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BULLETIN: Two arrested in Juliana Redding murder case

More than two years have passed since the murder of aspiring actress Juliana Redding.

For more than two years, no arrests. For more than two years, hardly anything’s been uttered publicly by investigators.

More than two years of waiting for family, for friends for a concerned public.

More than two years of waiting…for today.

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DEVELOPING STORY: Phillip Craig Garrido

Then came the news conference. And soon the unimaginable details of the Jaycee Lee Dugard case finally began to see the light of this day.

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Judge throws out lawsuit against LAPD’s Special Order 40

Long before an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering a star high school athlete named Jamiel Shaw II earlier this year, Los Angeles resident Harold Sturgeon had filed a lawsuit aimed at repealing LAPD’s Special Order 40. Today, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw out the lawsuit.

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Dramatic testimony emerges in Jamiel Shaw II murder case

More than three months after 17-year-old Jamiel Shaw II was gunned down in his Los Angeles neighbhorhood, dramatic testimony from the victim’s girlfriend and an eyewitness came during a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

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Photos offer closer look at condo rented by Redding

Nearly 20 pictures appearing on a Los Angeles-area real estate Web site offer a closer look at the Santa Monica condo rented by the late Juliana Redding.

Redding, an aspiring actress and model from Tucson, was found murdered in the condo March 16 after her concerned mother called police.

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Santa Monica’s third homicide of 2008

A Santa Monica man who’d been hospitalized following an assault in a crime-ridden neighborhood earlier this month has died. Word of the death came today in a Santa Monica Police Department news release .

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Shaw’s father to those alleging gang ties: "Shut the hell up!"

It’s an extremely sensitive claim not addressed–to my knowledge–in the mainstream media. But it’s been rumbling on the Web for more than two months now.

Some suspect it’s politically motivated and aimed at protecting illegal immigrants by diffusing support for a proposed amendment to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Special Order 40.

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Challenge to LA media: Rule "it" out

Not trying to tell you how to do your job. I respect what you do.

And I’m 500 miles from your turf and don’t have the connections you do.

Maybe I’ve even got this story all wrong.

But like the kids say, I’m just sayin’…

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Posters asking, "Who killed Juliana Redding?" plaster Venice street

Let me explain. The posters not only show a picture of the late Juliana Redding, they also ask the question, “Who killed Juliana Redding?”

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Who killed Juliana Redding?

A young woman who went to California to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and model was found dead inside her Santa Monica apartment early Sunday evening.

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