Former Skyline student Keith Coffey was found dead under suspicious circumstances this morning by police at approximately 5:15 am in Pacifica near the Peralta and Dell intersection.
Police have not officially released the name but we have discovered it through social media.
The death was suspicious enough that sirens blared early in the morning. The victim was found in a yard, thought to be unconscious and then declared dead at the scene by the police.
10/17/12 5:36 pm update.
The county coroner has also declined any details of the incident, including the cause of death.
10/17/12 8:21 pm update.
The Police Department has issued a press release that that a suspect has been arrested and taken to the main jail in San Mateo County, in San Mateo, for booking.
10/18/12 3:30 pm update.
The Police Department has issued a new press release, identifying the suspect as another 24-year-old Pacifica resident, Marc Anthony Furlan. Furlan’s court records indicate a case of domestic violence in his past in 2005.
10/25/12 11:26 pm update.
A former Skyline College student was found stabbed to death early in the morning in front of his Pacifica home on Oct. 17.
The suspect has been identified as Marc Anthony Furlan, a 24-year-old Pacifica man, and has been charged with the murder of Coffey. According to Steve Wagstaffe, the San Mateo County District Attorney, Furlan allegedly stabbed Coffey and beat him with a hammer more than 50 times before dumping his body in front of his home on Dell Road in Pacifica.
Two tenants who share a home with Furlan and his father called Pacifica Police, who arrived at the scene at around 5:15 am. He was reported dead at the scene. The tenants fled the home and then went to a nearby restaurant and called the police.
With his father not home at the time, Furlan reportedly moved the body outside after stabbing Coffey inside the house. He then went back inside and tried to clean the crime scene. According to Pacifica Police Chief Jim Tasa who held a press conference on October 18th, an altercation between the two led to Coffey’s death.
In a press statement, Tasa stated “This incident is an isolated act FeaturesDracula
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According to San Mateo County Coroner Robert J. Foucrault, the autopsy and toxicology reports have been completed, but information cannot be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation.
A friend of Coffey’s, Veronika Volok, has started a foundation to donate funds to Coffey’s family through an online fundraiser. The goal is to raise $5,000 for Coffey’s funeral. Money can be donated to http://www.indiegogo.com/KeithCoffey.
