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Blog Posts in March, 2010

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Murder of Homeless Man Case Up For Sentencing

Sentancing is set for next month in the case of torture, arson, and murder of a homeless man by the hand of Ben Matthew Martin. The 31 year old man apparently disliked homeless people in general. A ...
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LA Man Get 9 Years For Fraud

In 2008 Leonard Nwafor was convicted of health care fraud and conspiracy because of over $1 million in false billing to Medicaid. He was sentenced on Wednesday although he's been a fugitive since his ...
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Family Looking For Killer(s)

Angelina Escobar's family is still looking for who killed her and her boyfriend, Alex Santiago, last September. Traveling across the country from LA to Chicago, this family vows to continue their ...
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Gang Shooting in 1991 Now Has Suspect

Rodolfo Gallegos was extradited from Mexico last year to stand trial for the murder of a Burbank teenager back in 1991. He is now being held on a two million dollar bail, but has entered a not guilty ...
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31 Year Later Men Confess to Awful Crime

Thirty One years ago a group of five teenage boys left their homes to go play a game of basketball in the park, they never returned. Now a ring of three men have come forward to confess to the brutal, ...
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Michael Jackson's Doctor....or Killer?

As most have read Dr. Murray may be at least marginally responsible for the death of Michael Jackson. The drugs Murray Photo Credit - NYDailyNews.com gave Jackson are thought to be in excess of what ...
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30 Year Old Murder Possibly Solved

When people in the Los Angeles area are charged with crimes the first decision they need to make is which lawyer to hire. Robert Helfend is the best lawyer to contact for an aggressive defense which ...
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Modern Day Thelma and Louise

Although these two didn't drive off a cliff in the end, there are two women who went on a week-long crime spree and caused quite a ruckus. Myna Lopez and Latascha Bulmer had both been paroled in ...
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Cops Being Targeted

There have been several recent attacks on the gang task force in Riverside County. The first was a redirected gas pipeline which caused the unmarked task force building to fill with fumes; one spark ...
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Racial Slur Spurs Murder

At a party on Saturday a man allegedly directed a racial slur and sexual at the wife of a man by the name of Steven Honma. The story goes that a fight broke out between honma and a Pasedena art ...
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Police Search For Suspects

On Monday night a family who had just arrived home from an evening out, answered a knock at the door. There were two men who claimed to be LAPD officers with information about an accident involving ...
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Texas To Execute Another Inmate

Texas is well known for the death penalty and their full willingness to use that right. They executed a man in 2004 who was later proved innocent of killing his own three children. Cameron Todd ...
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Brittany Murphy's Drug Truth

Brittany Murphy's death was officially ruled to have been caused by anemia and pneumonia, however it has come out recently that she was receiving as many as 400 and almost never fewer than 200 pills ...
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Shooting in Pamona Leaves Man's Health in Question

Late yesterday night police responded to a shooting call on E. Holt Ave. Upon arrival they found a 30 year old Alvin Pride, who was the victim of the situation . Firefighters treated the man who's ...
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Gang Related Shooting Kills Man

Domingo Reyes, 35, was getting a haircut in the Westlake shopping center on Sunday Afternoon when a man in a blue hoodie walked into Alberto's Barber Shop and shot Reyes three times killing him. ...
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Normal Guy Snaps For No Apparent Reason

Three weeks ago a man who was known as a kind and 'normal' guy apparently snapped and shot up his neighborhood critically wounding his fiancée. "This is just completely, totally out of character for ...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Murder

This morning 41 year old Jefferey Brooks entered a guilty plea for the murder and several other charges. The case reads that Brooks befriended an 80 year old man by the name of Edward Clayton Andrews ...
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Woman To Be Sentenced For Murdering Her Roommate

One year ago in March a Coniva woman, 44 year old Susan Molina, was found in the closet of her apartment. Her roomate, 38 year old Julie Lynn McChristy, fled the state after the murder . She had been ...
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Toddler's Death a Possible Homicide

The foster parents of 2 year old Viola Vanclief are being investigated in conjunction with her death. The toddler came to the emergency room with a wound to her head that was made by a hammer. Her ...
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The Game Doesn't Want To Be Gangster Anymore

In 2007 rapper The Game was playing a pick up game of basketball with Shannon Rodrick when he allegedly pulled a gun on him and struck him. The Game pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to ...
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Girls Gone Wild Bribery Case Over

Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild, was able to bribe prison officials to allow him to get sushi and DVD's while in prison so that he could continue to 'live it up' behind bars the same as he did ...
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More To Come in Corey Haim's Death

Photo Credit: NJ.com Corey Haim, an 90's pop icon for movies such as The Lost Boys and License To Drive, was found dead in his home last week. The cause? A drug overdose. The actor has had drug ...
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Another Alcala Update

Since the police released over 100 photos found in the storage unit of Rodney Alcala, the public has come out in force to identify them. Two women have been identified and are alive and well while ...
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Phil Spector Asks For A New Trial

Phil Spector was convicted in 2009 of second degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson. She was found dead in his home after a night of drinking with him. Five other women testified that Spector liked to ...
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7 Year Old Saves His Family

The story of young Carlos, a seven year old, who called the police when three armed men entered his home is amazing. Photo Credit: Thehindu.com It reads like a movie, three men broke into the home of ...
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