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Man Who Spent His Birthday Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend & Mother Could Get Death Penalty

Man Who Spent His Birthday Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend & Mother Could Get Death Penalty

The man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her mother to death and wounded a male roommate in a shared Torrance condominium Sunday night is scheduled to be arraigned today. more ›

Woman Shot & Killed At Hollywood Thai Restaurant Identified

Woman Shot & Killed At Hollywood Thai Restaurant Identified

The woman who was shot and killed at a Hollywood Thai restaurant Friday night was identified Monday by the coroner's office. Jitrujee Buatet, 44, was shot once and pronounced dead at a local hospital. more ›

Man Spends His 31st Birthday Stabbing Two Housemates To Death, Injuring A Third [UPDATED]

Man Spends His 31st Birthday Stabbing Two Housemates To Death, Injuring A Third [UPDATED]

A homicide investigation was underway this morning after a man allegedly stabbed two women to death and injured a man in a shared condominium in Torrance. Deputies received a call at 8:23pm on Sunday and responded to the scene of the murders: a complex in the 21800 block of South Vermont Avenue near Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. more ›

Teenager Runs Screaming From House After Man Allegedly 'Snapped,' Murdered Girlfriend In Home

Teenager Runs Screaming From House After Man Allegedly 'Snapped,' Murdered Girlfriend In Home

The boyfriend of a woman found beaten to death inside the couple's Simi Valley home has been arrested as detectives investigate the murder. Neighbors told reporters the 16-year-old daughter ran screaming from the house at the time of the incident. more ›

Second Severed Hand Found in Hollywood Hills, Prints May Help Determine Victim's Identity

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. more ›

Severed Head Found in Hollywood Hills Belongs to a Man Slain Recently, Search for More Remains Continues [UPDATED]

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. more ›

Woman Found Bludgeoned to Death in MacArthur Park Hotel Room

Woman Found Bludgeoned to Death in MacArthur Park Hotel Room

The body of a woman who had apparently been bludgeoned to death was discovered just after midnight today by a cleaning crew inside a rented room at the Olympic Hotel in the MacArthur Park area. The woman appears to be about 40 years old. more ›

$10K Reward Offered to Help Solve Mysterious Shooting Death of Local Lawyer

$10K Reward Offered to Help Solve Mysterious Shooting Death of Local Lawyer

Who shot Jeffrey Tidus remains a mystery to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives, who have been working on the puzzling case since the lawyer was gunned down in his own driveway on December 7, 2009. Now the L.A. County Board of Supervisors have approved a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in this unsolved homicide case. more ›

Murdered Woman Found in Her Beverly Hills Home, Suspect Arrested

A 58-year-old woman was found murdered in her Beverly Hills home yesterday. Police discovered the murder when they went to check on the woman yesterday around 2 p.m. She was already dead in her home in the 100 block of North Hamilton Drive. Later on, they arrested a suspect at an office building nearby who they believe knows the woman, according to Beverly Hills Patch. more ›

Sheriff's Deputies Search For Suspects Who Fired Rifle at Backyard Barbecue, Killing Two

Sheriff's Deputies Search For Suspects Who Fired Rifle at Backyard Barbecue, Killing Two

Sheriff's deputies are looking for suspects who rolled up to a backyard barbecue in a dark vehicle and fired off a rifle that killed two men and injured two others. more ›

Toddler Found Bound and Gagged in Closet at Scene of Triple-Homicide

Toddler Found Bound and Gagged in Closet at Scene of Triple-Homicide

A two-year-old boy was discovered today bound and gagged inside a closet at home that was the scene of a triple-homicide, and his parents are among the victims. "Police say three bodies, two of them the child's parents, were discovered [a]round noon at a home on the corner of Phillips and Williams streets," notes KTLA. more ›

