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 ›

When Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot six times in her car on her way home from a movie premiere, the film community was shocked. So shocked, in fact, that two men who knew Chasen offered up a hefty reward for anyone who provided information about her killer. Well, someone did, and now he claims that Harold Matzner and Michael Levine are reneging on their promise of reward money totaling $125,000. more ›

It's over, solved, and at last, closed: Ronni Chasen, the publicist gunned down behind the wheel of her Mercedes in Beverly Hills last November, "was murdered with a gun stolen from a police officer," reports The Wrap. The Beverly Hills Police Department say the killer was indeed ex-con Harold Smith, and that their investigation is now closed. more ›

The Beverly Hills Police Department reported late yesterday that the murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen has been solved, says the Hollywood Reporter, and the killer was Harold Martin Smith, the man who committed suicide in front of the police using the same gun he used to kill Chasen. more ›

Since Beverly Hills Police Department announced that the Ronni Chasen murder was a botched robbery, many have questioned the conclusion and wonder if the murder has truly been "solved." LAPD Chief Charles Beck is asking skeptics to be patient, saying "it'll make more sense to a lot of people once it's all put into context," according to CBS Los Angeles. more ›

The Beverly Hills Police Department held a press conference at 3 this afternoon to clarify newly released information that links the gun used in the shooting death of Ronni Chasen and the one used in the suicide of person of interest Harold Smith. BHPD's Chief David Snowden detailed the chain of events that led to their arrival at the Harvey Apartments in Hollywood to speak with Smith, and the subsequent handling of the ballistic evidence between that crime, which took place in the LAPD's jurisdiction. more ›

A week after the suicide of the man considered a "person of interest" in the Ronni Chasen murder, the Beverly Hills Police Department is saying that the gun recovered from that scene is the same one that was used in the publicist's fatal shooting, according to LA Now. Harold Smith killed himself in front of authorities who had arrived at his Hollywood apartment hotel to speak with him about the Chasen killing. "The Beverly Hills Police Department has called 3 p.m. news conference to discuss the case, though no details were provided." more ›

When it comes to the mystery shrouding the shooting death of Ronni Chasen, sometimes what seems like a rumor is in fact a rumor. Yesterday The Daily Beast published a piece based on an exclusively-obtained email and unconfirmed reports that detailed crimes similar to the Chasen pursuit and murder. Today, however, the Beverly Hills Police, as well as crime records, are debunking those myths, according to LA Now. more ›

The Beverly Hills Police Department continues to doggedly pursue leads in the murder case of publicist Ronni Chasen, but besides the very public spectacle of the suicide of Harold Smith, the "person of interest" in the killing, the investigators have not been making information readily available. In their stead, the media has pounced on the mysterious murder and continue to reveal "clues" and tidbits from other crimes and Chasen's private life. more ›

Beverly Hills investigators are now saying it is unlikely that Harold Smith -- a person of interest in the Ronni Chasen murder case who committed suicide in the lobby of the Harvey Apartments on Wednesday when police attempted to question him -- was the gunman, reports KTLA. more ›

Wednesday's suicide of a "person of interest" in the Ronni Chasen murder investigation and the release of Chasen's will has raised more questions about the case and the Beverly Hills Police Department's next steps, according to CBS News. Police remain unsure if Harold Smith, the man who killed himself at the Harvey Apartments on Tuesday night just as police approached him to serve a search warrant, had anything to do with the slaying of Ronni Chasen. more ›

Some details are coming to light regarding the suspect in the Ronni Chasen murder who shot himself in front of investigators last night in the lobby of a Hollywood residential hotel, though the case of who killed the publicist is still unsolved, according to the LA Times. more ›

A man wanted in connection with the slaying of Ronni Chasen fatally shot himself at a Hollywood Hotel tonight just as Beverly Hills police were serving a search warrant there, according to the LA Times. UPDATE 9:46 PM: The "person of interest" that shot himself at the Harvey Apartments this evening has been under police surveillance for some time, according to the LA Times. Detectives received information that the man would be in his apartment and when they approached him in the building's lobby, he refused to cooperate, then "pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head." more ›

Some specifics regarding the shooting death of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen lend detail to the case, however authorities in Beverly Hills have not publicly identified a suspect or motive, as media speculation continues to surge. Our local Fox affiliate aired a report in which they said they'd obtained a report from the Los Angeles County coroner's office which included details about the number and location of Chasen's gunshot wounds, as reported by Beverly Hills Patch. more ›

While Beverly Hills Police Department detectives continue to work on determining a suspect and motive for the November 16th shooting death of Ronni Chasen, the speculation scuttlebutt is working overtime, too. Chasen "reportedly thought she was being followed months before her death and may have been the victim of a premeditated, professional hit," says KTLA, citing the NY Post. more ›

The funeral for Ronni Chasen has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary, reports The Beverly Hills Courier. Memorial Donations can be sent the Tower Cancer Research Foundation in Beverly Hills. The slaying of veteran publicist Ronni Chasen is still grounds for wide-spread speculation. The 64-year old was shot five times in the chest while driving home through Beverly Hills after the premiere and party for "Burlesque," early Tuesday morning. more ›

Detectives in Beverly Hills are working around the clock to ascertain who killed Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, and while they have released information about new details in the shocking murder, they have not yet determined a motive nor identified suspects, according to LA Now. more ›

Surveillance footage gathered Tuesday night by residents and business owners along Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills may give investigators some insight into the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen, reports LA Now. more ›

Hours after the murder of 64-year-old entertainment industry publicist Ronni Chasen, investigators working the case are puzzled as to who would shoot the woman in her car multiple times in the chest and leave her to crash her vehicle and die. more ›

Authorities have identified the woman who was found shot to death inside a crashed vehicle in Beverly Hills overnight. The victim is 64-year-old Ronni Chasen, a "longtime Hollywood publicist" who "has represented such entertainment luminaries as the late actress Natalie Wood, composer Hans Zimmer, and move producers Dick Zanuck and Irwin Winkler," according to LA Now. more ›

Authorities in Beverly Hills are investigating the case of a woman found shot to dead in a crashed car, according to KTLA. The woman, whose identity has not been released, appears to have been shot multiple times in the chest. She was discovered in a Mercedes-Benz E350 that had crashed into a light pole. The victim, "described as white and in her 60s, was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center," details the Daily News. more ›