Family members of Hervey Medellin's, the man whose head, hands and feet were found in the Hollywood Hills, are speaking out about his death, reports KTLA. Police have noted that Medellin was childless and lived with a roommate, but newer reports have found that his roommate was in fact his boyfriend.
Family Members of Hervey Medellin, Whose Head was Found in Hollywood Hills, are 'Grief-Stricken,' Says Niece
Dog Walker Who Found Severed Head Says She Did Not Pose With It, But Hikers Who Called 9-1-1 Might Have
This week reports surfaced that someone had posed in a photo with the human head found in the Hollywood Hills this week. Professional dog walker Lauren Kornberg told Gawker that although she and her mother discovered the human head in Bronson Canyon, neither of them snapped any photos of the head—neither even had a camera or cell phone.
Police Haul Away Evidence From Apartment of Decapitated Victim Hervey Medellin, But Keep Mum on Details of Investigation
Police searched the apartment of Hervey Medellin, whose head was discovered by a dogwalker in the Hollywood Hills this week. They hauled away Medellin's car and other belongings in the hopes of finding clues that will explain who might have done the gory deed.
Search Called Off For Body Parts in Hollywood Hills, No Arrests Made, But Identity of Victim Established
Authorities have called off the search for more body parts in the rugged Hollywood Hills terrain where so far a head, two feet, and two hands have been discovered as part of an ongoing homicide investigation.
Did the Dog Walker Who Found the Severed Head in the Hollywood Hills Pose With It In a Photo? [UPDATED]
A Hollywood photo agency is shopping for a buyer willing to fork over big bucks for a grisly photo: a woman posing with the severed head that some dog sniffed out on a stroll through the Hollywood Hills.
Dog Walker Thought Severed Head Was A Movie Prop Or Soccer Ball
Lauren Kornberg, the professional dog walker who discovered the severed head of a man while on a walk near the Hollywood sign, has been giving interviews to discuss the initial discovery that later led to finding two hands and two feet.
Severed Feet Found in Hollywood Hills, Search for More Body Parts Continues
Not long before the search was called off in the Hollywood Hills for human remains possibly affiliated with the severed head found in the area Tuesday afternoon, two human feet were found.
Second Severed Hand Found in Hollywood Hills, Prints May Help Determine Victim's Identity
A second severed human hand was found this afternoon by authorities combing the hiking trails and surrounding terrain in the Hollywood Hills near where a human head was discovered Tuesday afternoon.
Severed Hand Found Near Where Human Head Was Discovered in Hollywood Hills
Soon after the search resumed Wednesday morning for more remains belonging to the victim of an apparent homicide whose head was found in a bag in the Hollywood Hills Tuesday afternoon, authorities report they have found one other body part so far.
Severed Head Found in Hollywood Hills Belongs to a Man Slain Recently, Search for More Remains Continues [UPDATED]
The search is underway again today for additional human remains belonging to an apparent homicide victim whose head was discovered Tuesday afternoon in the Hollywood Hills. The head was found by two women walking with several dogs in the hills near the 3200 block of Canyon Drive.
"Relatively fresh" Human Head Found in Hollywood Hills [UPDATED]
Los Angeles Police are investigating the discovery of a human head in a bag in the Hollywood Hills as a homicide. The head was found late this afternoon by two women out for a walk in the 3200 block of Canyon Drive, reports City News Service.
News reports describe the remains as being "relatively fresh."
Sofia Coppola Reaching Out to 'Bling Ring' Members for a Movie
Sofia Coppola has been approaching members of the notorious Hollywood "bling ring" to collaborate with her on a movie, according to TMZ.
Drew Barrymore Can Still Throw the Kind of Party That Pisses Off Her Neighbors
Drew Barrymore might be a reformed wild child who has a respectable career acting, writing, directing and generally pulling in a lot of box office dinero — but she still knows how to throw the kind of party that pisses off her neighbors.
Got $15 Million? Score A Haunted Hollywood Hills Mansion
Reach deep into your pockets, Angelenos. If you have an extra $15 million, you can purchase a supposedly haunted pad boasting a rad view of the Hollywood sign. Beloved by gangs, junkies and Satanists, legend claims that the mansion is plagued by alien spacecraft and rests uncomfortably on an Indian burial ground.
Frances Bean Cobain, One of L.A.'s Newest Luxury Home Owners
Her estranged mom may be penning a set-the-record-straight memoir, and her late dad's legacy is in a renewed spotlight, but now 19-year-old artist and celebrikid Frances Bean Cobain is making herself right at home in Los Angeles.
A New Bling Ring? Thieves Target Jewels in Hollywood Hills Homes
Gird your loins (and your jewels), people of the Hollywood Hills: six homes on Mulholland Drive have been burglarized in the past three months, according to NBC Los Angeles. Thieves are reportedly breaking in through windows, in some cases, and immediately targeting the most expensive items in the house.
