Fresno Man Charged With Murder, Dismembering Girlfriend

By Bill McEwen, News Director

Published 2 years ago on

January 13, 2023

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Cameron Tyler Wright, 22, of Fresno, was charged Thursday with murdering and dismembering his girlfriend, Samantha Sharp, 24, near Raisin City.

Cameron Tyler Wright has been charged with murder in the stabbing death and dismemberment of his girlfriend, Samantha Sharp.

He remains in Fresno County jail on a $1 million bond.

Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wright after taking a domestic violence call Monday evening from a home in the 8300 block of South Hayes Avenue.

Deputies determined the victim was his girlfriend. They searched an orchard about two miles away and found a woman’s body, which had been dismembered.

The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office alleges that Wright stabbed Sharp to death and cut up her body in an attempt to hide her remains.

Because Wright has a prior “strike” conviction for a violent felony in 2019, he faces a sentence of 54 years to life if convicted of Sharp’s homicide. At the time of his arrest, Wright was on parole.

Have a Tip on This Case?

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact detective Oscar Iniguez at (559) 600-8201 or Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org

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Bill McEwen,

News Director

Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email