It took the span of a workweek for a major development in the Juliana Redding murder case to reach the general public. The headline concerns what unfolded during a court hearing on Monday, August 9th. That’s when a Superior Court judge ordered that more than $800,000 in assets be returned to Dr. Munir Uwaydah. Turns-out [...]
How a dark day for the prosecution in Juliana Redding murder case went largely unreported this week
by Mark Horner on 14. Aug, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, Juliana Redding, Santa Monica, Tucson, murder, mysteries, true crime
Grisly details emerge in Juliana Redding murder case
by Mark Horner on 20. Jul, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, Juliana Redding, Santa Monica, Tucson, murder, true crime, unsolved
*Updated on July 26, 2010 to reflect change in LA Times headline featured below in Update #3. Original LA Times headline described Dr. Munir Uwaydah as “person of interest.” Later, the LA Times changed that language to “subject of interest.”
JUDGE RAISES SUSPECT’S BAIL TO $3.5 MILLION
UPDATE #4 (10:24pm PST): The Santa Monica Daily Press has [...]
Judge: No bail for Kelly Soo Park at this time (video link)
by Mark Horner on 28. Jun, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, Juliana Redding, Maxim, Santa Monica, Tucson, murder, true crime, unsolved mysteries, video
Update (5:57 pm PST / June 28, 2010): Judge warns attorneys in Santa Monica model slaying case not to leak information to media (Los Angeles Times blog)
“Last week, The Times obtained a bail motion stating that defendant Kelly Soo Park received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a physician who was [...]
LA Times: “Prosecutors reveal payments to suspect in model’s killing”
by Mark Horner on 26. Jun, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, Juliana Redding, Los Angeles, Maxim, Salpointe, Santa Monica, Tucson, murder, true crime
Update: June 28, 2010, 8:38am PST / The Los Angeles Times has just published the following correction:
Model’s slaying: An article in Saturday’s LATExtra section about the case against a woman accused of killing Juliana Redding said that Dr. Munir Uwaydah, whom prosecutors identified as the suspect’s employer, had been convicted in an [...]
BREAKING NEWS: “Charges dropped” againt Juliana Redding murder suspect Ronnie Wayne Case
by Mark Horner on 21. Jun, 2010 in Juliana Redding, Maxim, murder, true crime
NEW: (June 24, 2010 / 8:15pm PST) Camarillo Acorn: Two Camarillo residents arrested–one charged–in 2008 murder (this article appeared on the paper’s website on June 24, but it’s already dated June 25)
“Race car driver Greg Taylor said it was ‘unbelievable’ that Case, whom Taylor has known for more than 12 years, had been arrested [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Report states Kelly Soo Park beat, killed Juliana Redding
by Mark Horner on 21. Jun, 2010 in Juliana Redding, Maxim, Salpointe, Santa Monica, Tucson, breaking news, murder, mysteries, true crime
-post updated at 6:04pm PST
ANALYSIS
So today…we learned that 44-year-old Kelly Soo Park *is* charged in the death of Juliana Redding. And that Ronnie Wayne Case, 34, is *not* charged. If you’ve been following the case here in recent days, you’ll recall that the news release issued by the Santa Monica Police Department (dated June 17) [...]
Ronnie “The Rocket” Case a familiar name at Ventura Raceway
by Mark Horner on 19. Jun, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, Juliana Redding, Maxim, Santa Monica, Tucson, murder, true crime
UPDATE: (June 19, 2010 / 4:50pm PST): Arraignment Monday for Camarillo couple in Santa Monica slaying / Ventura County Star / June 19, 2010
“A Camarillo race car driver and a woman who worked for a business that sponsored his car face a Monday arraignment after being arrested as suspects in the 2008 slaying [...]
BULLETIN: Two arrested in Juliana Redding murder case
by Mark Horner on 18. Jun, 2010 in Beyond 90 Seconds, California, Juliana Redding, KVOA, Santa Monica, Tucson, breaking news, murder, true crime
Update: Ronnie “The Rocket” Case a familiar name at Ventura Raceway, June 19, 2010
*Includes information about prior sex charges against Ronnie Case involving alleged 17-year-old victim.|
**Also, includes information about scheduled arraignment in Juliana Redding case
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Updated: 10:38pm PST , June 18, 2010
More than two years have passed since the murder of aspiring actress [...]
KTLA: Gang Member Faces Death in Jamiel Shaw case
by Mark Horner on 26. Aug, 2009 in Jamiel Shaw, Jamiel Shaw II, Los Angeles, News, Pedro Espinoza, Special Order 40, murder
BREAKING NEWS
KTLA-TV in Los Angeles has just published a report stating that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for accused killer Pedro Espinoza. Espinoza is charged with killing high school football star Jamiel Shaw II last year.
It’s not only an emotionally charged case, but a political one, too. Espinoza, an illegal immigrant, had [...]
Tina Davila murder suspect arrested
by Mark Horner on 11. Aug, 2009 in Houston, Timoteo Rios, Tina Davila, breaking news, murder
Update, August 12, 8:05pm PST: Man accused in woman’s death arrested in Mexico (39online.com)
“I knew this day would come, I just didn’t know when,” said Eric Matt, as he spoke of the arrest of Timoteo Rios, the man accused of killing his ex-wife. (39online.com)
Update, August 12, 4:53 PST: Two suspected killers from Houston caught hiding [...]
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