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| Victim of notorious murder's sister found alive with husband's body after two weeks stranded in Californian desert | |
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| An elderly woman stranded for two weeks in a Californian desert has been found alive with her husband’s body. | An elderly woman stranded for two weeks in a Californian desert has been found alive with her husband’s body. |
| Dianna Bedwell, the older sister of American murder victim Sylvia Likens, survived on a tiny amount of food - including a pie and oranges - left in her car. | Dianna Bedwell, the older sister of American murder victim Sylvia Likens, survived on a tiny amount of food - including a pie and oranges - left in her car. |
| Managing to collect rainwater in cups, the 68-year-old retired school bus driver was found near a Boy Scouts camp near Warner Springs. | Managing to collect rainwater in cups, the 68-year-old retired school bus driver was found near a Boy Scouts camp near Warner Springs. |
| Sadly her 79-year-old husband Cecil Knutson died before they were found, authorities have reported. | Sadly her 79-year-old husband Cecil Knutson died before they were found, authorities have reported. |
| The couple’s 2014 white Hyundai Sonata was obscured by trees and surrounded by brush, making it invisible to helicopters conducting aerial searches. | The couple’s 2014 white Hyundai Sonata was obscured by trees and surrounded by brush, making it invisible to helicopters conducting aerial searches. |
| The couple were last seen leaving the Valley View Casino in Valley Center - 40 miles west of where they were found Lieutenant Ken Nelson said: “They were really off the beaten path. We were really surprised that the vehicle they were driving, a sedan, was even able to get out there. | The couple were last seen leaving the Valley View Casino in Valley Center - 40 miles west of where they were found Lieutenant Ken Nelson said: “They were really off the beaten path. We were really surprised that the vehicle they were driving, a sedan, was even able to get out there. |
| “It was so rural that it took two weeks for even off-roaders to find them.” | “It was so rural that it took two weeks for even off-roaders to find them.” |
| Bedwell was not able to tell authorities when her husband had died but an autopsy was being arranged, he said. | Bedwell was not able to tell authorities when her husband had died but an autopsy was being arranged, he said. |
| It is thought the pair attempted to take a shortcut and got lost in the rugged area. | It is thought the pair attempted to take a shortcut and got lost in the rugged area. |
| Authorities said the two were planning on going to their son's home in the Palm Springs area for a Mother's Day dinner but they did not show up there or return to their home in Orange County. | Authorities said the two were planning on going to their son's home in the Palm Springs area for a Mother's Day dinner but they did not show up there or return to their home in Orange County. |
| They were found near a Boy Scouts camp on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation in California Bedwell’s son, Robert Acosta, spoke briefly to his mother’s local newspaper when she was found. | They were found near a Boy Scouts camp on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation in California Bedwell’s son, Robert Acosta, spoke briefly to his mother’s local newspaper when she was found. |
| “I’m just so concerned with my mom right now,” he said. “To be in the middle of nowhere for two weeks is a lot given her age.” | “I’m just so concerned with my mom right now,” he said. “To be in the middle of nowhere for two weeks is a lot given her age.” |
| Bedwell remained in hospital and had not spoken with authorities beyond an initial 10-minute interview. | Bedwell remained in hospital and had not spoken with authorities beyond an initial 10-minute interview. |
| The husband and wife, who were diabetic, had last been seen on surveillance footage about 25 miles west of the wilderness camp on May 10. | The husband and wife, who were diabetic, had last been seen on surveillance footage about 25 miles west of the wilderness camp on May 10. |
| Their mysterious disappearance is heart-wrenching for a family that has already suffered through tragedy. | Their mysterious disappearance is heart-wrenching for a family that has already suffered through tragedy. |
| Fifty years ago, Bedwell's sister Sylvia Likens, then 16, was murdered in Indianapolis. Her death was dubbed "the most terrible crime in Indiana history." | Fifty years ago, Bedwell's sister Sylvia Likens, then 16, was murdered in Indianapolis. Her death was dubbed "the most terrible crime in Indiana history." |
| Likens was repeatedly tortured by her caretaker Gertrude Baniszewski, who was found guilty of murder in 1966. | Likens was repeatedly tortured by her caretaker Gertrude Baniszewski, who was found guilty of murder in 1966. |
| The 2007 movie An American Crime was based off the infamous ordeal. | The 2007 movie An American Crime was based off the infamous ordeal. |
| Bedwell and Knutson had been married for 25 years. | Bedwell and Knutson had been married for 25 years. |
| The family asked for privacy in a statement posted on a Facebook page established to help with the search. | The family asked for privacy in a statement posted on a Facebook page established to help with the search. |