Death of Pot Dealer Sparks Offer of $10,000 in Reward Money

Death of Pot Dealer Sparks Offer of $10,000 in Reward Money

The LA County Board of Supervisors are really pissed that someone shot a known pot dealer -- so much so that they're offered a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to a conviction. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Supervisor Don Knabe hopes the money will entice reluctant witnesses to break their silence on the murder of Philip Williamson, 29, in Long Beach on March 24. more ›

Dead Body In Open Field: 17-Year-Old Homicide Victim Found In North Hollywood

Dead Body In Open Field: 17-Year-Old Homicide Victim Found In North Hollywood

A 17-year-old homicide victim shot multiple times was found lying in a field on Friday around 11:10 a.m. to the rear of an apartment complex in the 7200 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to a news release. more ›

Burbank Man Charged With Murder after Fatally Beating His Wife with a Chair Leg

Burbank Man Charged With Murder after Fatally Beating His Wife with a Chair Leg

70-year-old Joseph Robert Brancato was charged with murder in Pasadena Superior Court on Friday. He was arrested early Tuesday morning at his home after police found his 65-year-old wife Marie bleeding profusely from the back of her head, according to the Burbank Leader. more ›

Man Killed Trying to Hold Up Marijuana Dispensary Truck

Man Killed Trying to Hold Up Marijuana Dispensary Truck

20-year-old Minh Kinh Dang was killed and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder according to Brea police. while trying to steal marijuana from a medical marijuana deliveryman, and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder. more ›

LA Sheriff's Department Investigating Possible Murder in Angeles National Forest

LA Sheriff's Department Investigating Possible Murder in Angeles National Forest

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has announced that homicide detectives were dispatched at 7:30 this morning to investigate the death of a Caucasian woman on Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest. No other information about the victim or the circumstances surrounding her death has been released. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau more ›

Late Night Brawl: Fatal Stabbing At Busy OC Restaurant

Late Night Brawl: Fatal Stabbing At Busy OC Restaurant

Described by witnesses as "an all-out brawl," a fight at an Orange County restaurant ended with a 20-year-old man being stabbed to death, another man stabbed and in critical condition and third man severely beaten, according to ABC Local. The melee reportedly began when friends of the victim "began spitting at two women standing in line." more ›

Woman's Naked Body Dumped By Side of 5 Freeway in Storage Container

Woman's Naked Body Dumped By Side of 5 Freeway in Storage Container

The naked body of a deceased woman was discovered late Monday night next to an off-ramp of the I-5 Freeway in Boyle Heights. The corpse, left in a plastic storage container, was likely dumped by her killer or killers, say the Los Angeles Police Department, according to LA Now. The body was found in the brush off the freeway at State Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue by a homeless person, who notified authorities. more ›

Homicide Suspect Arrested After Hollywood Standoff

Homicide Suspect Arrested After Hollywood Standoff

A standoff at a Hollywood apartment building lasting about four hours came to an end shortly after 7 this morning with a homicide suspect taken into custody, according to LA Now. The suspect, a man whose identity has not been released, barricaded himself inside the building located in the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard. more ›

Murder Rate In Los Angeles Drops To 1967 Levels

Murder Rate In Los Angeles Drops To 1967 Levels

Despite increased crime predictions due to economic hardship, the murder rate in Los Angeles has dropped to 1967 levels and the absence of a massive drug epidemic may be a key factor. For the first time in over forty years, LA is within reach of ending the year with fewer than 300 homicides, reports the LA Times. more ›

Corpse In The Canal: Venice Calls In Homicide Detectives

Corpse In The Canal: Venice Calls In Homicide Detectives

A body was discovered floating in the main Venice canal this morning, reports KTLA. According to LA Now, firefighters, police and lifeguards are working to recover a corpse of male in his 20s or 30s found near at the 2300 block of Grand Canal Court. LAPD homicide detectives are investigating on the scene. more ›

