Fresno police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with the torture and killing of a Fresno woman whose body was discovered in a canal May 10 \u2014 while investigators continue searching for a second victim who remains missing.<\/p>\n
Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto in an update Monday announced the arrest of Boshay Ware in the death of 50-year-old Georgina McGhee.<\/p>\n
Her body was found in a canal in the area of Nielsen and Hughes avenues.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitially, it was ruled a suspicious death because we didn\u2019t know the exact nature of what she died from,\u201d Casto said.<\/p>\n
An autopsy determined McGhee died from blunt force trauma and that her injuries were not caused by being in the canal. Her death was subsequently ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n
Detectives retraced McGhee\u2019s final movements and interviewed friends and family members to identify who may have been responsible.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Detectives) determined that she had recently been involved in a dispute related to an RV trailer,\u201d Casto said.<\/p>\n
The investigation led detectives to a trailer registered to 55-year-old Jerome Saldivar.<\/p>\n
When officers attempted to contact Saldivar, they learned he had also been missing since May 10.<\/p>\n
Fresno police are looking for Jerome Saldivar, whom they believe was severely beaten. They don\u2019t know his whereabouts and asking the public for help. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT <\/p>\n
Detectives determined that McGhee and Saldivar knew one another, and that both had been in contact with Ware on the day McGee was killed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were all associates. They had a friendship on some level and had been spending time together earlier that day before Georgina was murdered,\u201d Casto said.<\/p>\n
As detectives continued their investigation, they interviewed Ware and gathered evidence allegedly linking him to the crime.<\/p>\n
Casto said McGhee was likely killed near Yale and Blackstone avenues.<\/p>\n
Investigators believe McGhee was severely beaten before her body was dumped into the canal. Authorities also uncovered evidence that Saldivar had been severely assaulted.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the dive team from the Fresno Fire Department recovered a body in a canal at Glenn Avenue, near Olive Avenue, but the identification of the person was unknown.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasically, that\u2019s the evidence we\u2019ve been able to establish through physical evidence and other means,\u201d Casto said. \u201cThey were beaten, and at least Georgina was dumped in the canal.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Georgiana McGhee, 50, was found in a Fresno canal on May 10. Police have ruled her death a homicide. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT <\/p>\n
Ware was taken into custody May 28 and booked into the Fresno County Jail on suspicion of charges including murder and the torture of McGhee.<\/p>\n
Detectives have continued executing search warrants and gathering additional evidence.<\/p>\n
Casto said investigators have reason to believe Saldivar was also assaulted by Ware, but his whereabouts remain unknown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that he\u2019s injured, he\u2019s possibly deceased, or in need of help,\u201d Casto said. \u201cAt this time, Jerome Saldivar is outstanding. We don\u2019t know where he is, and we need the public\u2019s help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casto said they conducted an extensive search of the canal where McGhee\u2019s body was found to see if Saldivar was there, even asking to lower the water level.<\/p>\n
Saldivar is currently classified as a missing person.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about Saldivar\u2019s whereabouts or information related to Ware and the crimes under investigation is asked to contact Fresno Police at 559-621-7000<\/a> or Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Anthony Galaviz<\/a><\/p>\n The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He\u2019s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology.![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3303.jpeg\" "\\"IMG_3303.jpeg\\"")
A woman was pulled from the canal on Nielsen Avenue, near Hughes Avenue. ANTHONY GALAVIZ agalaviz@fresnobee.com Georgiana McGhee, 50, was found in a Fresno canal on May 10. Police have ruled her death a homicide. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT Crews from the Fresno Fire Department responded to Glenn Avenue, near Olive Avenue after a body was found in the canal on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. ANTHONY GALAVIZ agalaviz@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n
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