It was later determined that Annette was raped and sodomized before being smothered or suffocated by her attacker. Instead of taking in the beautiful view of Skyline Boulevard, they found the ravished body of young Annette Thur. That party was the last time she was seen alive by her friends.Īnnette’s body was found in a ravine in the neighboring San Mateo County by a tourist who stopped to admire the scenery. She left the party in the early morning hours around 2:30am and chose to try and hitchhike back to her place in Ben Lamond. The pain that Patty’s decision to draw a line in that sand must have been immeasurable knowing what happened to her daughter just a short time later.Īnnette maintained her friendships with people back in Boulder Creek after moving and had attended a party on Friday, December 5 th. “I told my husband, no I’m not going to talk to her this time. Annette talked to her step-dad, who’s last name she used as her own, but mom refused to talk to her. When Annette called, Patty refused to talk to her because of Annette’s broken promises. Those arguments eventually escalated to the refused phone call on Thanksgiving of 1986. This undoubtedly lead to some familiar fights and arguments between Patty and her teenage daughter. Those plans soon fell apart with Annette breaking her promises to leave California and move into the new family home in Indiana. Part of the plan was to reunite with her daughter and have Annette move in with her and her husband. The cost of living was cheaper than what they were experiencing in California. Patty and her husband had decided it was time for a fresh start and planned their move to Indiana. Annette eventually moved in with roommates in Ben Lamond, a small neighboring city 4 miles southeast down Hwy 9. That seemed to improve the relationship as Annette and her mother were able to talk and see each other more frequently, freed from the traditional role of mother and daughter. Her problems escalated to a point where Patty agreed to allow her daughter to move out of their Boulder Creek, CA home and live with her boyfriend and his family. According to her mother, Annette was a kind and caring kid but ran away from home several times. To add to that pain, Patty would not know the identity of her daughter’s killer for 26 years.Īnnette Thur was 17 years old when she was killed, living away from her mother and step-father at the time of her death. She had been kidnapped, raped and sodomized. She refused a phone call from her daughter and a few days later she was found dead in a ditch.
Not only did Patty’s teenage daughter move out, Patty refused to speak to her daughter on the phone during a Thanksgiving weekend apart due to their arguments. I think that’s why the case of Annette Thur affected me so much when I went through it and the pain her mother Patty Dombroski must have dealt with for so many years.
Just the thought of that brings a real physical pain to my stomach. Thankfully that never happened until they were ready but I always wonder what would have happened if that indeed was the case and one of the kids left home after an argument and I never got to speak to them again. In my case, cooler heads have always prevailed but there were times when threats of leaving home echoed through the household. There have been arguments where cool down periods were required and conversations went from heated yelling matches to absolute silence for extended periods of time. I have had some major arguments with my children and been incredibly frustrated when they’ve made mistakes or didn’t do as they were told. As a father of four children, I know how difficult it can be dealing with your child as they make their transition from child to teenage to young adult.
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