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California college grad the 14th person to fall off ‘serial killer’ cliffs; family says death ‘preventable’
By Audrey Conklin
May 1, 2024
Over the last 30 years, 14 people, including three University of California, Santa Barbara, students, have fallen to their deaths from the same stretch of cliffs in Isla Vista, a neighborhood along the coast in Santa Barbara.
Jacob Parker, a 23-year-old UCSB alumnus who graduated last spring, became the 14th victim to fall off the cliffs’ edge while he was attending an afternoon party April 20 at one of the many houses that back up onto the bluffs.
… the 6-foot-1 Jake climbed over a 42-inch tall metal wire fence onto a 33-inch wide concrete ledge, bordered by an 18-inch tall metal rail along the cliff’s edge in an effort to make it to the gazebo. While trying to climb back over into the party, Jake lost his footing and fell about 50 feet to his death.
Deborah Parker and Jake’s father, George Parker, have described their son’s death as preventable — particularly after local lawmakers passed a safety plan in November requiring all new fences to be 6 feet tall following the death of 19-year-old UCSB student Benjamin “Benny” Schurmer on Labor Day last year.
Jake’s parents are pursuing criminal charges — including involuntary manslaughter — as well as a civil case related to their son’s death in the hope there will not be a 15th victim.
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