter tossed out his wife’s personal belongings into the dumpster behind his restaurant. Dawn Viens’ friend, Joe Cacase, tells Nancy Grace David Viens told a few people he put his missing wife’s stuff in storage but one day his new girlfriend and daughter came to David Viens’ restaurant and tossed a box full of Dawn Viens’ clothing into the dumpster.

Read more: http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/14/california-restaurant-owners-wife-vanishes/

Police believe Dawn Viens is dead

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 02/22/2011 07:13:40 PM PST

A Lomita woman missing without a trace for 16 months is believed to be dead following the discovery of blood spatter on her bedroom walls, detectives said Tuesday.

Detectives made the discovery recently when they examined the home Dawn Viens once shared with her husband, David Viens, who is considered a "person of interest" in her disappearance and apparent homicide, sheriff's Sgt. Richard Garcia said.

David Viens and his new girlfriend lived in the house in the 15400 block of Oak Avenue for several months. After they moved, a forensics team examined the residence's interior with Luminol, a chemical that detects trace amounts of blood left at crime scenes, Garcia said.

"We located blood spatter inside the location," Garcia said.

Blood was found in the bedroom and another room, he said. He would not indicate how much blood was found. DNA tests are under way to determine if it belongs to Dawn Viens.

Read more: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17455395

Hopefully it won't be too much longer before Dawn's killer is brought to justice. I wonder why it took so long to test the house with Luminol. It seems like they could have got a warrant to do this test while David and his new girlfriend were still living in the house.

Husband of missing Lomita woman jumps off RPV cliff

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Updated: 02/23/2011 07:06:06 PM PST

The husband of a missing Lomita woman now believed to be dead jumped from a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff Wednesday as detectives worked to build a homicide case against him, sheriff's deputies said.

David Viens, 47, of Lomita was flown by helicopter to a hospital following his 80-foot plunge near the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. Viens, who then rolled about another 100 feet to the shore, was listed in extremely critical condition, deputies said.

Viens was the subject of a Daily Breeze article Wednesday that reported he was a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance 16 months ago.

The Breeze reported that investigators found blood spatter on the walls inside his former home on Oak Avenue, and believe his wife, Dawn Viens, was the victim of a homicide. Her body has not been found.

In the hours before he jumped, David Viens' status in the case was upgraded to murder suspect, sheriff's Lt. Dave Coleman said.

"We developed information very recently that caused us to believe David was, in fact, a suspect in Dawn's murder," Coleman said.

Read more: http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17461247

Interesting!!

That screams guilty to me. Too bad he didn't tell anyone what he did with Dawn. I don't feel a bit sorry for him, seems he may die a horrible death as well.

Nothing spells guilty like jumping off of a cliff.

Sounds like a guilty person to me!

I wonder if his new girlfriend had any idea what was going on with him.

Piper, it looks like his girlfriend knew exactly what was going on if you believe Nancy Grace's blog. They had an article back in September that said she tossed Dawn's stuff into a dumpster and took over her job as hostess in the restaurant.

They also said that she discussed the case on the Internet.

~Snipped~

The new girlfriend has reportedly taken to the internet and the message boards, blasting those who believe Dawn Viens didn’t disappear on her own. The new girlfriend reportedly says she thinks Dawn Viens is a drug addict and will come home then everyone will have egg on their faces. She also took the time to trash her ex-boyfriend and says Dawn Viens walked out on the marriage.

Read more: http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/14/california-restaurant-owners-wife-vanishes/

Viens remains in critical condition following cliff jump

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Updated: 02/25/2011 06:44:35 AM PST

A Lomita restaurateur suspected of killing his wife 16 months ago remained in critical condition today, two days after he jumped off a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff, authorities said.

David Viens, 47, was in an induced coma in the intensive care unit at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, detectives said.

Viens underwent hours of surgery Wednesday after suffering numerous broken bones, including two shattered hips, following the 80-foot fall.

Read more: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17477059

Justice4all wrote:Piper, it looks like his girlfriend knew exactly what was going on if you believe Nancy Grace's blog. They had an article back in September that said she tossed Dawn's stuff into a dumpster and took over her job as hostess in the restaurant.

