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California
fromsfist.com
23 hours ago

Saturday Links: Man Suspected of Killing Laney College Coach Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

Cedric Irving was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial for the murder of Laney College football coach John Beam.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
17 hours ago

Torrance man faces attempted murder charge in Long Beach police officer stabbing

A Torrance man faces attempted murder charges after stabbing a Long Beach police officer during a confrontation.
#murder
SOMA, SF
fromQNS
1 day ago

South Ozone Park senior held without bail for the murder of his wife, whose remains were discovered at different locations: DA - QNS

An elderly man was indicted for allegedly murdering his younger wife, with her dismembered remains found in multiple locations.
California
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Cigarettes lead to killer of woman alone in Bay Area home

The murder of Marjorie Rudolph in 1966 has been solved after decades, revealing a violent struggle and staged robbery.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Third homicide charge added for NorCal double murder suspect, prosecutors say

Howard Wang faces a third murder charge for the 2024 killing of Chengli Li, with potential life imprisonment if convicted.
SOMA, SF
fromQNS
1 day ago

South Ozone Park senior held without bail for the murder of his wife, whose remains were discovered at different locations: DA - QNS

An elderly man was indicted for allegedly murdering his younger wife, with her dismembered remains found in multiple locations.
California
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Cigarettes lead to killer of woman alone in Bay Area home

The murder of Marjorie Rudolph in 1966 has been solved after decades, revealing a violent struggle and staged robbery.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Third homicide charge added for NorCal double murder suspect, prosecutors say

Howard Wang faces a third murder charge for the 2024 killing of Chengli Li, with potential life imprisonment if convicted.
SF parents
fromDefector
3 days ago

The Killing That Won't Let Go | Defector

Grief persists indefinitely, and justice remains elusive for Steve Cornejo, who was shot and killed 21 years ago without the shooter facing charges.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

FBI Analyzing Potentially Critical DNA' Found In Nancy Guthrie's Home: Report

The FBI is analyzing critical DNA found at Nancy Guthrie's home as part of her missing person investigation.
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

San Francisco man facing homicide charges in SoMa hit-and-run

A man was arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.
NYC parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

Parents of SF 2-year-old who overdosed on fentanyl charged with murder, DA says

Murder charges were filed against the parents of a toddler who died from a fentanyl overdose, marking a first in such cases in San Francisco.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Former O.C. cop used database to track woman, contacted her thousands of times, prosecutors say

Josett admitted to contacting the woman sometimes more than 100 times a day during a period of nine months, violating a restraining order by driving by her house after being notified of his impending termination.
Law
Washington DC
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and other woman

An Atlanta man has been charged in attacks that left two women dead and a man critically injured, raising concerns about his citizenship status.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Nanny 'probably sedated baby', coroner rules

A baby died after being given an antihistamine by a nanny, raising concerns about police investigation failures and lack of nanny regulation.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago

Toronto police use DNA to identify man found dead in Lake Ontario 34 years ago | CBC News

DNA technology has confirmed the identity of a man found dead in Lake Ontario over 30 years ago.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
6 days ago

Woman's body found floating off NYC - near where man's corpse was discovered last month

A woman's body was found floating near the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, following the discovery of a man's body in the same area last month.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme

The suspects filed a claim with their insurance company, alleging that a bear had damaged the inside of their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost at Lake Arrowhead.
California
#d4vd
#suspicious-death
SF parents
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

SoCal woman, 37, identified in 'suspicious death' near Big Sur hot springs

A 37-year-old woman, Joanna Ruth Shields, was found dead near Sykes Hot Springs, prompting a suspicious death investigation.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

SoCal woman, 37, identified in 'suspicious death' near Big Sur hot springs

A 37-year-old woman, Joanna Ruth Shields, was found dead near Sykes Hot Springs, prompting a suspicious death investigation.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Ex-UCLA doctor admits to sexually abusing five patients after previous conviction overturned

James Heaps, 70, pleaded guilty to 13 felonies, including multiple counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person, and must register as a sex offender for life.
Law
US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

Man shot by ICE in Stanislaus County arrested by FBI after being discharged from hospital: attorney

Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was arrested by the FBI after being shot by ICE agents during an enforcement stop in California.
fromThe Mercury News
6 days ago

Decades of pain and mystery come to an end as Rex Heuermann admits being the Gilgo Beach killer

