"The woman shared the information, not with police but instead with one of Creech's loved ones, who turned it over to investigators. Padilla-Maciel was a suspect but stayed out of jail until 2023, after police spoke to eyewitnesses and matched a spent shell casing in Padilla-Maciel's bedroom to the homicide scene. That year, Padilla-Maciel was arrested at the southern border, while returning to the United States from Mexico, according to police."
"Finally, at Padilla-Maciel's preliminary hearing in June, the woman took the witness stand, publicly sharing her story for the first time. Her full name was sealed by an order by Alameda County Judge Amy Sekany, due to fear of reprisals. She recalled how Padilla-Maciel would regularly stop by her Hayward home to watch TV with her or hang out with her husband."
On Dec. 9, 2019, Emmanuel Padilla-Maciel allegedly became nervous while watching TV and confessed to a homicide that occurred two days earlier in Hayward. The victim was John "JJ" Creech Jr., a childhood friend of the woman present. The woman relayed the confession to a loved one rather than police. Padilla-Maciel remained free until 2023, when police interviewed eyewitnesses and matched a spent shell casing found in his bedroom to the homicide scene. He was arrested returning from Mexico at the southern border. At a June preliminary hearing the woman testified; her name was sealed for safety.
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