They also said that she discussed the case on the Internet.

~Snipped~

The new girlfriend has reportedly taken to the internet and the message boards, blasting those who believe Dawn Viens didn’t disappear on her own. The new girlfriend reportedly says she thinks Dawn Viens is a drug addict and will come home then everyone will have egg on their faces. She also took the time to trash her ex-boyfriend and says Dawn Viens walked out on the marriage.

Read more: http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/14/california-restaurant-owners-wife-vanishes/

David and her obviously didn't just hook up two days after Dawn went missing, they had been in a relationship. I don't understand what these women are thinking. Like Drew Peterson's girlfriend after Stacy went missing........crazy.

Looks like he's come through:

LA Man Survives Cliff Dive After He's Named in Missing Wife's Murder

Feb 25, 2011 – 7:31 AM

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- A restaurateur who dove off an 80-foot cliff here following a brief chase by police is expected to recover and will be arrested and charged for the 2009 murder of his missing wife, authorities say.

David Viens, 43, awakened from a coma and is alert today following surgery to repair massive internal injuries and broken bones. He had long been a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, Dawn, and now enough evidence has been developed following his jump to charge him with her murder, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Don Coleman told AOL News Thursday night.

"It's amazing that he survived," Coleman said. "That was a pretty steep cliff, and he landed squarely on the rocks below. The area is steps away from the Trump National Golf Course."

Read more:
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/25/david-viens-survives-cliff-dive-after-hes-named-in-missing-wife/

I know he never reported her missing, her family/friends did. The girlfriend, Kathy Galvan, is only like 23 years old. She apparently believed everything he said as she literally stepped into his wife's shoes. He was busted as a drug dealer in 2005 when they had a restaurant in Bradenton, FL. Dawn had described him as the middle man yet they lived a pretty nice lifestyle there due to the drug dealing. I wonder as well why the house wasn't searched and tested for blood a long time ago. Maybe he survived this cliff dive to tell where she is....

Dawn Viens Update: Calif. man who survived leap from cliff to be held in wife's killing


February 28, 2011 12:45 PM

Posted by Edecio Martinez

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Authorities expect to file murder charges, possibly as soon as next week.


Viens, whose wife Dawn has been missing for 16 months and is presumed dead, evaded deputies and jumped down an embankment Wednesday in Rancho Palos Verdes. That day's edition of the Daily Breeze reported that investigators recently found blood spatter on the walls inside the couple's former home in Lomita.

Read more:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20037287-504083.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

LA detectives dig up café floor for possible body

Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 21:24 PST
The Associated Press
TORRANCE

Detectives investigating a woman's disappearance tore down the walls and dug up the floor of a restaurant belonging to her husband as they searched for her body Tuesday.

They were led to the Thyme Contemporary Café in Lomita after receiving tips that David Viens, 47, renovated his restaurant shortly after his wife, Dawn, went missing about 16 months ago, sheriff's Lt. Dave Coleman said.

Viens expanded into a next-door storefront, added new walls and poured concrete on the floor.

The excavation came a day after Viens was arrested on suspicion of killing his 39-year-old wife.

"It is mind-boggling if we find her here, and he has been coming here every day running his business with the knowledge that she's buried here," Dawn Viens' sister, Dayna Papin, told the Daily Breeze of Torrance.

Read more: http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Wife_Death_Cliff_Jump_558734C.shtml

OMG ~ that makes perfect sense! She's under the addition! What a sick, sick man.............

Lomita restaurant owner admits to killing wife, investigator says; search for body continues

March 2, 2011 | 12:13 pm

David Viens, 47, admitted in an interview with detectives Tuesday evening to killing Dawn Viens in October 2009.

"He implicated himself in her killing," said Lt. David Coleman of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

Viens has yet to reveal what he did with her body, Coleman said. Investigators would not describe the circumstances surrounding her death.

Read more:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/lomita-restaurant-owner-admits-to-killing-wife-investigator-says-as-search-for-body-continues-.html

At least he admitted to it. I like when that happens.

Now, he can tell where she is and they can take a little drive back over to that cliff..........