CHP investigates deaths of prominent Bay Area couple on I-5
Sacramento Bee • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Judith Wyler Sheldon, 84, and her husband Wylie Sheldon, 86, were found dead inside their running SUV on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 5 near Redding, California.
- The California Highway Patrol described the incident as "medically related," with no immediate signs of foul play or mechanical failure.
- The couple was discovered unresponsive with the vehicle's windows down and no water or liquids inside, amid an extreme heat warning with temperatures reaching 109 degrees.
- They were traveling to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and investigators are retracing their route to determine the circumstances leading to their deaths.