This defendant walked among us play-acting as a normal suburban dad. When, in reality, all along he was obsessively targeting innocent women for death. He thought that by killing them, he could silence them forever and get away with murder. But he was wrong.
NYC parents
#law-enforcement
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Former Orange County sheriff's deputy had child sexual abuse images on his phone, prosecutors say

A former Orange County sheriff's deputy faces charges for possessing child sexual abuse material and misusing a police database for personal reasons.
California
fromCalifornia Post
6 days ago

Elite cop caught swiping on dating app during fatal standoff where Batman-like gadget deployed

A sheriff's deputy was filmed using a dating app during a standoff with an armed suspect, prompting an internal investigation by the department.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Stealing from the dead: Medical Examiner's investigator pleads to theft charge

Adrian Munoz pleaded no contest to stealing a crucifix from a deceased man, receiving jail time and probation as punishment.
DC food
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

How Maryland's Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

Dr. David Fowler's controversial rulings on deaths in police custody have sparked significant media scrutiny and debate over his use of the excited delirium theory.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

A girl accused her relative of abuse. Then LAPD linked him to a rape unsolved for decades

DNA testing linked a suspect in a recent child abuse case to a 1997 sexual assault in Koreatown.
SOMA, SF
fromSan Jose Inside
2 weeks ago

DA Hires Stanford Grad to Run County Crime Lab

Sandra Burnham Sachs is the new chief of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Crime Lab, succeeding Dr. Ian Fitch.
SF parents
fromPadailypost
5 days ago

Fired Sheriff files defamation claim against county

Christina Corpus claims her removal as San Mateo County Sheriff was due to a defamation campaign, not misconduct.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Unsealed warrants reveal $200-million trust was on the line when SoCal farmer's wife was killed

Michael Abatti fatally shot his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce involving a $200 million trust.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California parents didn't like the texts their teen daughter sent to boys; they tortured her to death

"This sentence reflects an unthinkable betrayal by parents who are meant to protect their children from harm. Pearlene was denied the chance to grow up and become who she was meant to be. There is no punishment that can restore the loss of life."
SF parents
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Easter egg hunters reportedly come across possible human skull in Long Beach

Possible human remains were discovered at DeForest Park in Long Beach during an Easter egg hunt.
#homicide
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
#death-investigation
#homicide-investigation
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

Human remains found in California in 2022 were identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Human remains found on a Bay Area beach in 1999 and 2023 have been identified

Human remains found on Bay Area beaches in 1999 and 2023 have been identified as those of Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999. The remains were discovered by a family searching for sea shells in 2022, leading to an investigation that linked the remains to Kinney's family through DNA analysis.
California
US news
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Arrest made in killing of Calif. woman who livestreamed sister's death

Obdulia Sanchez, who livestreamed a deadly 2017 car crash, was killed in a shooting in December; a woman was arrested on suspicion of her murder.
California
fromSFGATE
4 weeks ago

Arrest made in extremely rare Lafayette homicide case

A welfare check in Lafayette led to a homicide arrest, marking a rare incident in the city's history of low crime rates.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family releases partial independent autopsy results

The four bullets Renee Good took from the gun fired by Minnesota ICE officer Jonathan Ross hit her once each in the arm, breast and head, while a fourth grazed her body, her family said in releasing partial results of an independent autopsy on the slain mother of three. A highly respected and credentialed medical pathologist performed the procedure, said
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

San Jose police renew investigation into 42-year-old homicide

During a review of the case, investigators found a description of a possible suspect that had not been disclosed to the public, according to San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay. The person was described as a white man, 32 to 35 years old and 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, Garibay said. He also had a thin build and strawberry blond hair.
San Jose Sharks
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Independent autopsy points to homicide as cause of death in Brentwood police custody case

An independent autopsy found Yolanda Ramirez died from multiple blunt force trauma and asphyxiation, ruling her death a homicide caused by police restraint.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Family sues L.A. mortuary over 'grotesque' embalming, claims decayed body oozed liquid

The body was visibly deteriorated and was observed discharging liquids from the facial area throughout the entire duration of the viewing and wake. The family was horrified and devastated by what they witnessed.
SF parents
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California used faulty DUI tests for nearly 10 years, state Justice Department says

A California medical supply company provided faulty urinalysis test kits to the state for nearly a decade, potentially inflating DUI suspect results across multiple jurisdictions.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family shares independent autopsy results, says DOJ is withholding evidence

The 37-year-old poet and mother-of-three was killed by an ICE officer January 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota during what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called "targeted operations" near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Noem alleged that "rioters began blocking ICE officers," claiming that Good "weaponized" her vehicle by attempting to run over agents. Noem labeled Good's actions as "domestic terrorism" and those of the officers as "self defense," but multiple eyewitness accounts and video footage from the incident contradict this.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Cold blooded' murder was well planned, court told

