Then 13-year-old Michelle Matteucci disappeared while walking home from Alta Loma Junior High School in Daly City in 1987. Later that night, her body was found in a backyard.
The owners of the property say that Luke Brugnara has taken advantage of tensions in the family that owns much of the land leading to Thornton State Beach. We've also learned that the transfer of one small slice he got "for free" may not be legal in the first place.
A couple who says they are part owners of the property put it up, to try to block public paths to Thornton State Beach. It had been partially torn down at least three times by people who oppose it.
This is our first look at Luke Brugnara and Yitong Emily Wen, arguing with the public about the fence they installed to block off the Daly City beach access to the public. "This is actually on- right where that line is, is our property," Brugnara said. "You're actually standing out on our property."
A man who was arrested for putting up a controversial fence blocking a trail at the popular Thornton State Beach in Daly City is speaking to I-Team reporter Dan Noyes once again. Noyes first spoke to Luke Brugnara in 2015 in jail when he was convicted in an $11 million art fraud case.
Last month, Daly City police arrested him for allegedly threatening a couple, in which he said, "If you get near the fence I will shoot and kill you."