Tag: murder
Jury Selection For Deputy Marshal Itkowitz
MELROSE—Jury selection has begun for Deputy Marshal Matthew Itkowitz. On March 5, 2008, at around 11:50 p.m., Deputy Itkowitz stepped out of a bar...
Former LAPD Officer Arraigned For Murder
LOS ANGELES—Henry Solis, a 27-year-old former Los Angeles Police Department officer and marine, was due to be arraigned on Friday, July 17 after two...
Donald Trump Endorsed By Father Of Murdered Teen
BEVERLY HILLS—On Friday, June 10, Donald Trump traveled to Beverly Hills for a private meeting and a news conference. Trump was met by the...
Woman Who Killed Mother Sentenced
WOODLAND HILLS—The 27-year-old woman who shot and killed her 61-year-old Woodland Hills mother in 2013 was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years...
Estranged Wife Of “Star Trek’ Star Arrested
WOODLAND HILLS—The estranged wife of "Star Trek" star Robert Picardo was taken into custody in connection to a Woodland Hills shooting.
Police arrested Linda Pawlik...
Appeals Court Upholds Murder Charge
STUDIO CITY—On May 2,1 a three-justice panel at an appeals court upheld convictions against a man for stabbing and killing his girlfriend.
Stephen Todd Joanou...
Mayweather Silent On Claims To Post Knight’s Bail
LOS ANGELES—Marion “Suge” Knight is still in custody days after Floyd Mayweather’s win against Manny Pacquiao, despite reports that the boxing champion would post...
Aaron Hernandez Sentenced To Life In Prison
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS—Aaron Hernandez, once a budding young NFL star, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for the...
“Young And Restless” Murder Mystery
HOLLYWOOD—If there is one thing that can keep viewers on the edge of their seat in the soap opera arena it’s a murder mystery....
Barricaded Suspect Charged With Murder
SANTA MONICA—The suspect who barricaded himself in a Santa Monica apartment after killing a man outside of a hamburger restaurant has been charged with...
“Secrets And Lies” Starts Out Strong
HOLLYWOOD—I’m always a sucker for a great mystery. Considering that ABC has officially wrapped its first season of the guilty pleasure “How to Get...
Maggio’s Wife Killed In Murder-Suicide
BEVERLY HILLS—Speculation that the woman killed in last week's murder-suicide in Beverly Hills was the estranged wife of Vincent Maggio have been confirmed to...
Murder-Suicide Rocks Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS—Preliminary investigation is suggesting that the deaths of a man and a woman found by police in a Beverly Hills apartment on Wednesday,...
Mirjana Puhar Gunned-Down In Triple Homicide
CHARLOTTE, NC—Mirjana Puhar, a former "America's a Next Top Model" contestant was killed in a triple homicide in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 24.
Puhar,...
Sherman Oaks Teen Stabbed, Killed
SHERMAN OAKS—Seventeen year-old Jacob "Jake" Koffman, a student of William Howard Taft High School, was stabbed and killed in Sherman Oaks on February 6. The...
Drug Dealer Charged With Film Exec’s Murder
HOLLYWOOD—John Lenzie Creech, a 42-year-old convicted drug dealer who is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for the sale of a controlled substance, was...
Suge Knight Pleads Not Guilty
WESTWOOD—After pleading not guilty on two counts of a hit-and-run last week that killed Terry Carter, 55, and injured Cle “Bone” Sloan, 51, Suge...
Suge Knight Arrested For Murder
WESTWOOD—Co-Founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Thursday, January 29 in Compton.
The victim was Terry Carter,...
DaLuise Acquitted In Murder-For-Hire Case
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Skin-care specialist Dawn DaLuise has been acquitted of charges of solicitation of murder and assault.
The murder-for-hire case was dismissed last week after less...
Suspect Who Murdered Infant At Large
LONG BEACH—At around 5:50 p.m. on January 3, Long Beach police, responding to reports of gunshots, arrived at a home located on the 100...
