Woman pleads not guilty to killing her grandmother
A woman accused of killing her 64-year-old grandmother in Bell last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge. Sarah Paula Montoya, 24, is charged with killing Paula Montoya, whose body was...
View ArticleSecond arrest made in deadly shooting of Long Beach teen
Photo by John Schreiber. A second suspect was arrested this week in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old man in Long Beach three weeks ago, police reported Friday. Nick Cubas of Downey...
View ArticleDeadly stabbing argument: He fails to strangle her, she kills him
Photo by John Schreiber. A 26-year-old woman stabbed her 34-year-old boyfriend to death after he tried to strangle her during an argument at their South Los Angeles home. Katrina Jeaneene Rawls was...
View ArticleDeath row heroin smuggler? LA special ed teacher’s assistant charged
Photo via Pixabay A Los Angeles Unified School District special education teacher’s assistant is facing charges of smuggling heroin and cell phones to a death row inmate convicted of eight murders in...
View ArticleDeath penalty for homeless suspect accused of killing five in fire?
Los Angeles fire and police officials discuss the arson investigation with media. Courtesy LAPD A homeless man accused of setting a fire that killed five people in a vacant office building in the...
View ArticleDeadly lovers quarrel: Girlfriend runs over beau with car
Courtesy of onscenevideo.tv. A woman who allegedly ran over her boyfriend outside a La Puente motel after an argument pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge. Sharon Kay Hood, 52, of La Puente,...
View ArticleLAX TSA killer skips death row, admits murder
LAX Sign. Photo by John Schreiber. Skipping death row, the diminutive killer of a TSA guard at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013 who targeted federal security officers pleaded guilty Tuesday to...
View ArticleStarved son’s body stashed in closet: Alleged murdering mom in court
Photo via Pixabay An Echo Park mother whose malnourished 11-year-old son was found dead last month in a closet at her home is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on murder and child abuse charges....
View ArticleDeadly car crash, residential burglary: Man pleads not guilty
A man who allegedly acted as the getaway driver in a residential burglary involving two other ex-cons pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge stemming from a crash that killed a 66-year-old...
View ArticleDeadly stabbing of girlfriend: Ex-boyfriend pleads not guilty
via Sheriff’s Information Bureau A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 16- year-old ex-girlfriend in her Pico Rivera home last month while her mother slept upstairs pleaded not guilty...
View ArticleKiller demands no defense to death penalty: Judge says OK
Photo via Pixabay A convicted killer who, from his jail cell, arranged the murder of a witness against him in a robbery case, told a judge Monday he doesn’t want his attorneys to actively defend him...
View ArticleRapper Kid Cali murder suspect charged in gang shooting
The rapper Kid Cali. Image from mix tape A 19-year-old man suspected of killing a well- known rapper in an apparent gang-related shooting at a pool party in Granada Hills last month was charged Tuesday...
View ArticleDid 67-year-old woman kill 61-year-old woman fighting in a Compton park?
Detectives and family members of a 61-year-old woman fatally injured during a fight with a woman, 67, in a Compton park appealed Tuesday for anyone who witnessed the assault to come forward. Patricia...
View ArticleEnd of the line for accused killer with cancer: Only few weeks to live
Photo via Pixabay A 65-year-old man charged in the 1989 fatal stabbing of a transgender woman in Santa Ana has stage 4 lung cancer and likely has only a couple of weeks to live, his attorney said...
View ArticleMother murders 8-week-old baby, kills self in Long Beach
Authorities Wednesday were trying to determine just why a woman stabbed her 8-week-old son to death in Long Beach before taking her own life. Officers were sent to the 1500 block of Park Avenue to...
View ArticleYou’re not getting out! Triple murderer fails in life sentence appeal
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear the case against a man convicted of murdering three men, including two brothers, in a West Hollywood apartment during an apparent drug deal that...
View ArticleStarved dead boy weighed 34 pounds: Mom the murderer?
An 11-year-old boy whose mother faces charges of murder and child abuse weighed only 34 pounds when he was found dead in a closet at his home in Echo Park late last month. Details about the condition...
View ArticleMan, 61, suspected of double shooting in Long Beach
Photo by John Schreiber. A 61-year-old man was behind bars Thursday for allegedly shooting two people, one of them fatally, in Long Beach, police said. Sotero Monteon of Long Beach was picked up by...
View ArticleMystery of La Puente woman’s death
Sheriff’s homicide detectives Monday were investigating the mysterious death of a woman in La Puente. Authorities were notified of the death in the 13200 block of East Gyna Lane, according to Deputy...
View ArticleRoommate stabbing ends deadly: Murder to finish fight?
A Long Beach man was in custody Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 72-year-old roommate. The crime occurred about 2 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of East Third Street, the Long Beach Police...
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