The case of a woman missing from Redding can finally be closed after a murder conviction in Siskiyou County. On Thursday a jury found 68-year-old Eric Eugene Card guilty of murdering 28-year-old Danielle Renee Bisnell, even though her remains have never been found. Bisnell left Redding on December 8th, 2019 and traveled to Central Oregon on Interstate 5 with Card, who she had met that morning at the 7-11 on Eureka Way. Redding Police Detectives believed Bisnell was under the influence of drugs and was mentally unstable, and they say Card took advantage of her vulnerability. They believe that she pleaded with Card to return her to Redding for her son’s 7th birthday, but Card refused. The last time she spoke with friends and family was two days after she left, when she said she was on her way back home from Oregon with Card. That night, he murdered her in Siskiyou County. Despite the lack of a body, detectives had substantial evidence linking Card to her death. He was arrested at his Chico home in 2023 by Siskiyou County Deputies. Card had a history of befriending women who appeared distressed or intoxicated, usually at convenience stores, and he had done so with another woman just hours before his arrest. Multiple current, former and retired Redding Police Detectives spent hundreds of hours on the case and traveled all over Southern Oregon and Northern California seeking clues and interviewing witnesses. Sergeant Brian Moore is credited with keeping the file open. Sentencing is set for August 18th.
-Steve Gibson