[[Gary Estep]] was a deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department and part of the search party for [[Ron Van Meter]] after his alleged boating accident on Lake McClure.[^1] --- ### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.