LAPD Investigate 'bloody mess' at DTLA Homicide Scene

LAPD Investigate 'bloody mess' at DTLA Homicide Scene

Detectives are investigating the fifth homicide in Downtown L.A. this year, after officers were led to what the LAPD is calling a "bloody crime scene" inside the Renato Apartments on Skid Row. Last night a woman told passing officers there were two men fighting in one of the single-occupancy residence (SRO) units; in room 415 they found a "bloody mess" and one dead man, and one man who is now expected to survive, and provide vital details about the incident. In the small apartment, the LAPD found at least one knife, signs of a struggle, and indications alcohol played a role in the crime. more ›

Man Suspected in 4 Murders Found with 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Newspaper Article

Man Suspected in 4 Murders Found with 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Newspaper Article

The man accused of killing a married Hawthorne couple in a home-invasion robbery has been connected to two more murders, sheriff's deputies said today. John Wesley Ewell is now suspected to be behind the murder of an 80-year-old Hawthorne man and a 53-year-old Los Angeles woman who was his neighbor, according to KPCC. All victims were found in their homes bound and strangled. more ›

Suspects Arrested in Fatal Halloween Shooting of 5-Year-Old

Suspects Arrested in Fatal Halloween Shooting of 5-Year-Old

The two suspects sought in a South L.A. shooting that left a toddler dead and two of his relatives injured have been arrested, police announced today, according to the LA Times. It was around 2 p.m. on Halloween when two young men walking down an alley opened fire into a backyard where 5-year-old Aaron Shannon Jr. was showing off his Spiderman costume to his grandfather and uncle. All three were hit, but it was Aaron who took a bullet to his head, leaving him in critical condition. He died the next day. more ›

5-Year-Old Shot on Halloween Dies

5-Year-Old Shot on Halloween Dies

Excited to show off his Spiderman costume to his grandpa and uncle, toddler Aaron Shannon Jr. ran into his backyard Sunday afternoon before heading out to trick-or-treat. At the same time, police said one of two young men in their 20s walking in the alley opened fire on the group, hitting Shannon in the head, his 56-year-old grandpa in wrist and his 27-year-old uncle in the leg. Shannon, 5, was left in critical condition and later died on Monday night, according to the LA Times. more ›

Another Homicide in Westlake

Another Homicide in Westlake

Attention is currently is drawn to protests in Westlake over the officer involved shooting that left a man dead on Sunday, but the fatal Thursday morning shooting of a 19-year-old man just a mile away has failed to see much attention. Celeste Fremon at Witness LA describes Irvin Panameno, nicknamed Smiley, as a reformed gang member. more ›

Suspect Arrested in West Hollywood Triple Murder [Updated]

Suspect Arrested in West Hollywood Triple Murder [Updated]

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left three men dead inside a West Hollywood apartment Thursday night. 31-year-old Harold Yong Park, a Korean man from East Hollywood, was taken into custody this morning by Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies this morning. more ›

Victims in West Hollywood Triple Murder Identified

Victims in West Hollywood Triple Murder Identified

The three men found shot dead in a West Hollywood apartment Thursday night have been identified, coroners officials announced today. The victims include brothers 27-year-old Pirooz Moussazadeh and 38-year-old Shahriar Moussazadeh, according to the LA Times. The third victim was 27-year-old Bernard Khalili. more ›

3 Shot & Killed on Kings Road in West Hollywood [Updated]

3 Shot & Killed on Kings Road in West Hollywood [Updated]

Detectives in West Hollywood are searching for answers in a shooting Thursday night that left three men dead inside an apartment. At 9:18 p.m., a 911 "persons down" call came into the local Sheriff's Department, which dispatched deputies to 612 N. Kings Road, just south of Melrose Avenue. more ›

17-Year-Old Gets 255 Years in Prison

17-Year-Old Gets 255 Years in Prison

Well, to be exact, 255 years and eight months. When he was 15, Eric Antonio Benites, now 17, killed one man and attempted to kill five others to avenge the death of his little brother, according to the LA Times. Jose Cano was 13 when he was allegedly killed... more ›

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