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Horror as two bodies are discovered in creepy canal: ‘Not random’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 543 words · By Daniel Farr
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Horror as two bodies are discovered in creepy canal: ‘Not random’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Horror as two bodies are discovered in creepy canal: ‘Not random’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleA grisly discovery in southwest Fresno has added a new layer of uncertainty to an already disturbing homicide investigation after authorities recovered a second body from a canal connected to a case involving a slain woman and…

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The latest find was reported Tuesday when the Fresno Irrigation District alerted police to what appeared to be human remains caught against a concrete barrier in a canal near Glenn and Webster avenues.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Police have arrested 48-year-old Boshay Ware in connection with her killing.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the arrest of 48-year-old Boshay Ware in connection with the killing of Georgiana McGhee.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto announced the arrest of 48-year-old Boshay Ware in connection with the death of Georgiana McGhee, whose body was found May 10 in a canal.
https://abc30.com/post/fresno-police-arrest-suspect-canal-ki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fresno police arrested 48-year-old Boshay Ware in Georgina McGhee's death.Autopsy found McGee died from blunt force trauma and her death was ruled a homicide.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article315969054.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detectives identified 48-year-old Boshay Ware as the suspect in McGhee’s death. Ware has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on charges of murder and torture.
https://kmph.com/news/local/man-arrested-woman-dead-canal-ho…
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Claim 2: “The latest find was reported Tuesday when the Fresno Irrigation District alerted police to what appeared to be human remains caught against a concrete barrier in a canal near Glenn and Webster avenues.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Fresno Irrigation District reported human remains caught against a concrete barrier near Glenn and Webster avenues on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Agriculture is a significant sector in California's economy, producing nearly US$59.4 billion in revenue in 2023. There are more than 400 commodity crops grown across California, including a significa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of agriculture in California began with California's indigenous peoples and was radically altered by colonization and statehood. Throughout its history agriculture has formed an important …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture_in_Cali…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River
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Claim 3: “He has a conviction for a disturbance and some type of maltreatment of animals, and some property crimes. But no previous violent crime history”
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Multiple sources report that Boshay Ware has convictions for disturbance, animal maltreatment, and property crimes, but no previous violent crime history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... He has a conviction for a disturbance and some type of maltreatment of animals, and some property crimes. But no previous violent crime history, ...
https://abc30.com/post/fresno-police-arrest-suspect-canal-ki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... He has a conviction for a disturbance and some type of maltreatment of animals, and some property crimes. But no previous violent crime history, ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fresno-police-arrest-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... He has a conviction for a disturbance and some type of maltreatment of animals, and some property crimes. But no previous violent crime history, ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/horror-as-two-bodies-a…
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Claim 4: “Police also said 55-year-old Jerome Saldivar was attacked during the same incident and has not been seen since May 10.”
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While the claim mentions Jerome Saldivar, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of Wikipedia entries for unrelated historical figures named Jerome and does not contain the specific details about Saldivar being attacked or missing since May 10.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially those in cosmopolitan centers such as Rome. He often focused on women's lives and identified how a woman devoted to Jesus should …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome
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web search NEUTRAL — Jérôme Insisted on travelling "in state". Napoleon reprimanded Jerome for this, ordering him to leave his court and luxurious trappings behind. After the Battle of Mir (1812), Jérome occupied Mir Cast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jérôme_Bonaparte
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web search NEUTRAL — May 23, 2026 · St. Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader who is traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He is known particularly for his Latin translation of th…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Jerome
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Claim 5: “Investigators believe the violence may have been triggered by a dispute involving an RV trailer registered to Saldivar around the time he vanished.”
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The detail regarding the RV trailer registered to Saldivar triggering the violence is mentioned in one specific news report, but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators believe the violence may have been triggered by a dispute involving an RV trailer registered to Saldivar around the time he vanished. Casto also noted that Ware does not have a significa…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/horror-as-two-bodies-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — We're hitting the road in Colorado with our awesome Bengal Tiger 4x4 off-roading RV! We drive straight through a snow storm and barely make it to our first s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkbRX4rdu4
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web search NEUTRAL — Saldivar would need most of the approximately 120 members of the council to vote in his favor. It thus appears at this point that there is still a possibility that Saldivar could salvage his political…
https://amandala.com.bz/news/saldivar-triggers-emergency-npc…
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Claim 6: “McGhee’s death was later ruled a homicide.”
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Multiple news sources explicitly state that Georgiana McGhee's death was ruled a homicide.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. Lazarus is especially remembered for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Lazarus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George (English: ) is a male given name derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος; Ancient Greek: [ɡeɔ́ːrɡi.os], Modern Greek: [ʝeˈorʝi.os]). It may have been a theophoric name, with origins in Z…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(given_name)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (née Doud; November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the first lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Born in Boone, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Eisenhower
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Claim 7: “The canal is part of the same waterway where 50-year-old Georgiana McGhee was discovered on May 10 near Neilson and Hughes avenues, about 4.5 miles away.”
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Multiple sources confirm Georgiana McGhee, 50, was found in a canal near Neilson and Hughes avenues on May 10, approximately 4.5 miles from the second find.
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web search NEUTRAL — This canal is connected to the same canal where another body was found on Sunday May 10th at Neilson and Hughes Avenues, about 4.5 miles away. That body was found to be a murder victim, 50-year-old Ge…
https://kmph.com/news/local/second-body-found-in-same-canal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The canal is part of the same waterway where 50-year-old Georgiana McGhee was discovered on May 10 near Neilson and Hughes avenues, about 4.5 miles away.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/horror-as-two-bodies-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Georgiana McGhee, 50, was found in a Fresno canal on May 10. Police have ruled her death a homicide. Fresno police department.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article315969054.…
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Claim 8: “authorities recovered a second body from a canal connected to a case involving a slain woman and a missing man”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a second body was recovered from a canal in southwest Fresno connected to the case of Georgiana McGhee.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · On May 10, 2026, the body of 50-year-old Georgiana McGhee was discovered in a canal near Neilson and Hughes Avenues in southwest Fresno.
https://citizen.com/-Ou8FhO0zcWywgVt2gPu
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · The Fresno Police Department said officers were called Tuesday after the Fresno Irrigation District reported what appeared to be a body ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/horror-as-two-bodies-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — A grisly discovery in southwest Fresno has added a new layer of uncertainty to an already disturbing homicide investigation after authorities recovered a ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/horror-two-bodies-discovered-cr…
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