Prosecutors claim Juana Perez Valencia, now 21, decided that the newborn baby girl she gave birth to in December 2009 simply "was not part of her plans," and callously suffocated the child, then dumped the body in a trash receptacle. more ›

Gregory Kloehn of Berkeley, CA championed a personal project to define "home." Using the shell of a dumpster, Kloehn has fashioned a cramped but accommodating shelter. In local filmmaker Kim Aronson's video, "Luxury Living... with a twist!" posted by Curbed LA, Kloehn invites viewers into his crafty abode and explains his mission. more ›

It's starting to feel like a Michael Connelly novel chock full of mob hits and urban noir. The Pink Elephant liquor store in Los Feliz, a mysterious suitcase and body parts found in a dumpster. Much is still unexplained after the body's discovery on Friday, which broke in the news last night. A store worker was throwing away boxes at the store on the 1600 block of Western Avenue when he noticed the suitcase and... more ›