80 Year Old Suspect Arrested For 1994 Homicide In Stockton

Per SPD:

“On Monday, May 23, 1994, at approximately 3:00 am, Stockton Police Department officers responded to the 10000 block of Thornton Road regarding a report of a person who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, officers located two deceased victims, Eugene Cates and Lawrence Loehr.

During the course of the investigation into their murders, evidence was submitted for analysis. Numerous individuals were interviewed; however, no
suspect was identified.

Stockton Police Department Cold Case detectives, in collaboration with the San Joaquin County Cold Case Task Force and the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services, have continued to seek justice for the victims and their families.

Through renewed investigative efforts, building on the work of their predecessors, the Cold Case team has identified Donald Lee Clark, 80, of Stockton, as a suspect in the murders of Eugene Cates and Lawrence Loehr.

On April 22, 2026, members of the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force located Clark in Stockton and took him into custody. He was subsequently booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on two counts of homicide.”