Jian Hong Li, 39, was charged yesterday with the murder of Hideko Oyama, the 74-year-old manager of the Chetwood Hotel in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles. After staying at the hotel for a month, Li allegedly killed Oyama with a meat cleaver in an attempted robbery on January 5th. Later that day, a tourist found her with a slash to her neck. more ›

Police have nabbed and booked a suspect in last week's murder of 74-year-old Hideko Oyama, a manager at the Chetwood Hotel in downtown's Toy District. She was found stabbed to death on January 5th after an apparent robbery. more ›

Yesterday a patron at the Chetwood Hotel (411 E. 4th Street) in the Toy District neighborhood of Downtown discovered the business' elderly manager bleeding in her second-floor office on the property, however the woman, 74-year old Hideko Oyama, died shortly after in the hospital. Now authorities are working to determine a motive in the case while pursuing other leads. more ›

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