Delia D'Ambra

's origin story and family makeup was revealed.

And it turns out he was one of a handful of siblings, four brothers, two half-sisters, and one sister.

They were scattered all over the country, and it's unclear from the source material if they were in close contact with or had any relationship whatsoever with Claude.

But I did see some coverage that explained at least one of his brothers would eventually support him.

So, yeah, I don't know.

I don't have all the details there, but I don't think it was a situation of no contact, for example.

Anyway, by January 17th, 12 days after the murders, authorities decided to officially disband the search for Bill's body.

The sheriff told the press that a tremendous amount of resources had been expended by that point and nothing had been found.

The only new information they had to work with were recent findings from Conley Elms' autopsy.

The ME confirmed the version of events Jim Stevens had already explained, which was that .357 and .22 caliber firearms had been used in the murders.

The larger caliber gun had fired two rounds into Conley's chest, and the smaller caliber one had been used for the headshot.

The sheriff at the time told the press that the use of two weapons and the specific area where Conley had been shot in his head were indicative of how a trapper would kill an animal to make sure it was dead.

An experienced trapper would commonly deliver two shots to the body and then another one with a small caliber weapon like a .22 near the back of the ear.

With not much else to do except keep an eye out for Claude Dallas Jr.

and hope someone would come forward with information, authorities, residents, and loved ones of the fallen officers organized a joint memorial service to honor their lives.

This happened around the same time the search for Bill's body was called off, and around 400 people gathered at a park near the Fish and Game Department's office to remember Conley and Bill's legacies.

One of Bill's colleagues told the press that he was a gifted wildlife officer who had an almost expert knowledge of birds.

He was dedicated to his work and his family, and to my surprise, Bill had actually dodged death a few times before his eventual murder.

He had been in two nearly fatal car accidents, stranded in poor weather conditions that could have killed him, and he'd even been bitten by a venomous snake.

Conley was eulogized as an equally dedicated law enforcement officer whose friends remembered him as a teddy bear of a person and an avid angler.