“The Prison Chronicles” begins with the murder of Heather Dunn on the Benicia High School Campus in September 1986 by Leonard Rubio, who graduated the year prior. In 1988, Leonard was convicted of second-degree murder for Heather’s death, and he received a life sentence.
Heather’s murder stunned the community of Benicia, located about 35 miles northeast of San Francisco. Two famililost children that day And the community lost its innocence. The damage from Heather’s murder remains over 30 year