Four men are accused of planning the 2020 Telford assassination of rapper Tamba Momodu (Teerose); three deny murder, one pleaded guilty to arson.
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Ex-CHP officer faces murder charges in explosive crash that killed 4

A former CHP officer and a woman driving under the influence face murder charges for a fatal I-605 crash that killed four people through a chain of collisions.
#oakland
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Defective Urine Tests From Santa Rosa Lab May Have Led to Some False DUI Positives

the Bureau of Forensic Services, provided a list of 14 tests that were conducted using the defective kits, though five were tied to investigations that did not result in charges. Per the Chronicle, prosecutors said they notified defense attorneys this week after identifying the affected convictions. The District Attorney's Office identified nine convictions that utilized the tests primarily DUI cases, after the lab reported that some kits from supplier Andwin Scientific contained an incorrect concentration of sodium fluoride, about 100 milligrams instead of the stated 750 milligrams.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Break in cold case leads to 39-year-old man, now facing murder charge in L.A. Juvenile Court

At a Juvenile Court hearing this week in East Lost Angeles, sheriff's deputies led shackled defendants into a courtroom reserved for youths accused of serious crimes. Most were baby-faced teenagers wearing orange jumpsuits. Then they brought out a 39-year-old father of four. The man, Victor Perez, is accused of killing a woman in Hollywood in 2003. But because he was 17 at the time, Perez, who has pleaded not guilty, is being prosecuted as a juvenile - at least for now.
US news
SF parents
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Lookout convicted for notorious California honor roll murder' says he didn't believe killing would actually happen

A man convicted as a lookout in a 1992 honor roll student murder seeks to overturn his conviction, arguing he believed the killing plan was fantasy rather than a genuine plot.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif. woman murdered in high school parking lot finally identified

Unlike many murder trials where there are family members sitting in court and hearing the evidence, that didn't happen in this case because the victim's identities were still unknown. Not only had the defendant taken their lives, he had also wiped away their names, leaving family members longing and waiting for decades for answers about their loved ones.
US news
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

D4vd is 'target' of grand jury murder probe into dismembered teen found in his Tesla

Singer D4vd (David Burke) is under criminal investigation as a murder suspect after dismembered remains of a 14-year-old girl were discovered in his Tesla's trunk in Hollywood.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Orange County sheriff's deputy shot fiancee 9 times, prosecutors say

An Orange County Sheriff's deputy turned herself in and was charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée in their apartment six months after the incident.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Man who was viciously stabbed bled to death after someone stole his ambulance, family says

A recent retiree was fatally stabbed in a library parking lot, and the responding ambulance was stolen during his emergency, leading his family to seek $40 million from the city for failures in public safety and emergency response.
#fbi-investigation
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Body found halfway across country ties back to horrific Calif. criminal

Ronald Joseph Cole was a 19-year-old with a shy smile and a buzz cut in 1965, the year he moved from San Diego to Fillmore, a town about 25 miles from Santa Clarita. He was just starting out in life and, hoping to find a job, moved in with his older half-brother David LaFever. By May 1965, Cole had stopped contacting relatives. He had disappeared.
California
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Human Skulls, Bodies Found In Multiple Locations In Monterey County

Multiple human remains, including two skulls and a body, were found across remote Monterey County locations within a month; investigations and DNA identification are ongoing.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Inmate found dead in cell of Contra Costa County jail

62-year-old Victor Jose Faria was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in his Martinez Detention Facility cell; the Contra Costa DA and sheriff's office are investigating.
California
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

After DUI arrest, man charged with murder relating to Calif. cold case

A suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 Kern County cold-case homicide of Thomas Charles Horton following a 2025 DUI arrest.
California
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

17-year-old girl dies on side of Bay Area road, death found 'suspicious'

A 17-year-old girl was found dead at the side of a road in Antioch; police are investigating the death as suspicious.
California
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

4 found dead, including 2 kids, after bizarre call leads deputies to NorCal home

A man, a woman and two children were found fatally shot in a Rancho Cordova home; the sheriff's office believes the man committed a murder-suicide.
California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Mother and Son Found Dead With Multiple Gunshot Wounds In Pleasanton

A 67-year-old mother and her 28-year-old son were found shot dead inside their Pleasanton home; investigation is ongoing and authorities report no immediate community threat.
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