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Santa Barbara

Mr. & Mrs. Killers Caught

Jonathan David Highley SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Perhaps subscribing to the principle that “love is blind” and that devotion to one’s spouse which it entails — even when that marital

Fresno

Fresno Juvenile Arrested for Murder of Grandmother

Fresno Sheriff’s Department FRESNO — A 17-year-old juvenile is under arrest and charged with murder in the stabbing death of his 74-year-old great grandmother. On Sunday evening, officers responded to

Yolo

Davis Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder

DAVIS — 52-year-old local Jonathan Paul Johnson is behind bars after being identified as the primary suspect in the murder of a woman. Davis PD officers arrived at the Pacifico

Los Angeles

Life Sentence in Alleged 1991 Contract Killing of Wife

Shanker Patel LOS ANGELES — Just over 26 years ago, 29-year-old Usha Patel  was attacked in the garage of her San Dimas home. Her attacker stabbed her in the chest

Santa Barbara

Charged with Murder in DUI Deaths

Cameron Oliver SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — 25-year-old Santa Maria resident Cameron Oliver had been out of custody after posting $100,000 bail following his arrest earlier in the month on charges

Los Angeles

21-Year-Old Found Guilty in Beating Death of Disabled Man

LOS ANGELES — It has been over two years since 43-year-old Eddie Ray Smith was beaten to death in Crenshaw Park. On Wednesday his killer, 21-year-old Tyshaun Vasquez, was sentenced

Contra Costa

2 Grocery Murder Suspects Arrested, 2 More Suspects Sought

ANTIOCH – Two men are in custody on murder charges, and two more suspects are being sought by police, for a murder that occurred last week behind a local grocery

Santa Cruz

Gang Member Gets Life in Prison for 2006 Murder

Stock photo | Wikimedia Commons SANTA CRUZ — Superior Court Judge Timothy Volkmann has sentenced career criminal Oscar Amezcua Cabrera to life without the possibility of parole for the March 2006

Los Angeles

Man Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder

Spot near where Tecuautzin’s body was found (GoogleMaps) LOS ANGELES — On February 12, 2011, 40-year-old Francisco Nila Rojas purchased a gun. On February 18, 2011, he used that gun

Los Angeles

Brother Convicted in Sister’s Shooting Murder

Johnny Goins LOS ANGELES — As is the case in many of these instances, the shooting death of 32-year-old Tanaya Goins has something of a backstory. It seems as if