Solomon had also been convicted of three counts of grand theft in 1984 in Arizona.

On 20 April 1987 he gave police permission to search his (abandoned) car on a lot where he lived. When they were at the premises, police noted a depression in the soil, borrowed a shovel, excavated and discovered Washington’s body. On 22 April 1987 police discovered Vitela and Jacox’s bodies buried at a residence associated with Solomon. He was arrested. Police found Massey’s body on the same lot where Apodaca’s had been found.

Solomon’s first death penalty phase was declared a mistrial, though a second jury voted unanimously to put him to death in July 1992. When news about the case was made public, Solomon’s victims who had survived his attacks, came forward and testified about their experiences. The following summarizes these incidents.

The second jury at the penalty phase unanimously decided on the death penalty and the decisions in this case were affirmed by the California Supreme Court. Solomon was the 342nd person to receive the death sentence in California and is now on death row in San Quentin, California. His conviction was affirmed by the California Supreme Court on July 15, 2010.

As of 2016, Harvey announced that he was working on a screenplay based on Solomon’s case and hopes to release an updated version of the book since acquiring additional information.