The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help solving the murders of two Lincoln Heights women whose bodies were dumped on the side of the freeway—though the department insists the cases are not connected.
LAPD Offers $50K Reward for Information About Murders of Two Lincoln Heights Women
Bree'Anna Guzman Was Involved in 'Love Triangle' and Planned to Break Up With Boyfriend Before She Went Missing, Mother Says
Guzman's mother Darlene Duran went on CNN's "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" this week to discuss the case and the question of whether there could be a serial killer on the loose in Los Angeles. It's only at the very end of the segment that Duran offers up an interesting detail about the case that hasn't been reported elsewhere.
Police Investigate Connection Between Two Women Whose Bodies Were Dumped Near Freeways
Police said they are investigating the very thing that has been worrying residents in Lincoln Heights: whether there's any connection between the cases of two women in the neighborhood who mysteriously disappeared before turning up dead on the side of the freeway.
Discovery of Bree'Anna Guzman's Body Dumped Near Freeway Worries Lincoln Heights Community [UPDATED]
The Lincoln Heights community where resident Bree'Anna Guzman was last seen a month ago has been on high-alert since she left to go to the drug store on December and never returned. But that fear has only been heightened since her family identified her as the woman whose body was found near a freeway on-ramp in Silver Lake yesterday morning.
Body Found Near the 2 Freeway in Silver Lake Identified as Mother of Two Who Went Missing in December [UPDATED]
The body of a woman found near the 2 Freeway this morning has been identified by officials as that of Bree'Anna Guzman, a mother of two who stepped out for cough drops last December and hasn't been seen since.
Mother of Two Stepped Out for Cough Drops on December 26—And Hasn't Been Seen Since
The last time anyone saw Bree'Anna Guzman she was stepping out to pick up some cough drops at a drug store on December 26.
Nearly a month later, there's been no trace of the 22-year-old mother of the two from Lincoln Heights. She never came home and she never reported to work.
Missing 8-Year-Old Autistic Boy Found & Briefly Reunited With Parents
Joshua Robb, the 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing in Twin Peaks on Monday morning, was found safe on Tuesday afternoon around 2:30pm. After escaping through the playground gates of Grandview Elementary School around 11am on Monday, search and rescue crews scoured the woods of the San Bernardino Mountains for the boy, battling hard rains and low temperatures at night.
Crews Continue Search for Missing 8-Year-Old in San Bernardino Mountains
The search continues for Joshua Robb, an 8-year-old autistic boy, who ran away from Grandview Elementary School in Twin Peaks on Monday morning. He escaped through the playground gates around 11am, and while school staffers attempted to chase Robb, they were unable to find him. Search and rescue crews are still combing the woods of the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Two 11-Year-Old Girls Sneak Out of Home, Now are Missing [Updated]
Two young girls who apparently snuck out of their Pacoima homes to go the park last night never returned home, according to the LAPD. Anna Lopez and Ruby Zapata, both 11 years old, reportedly headed to Pacoima Park in the Northeast Valley at about 9 p.m.
Major Effort to Find Missing Mitrice Richardson this Weekend
After months of media coverage about the lack of interest by police in the missing status of Mitrice Richardson, a major search by the LAPD and Sheriff's Department is scheduled for this weekend, reports the Malibu Surfside News, via LAObserved.
Richardson, "who was preparing to begin substitute teaching and doctoral work in clinical psychology," went missing in the early hours of September 17th after an incident that led to her arrest in Malibu the night before. Based on the way she acted that day, her booking photo and writings later found in her car, family and experts said she may have been suffering from a mental breakdown or sorts.
Parents of Missing Woman to Call on FBI to Aid in Search
It's been two weeks since Miltrice Richardson went missing. On September 16th when restaurant management at Geoffrey's Malibu called sheriff's deputies because she could not pay her $89 bill, officers found a small amount of marijuana in her car, impounded it and booked her at the Lost Hills station in Agoura Hills. Hours later at approximately 1:25 a.m. she was released, walking out with no car and no cell phone.
Missing 24-Year-Old Mar Vista Woman Sent Suspicious Text Messages [Updated]
Silvia Mardini was last seen on Friday. Then on Saturday, she sent text messages to her family indicating that she was in danger, the Los Angeles Police Department announced today in hopes that the public could help locate her.
Mardini was seen Friday running errand around 6 p.m. driving her silver 2003 Ford Focus, 4-door, license number 5DQM267. She's described as white, with dark brown hair, brown eyes, 5 ft. 5 in. tall and weighs about 120 lbs.
Reality Show Contestant Wanted for Questioning in Model Killing May have Fled to Canada
It is now believed that Jasmine Fiore's husband has left the country for his own, Canada, possibly by foot, reports TMZ. The LA Times confirms that the manhunt has moved to Washington and the Canadian border where Ryan Jenkins owns and operates a company in Calgery. Apparently, Jenkins' SUV and boat were abandoned near the border, prompting a wide search of the area that turned up no results.
Model Who Moved to L.A. Now Missing
The LAPD and family of Jasmine Fiore are asking the public's help in finding her since she last disappeared last week. Fiore, who has modeled in the past--a cursory internet search indicates experience with Playboy, Lingerie Bowl, Hawaiian Tropic and as a promotional model--was last seen Friday around 8 p.m. at her residence on the 800 block of Edinburgh Avenue close to Fairfax and Melrose. A recent transplant from Las Vegas, he vehicle is a white, 2007 Mercedes CL S550 with black rims, tinted windows, and paper plates that read, “Platinum Motors.” The 28-year-old is described as white with brown hair (she used to be blonde), blue eyes, 5'7" and around 120 pounds.
Don't Sail to San Clemente Island with Your Software "Partner"
In a bizarro case that looks like a business deal gone bad, but plays more like a conspiracy theory gone right, a software programmer and his marketing guru partner sailed for San Clemente Island on Saturday to seal a "lucrative" deal with a secret government agency and he never returned.

