Press Release - Murder Suspect Arrested as Law Enforcement Continue Efforts to Locate the Victim
On December 6, 2022, members of the East Palo Alto Police Department and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office launched a missing person investigation. The information provided in the infancy of the investigation suggested that the missing person, Breanna Labat (32-year-old East Palo Alto resident), had been murdered and that the suspect disposed of her remains.
Both the East Palo Alto Police Department and San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office personnel devoted and continue to devote extensive amounts of personnel and resources to this investigation.
On Wednesday December 28, 2022, Investigators arrested suspect John Caisiano Thompson (44-year-old East Palo Alto resident) for Breanna’s murder. Thompson is expected to be formally charged and arraigned today.
Investigators are continuing efforts to locate Breanna’s remains.
The motive for the murder is not being released at this time.
This is East Palo Alto’s 5th homicide of 2022.
Anyone with information is asked to call Acting Commander Angel Sanchez at (650) 853-3154.
Anyone who witnessed this incident or has any information is urged to contact the East Palo Alto Police Department by any of the following means:
- Send an anonymous email to epa@tipnow.org
- Send an anonymous text from your cell phone to 650-409-6792
- Leave an anonymous voice mail by calling 650-409-6792
Prepared by:
Interim Chief Jeff Liu