New Gate in the Hollywood Hills Keeps Out Squatters, Closes Off Runyon Canyon Trailhead
The Hollywood Hills has a new gated community, at least temporarily.
The city council has approved a new gate on Solar Drive, which closes off a popular access point for Runyon Canyon hikers, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Jack Nicholson's Hollywood Hills House Burns & Injures Two Firefighters
An intense fire roared through a 2,000 foot, single story home owned by Jack Nicholson in the 7300 block of Woodrow Wilson Drive on Friday night. The blaze broke out around 8pm and was under control, thanks to the help of approximately 80 firefighters, by around 9:30pm.
Extra, Extra
In today's Extra, Extra, Chaz Bono lovingly embraces Lacey Schwimmer, a pickup truck collides with a Metro train, Angels stadium workers speak their minds, and a Hollywood Hills mansion party erupts in violence. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
5 Day Manhunt for Inmate Labor Crew Escapees Ends With Capture
A manhunt launched five days ago to find two young Ventura County inmates who broke free from their labor crew in the Hollywood Hills has concluded with the pair's apprehension. Pablo Ladislow Ontaneda, 18, and Christopher Ochoa, 19, were located last night to a home in Jurupa, according to NBCLosAngeles.
Uh Oh: 2 Inmates Escape From Work Crew in Hollywood Hills, Search is Underway [UPDATED]
The search is on for a pair of suspects from Ventura County serving on a work crew in the Hollywood Hills who broke free and fled. The two men were sentenced to the labor detail for robbery crimes according to a report aired on ABC7. The fleeing pair "were assigned to a brush clearance detail on a fire road near Mulholland Drive and Fryman Canyon Park," reports KTLA.
Bad Boy Hockey Star Sean Avery Arrested for Shoving LAPD Cop, Called Officers 'Fat little pigs'
Sean Avery is known as the "bad boy" of the National Hockey League, and his bad boy ways were allegedly on display in full force last night at a party in the Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department were called to the party at Avery's home following neighbor complaints, reports TMZ, however Avery did not welcome the cops with open arms.
Firefighter Fighting for His Life After Ceiling Collapse in Hollywood Hills House Fire
During the battle to tame a blaze that broke out late last night at a home in the 1500 block of North Viewsite Drive, near the Sunset Plaza area of the Hollywood Hills a ceiling collapse left several LA City firefighters injured, including one veteran of the Department who is "battling for his life" today, according to LA Now.
Hollywood Hills Residents On the Lookout for Prowling Bobcat
Hollywood Hills dwellers have been cautioned to keep their eyes peeled for a bobcat who is "on the prowl in the neighborhood," according to ABC7.
It's Official: Griffith Park Grows by More than 100 Acres with Addition of Cahuenga Peak
Thanks to the efforts of thousands of Angelenos (and a handful of big donors like Hugh Hefner and with the Trust for Public Land at the lead), the money battle to secure over 100 acres around Cahuenga Peak for parkland instead of development has been finalized. On Tuesday, the acquisition of the land went through and it's now under the ownership of the city of Los Angeles to be part of Griffith Park.
Photos: This Morning's Hollywood Hills Landslide
This morning's small landslide in the Hollywood Hills is a good reminder that it doesn't take an earthquake to make our hillsides move here in Los Angeles. Reporter Guy McCarthy headed up to the scene of the incident on Los Tilos Road in a pocket of residences situated between Runyon Canyon and the Hollywood Bowl.
Small Landslide in Hollywood Hills Makes for Morning Mess
It was either a sprinkler system or a broken water line on private property in the Whitley Heights Outpost Estates section of the Hollywood Hills that created a small landslide early this morning, according to abc7.
Hollywood Hills Home Invasion Ends in Crash, Multiple Arrests
A home invasion robbery that took place late last night in the Hollywood Hills has left the homeowner shot and in critical condition, with four suspects in police custody, according to abc7. Police say "several men entered a home in the 8100 block of Mannix Drive at about 1:40 a.m." and during the course of the invasion both "the homeowner and an animal in the home were shot." After the suspects fled the police pursued them by car, and the "dramatic" chase "ended with a crash in Mid-City at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Hauser." The victim is listed in critical condition, and the authorities are investigating the crime in the Hills.
Nicky Hilton Does Not Get Special LAPD Treatment
Paris confirms to us that the LAPD have priorities, and it's not Nicky Hiton. Hilton's home was robbed today.
Strange L.A. Crime: 'The Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch,' AKA the 'Bling Ring' Robbers
Other than their celebrity, what do Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Brian Austin Green, Ashley Tisdale and Megan Fox all have in common. They were all victims of burglaries apparently committed by the same group, mostly made up of teens.

