Natural Born Killers

◼ Murder suspects to be sent to Washington; Eureka man shot in the back of the head as part of multistate killing spree - Times Standard

A young white supremacist couple accused of a string of four killings across three states -- including one in Eureka last week -- will be extradited to Washington to face murder charges.

David “Joey” Pedersen, 31, and Holly Ann Grigsby, 24, both of Everett, Wash., waived their right to an extradition hearing during a brief court appearance Tuesday in Yuba County, where they were arrested last week. Washington prosecutors have issued aggravated murder warrants for the two after authorities there discovered the bodies of Pedersen's father and stepmother.

Prosecutors alleged Tuesday that Grigsby claimed that she and Pedersen -- both of whom have expressed white supremacist beliefs -- were heading to Sacramento to “kill more Jews” when they were arrested by the California Highway Patrol last week, driving in a vehicle registered to one of their victims, 19-year-old Cody Myers.

The pair shot Myers in Oregon because his name “sounded Jewish,” according to court documents.

Pedersen also reportedly admitted to law enforcement that he shot and killed a man -- later identified as 53-year-old Reginald Alan Clark -- in Eureka on Oct. 3 or Oct. 4.....

◼ Eureka shooting victim linked to killing spree: Washington couple allegedly responsible for deaths in three states - Times Standard

Authorities said Monday they believe a 53-year-old Eureka man found dead Friday was shot in the head amid a multistate killing spree carried out by a young couple out of Washington.

Eureka Police Department Sgt. Patrick O'Neill identified the deceased Monday as Reginald Alan Clark, saying he died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Authorities are alleging that Clark was shot and killed by David Joseph Pedersen, 31, and his girlfriend, Holly Ann Grigsby, 24, both of Everett, Wash., at some point before the pair were arrested Wednesday at the conclusion of a killing spree that started late last month and left four dead. During an interview with the Appeal Democrat newspaper Sunday, Pedersen reportedly admitted to killing his father, his stepmother and an Oregon teenager, and made allusions to being responsible for another murder that had not yet been reported.

O'Neill said detectives don't know of anything connecting Pedersen and Grigsby to the local area and indicated Clark's slaying may have been random.

”At this point, we haven't determined any relationship between the victim and the suspect,” O'Neill said.

Pedersen has the letters “SWP” tattooed prominently on his neck, believed to be a white supremacist acronym standing for “Supreme White Power.” O'Neill said Clark was black but said EPD has not determined whether his killing was racially motivated.

In a jail interview with the Appeal Democrat on Sunday -- a day before he was publicly linked to Clark's killing -- Pedersen told the paper's Ashley Gebb that he expected to be charged with the murder of a “dead Negro” in a truck in Eureka “in that the bullet from my gun is in his head....

Grigsby also spent time in prison for a variety of charges beginning in 2006, including for identity theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle. After completing probation, she was again sent to prison on an identity theft conviction in 2008 and served two years.

Her white supremacist beliefs became clear to her fellow inmates at an Oregon women's prison, according to a report by The Associated Press, and she got in trouble while behind bars for assault and possession of contraband....”

◼ Holly Grigsby and Joseph Pedersen remain in California jail awaiting extradition - Oregon Live
◼ Couple admits to killing 4 in Ore., Calif. - ABC local (image source)

Both share an interest in white supremacist ideology. Pedersen prominently displays a white supremacy tattoo on his neck. Grigsby's white supremacist leanings were made clear to fellow inmates at Oregon's women's prison.

◼ Affidavit: Racist Quadruple Murder Suspects Planned to ‘Kill More Jews’ - splcenter.org