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Financial Advisor Charged with Murdering Alexander Merman

Investigators say Merman was killed shortly after he learned that Becerril had stolen his money. Police say they now have evidence linking Becerril to Merman’s murder.

But that’s not where the Merman investigation ends. And just where it will end remains unknown.

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LA Times: “Parents of slain model break silence, ask to keep alleged killer behind bars”

BREAKING NEWS The Los Angeles Times has just published an online story, dated November 2nd, stating that the parents of murder victim Juliana Redding have broken their long held silence.  The headline refers to a letter—written by Ms. Redding’s parents—read aloud in court on Monday.  The Times’ lead paragraph characterizes the letter as an “unsuccessful [...]

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How a dark day for the prosecution in Juliana Redding murder case went largely unreported this week

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…

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Grisly details emerge in Juliana Redding murder case

*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 [...]

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Judge: No bail for Kelly Soo Park at this time (video link)

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 in [...]

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LA Times: “Prosecutors reveal payments to suspect in model’s killing”

The story hit the Los Angeles Times website around midnight. An eye-opening report wherein we learned that prosecutors in the Juliana Redding murder case believe that the prime suspect received “hundreds of thousands of dollars from a troubled physician who was in a foundering business deal with the victim’s father.”

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BREAKING NEWS: “Charges dropped” againt Juliana Redding murder suspect Ronnie Wayne Case

Beneath the headline, “Camarillo race car driver’s homicide charge dropped,” the Ventura County Star’s website has just reported yet another dramatic turn in the Juliana Redding murder investigation. The lead paragraph of the story at vcstar.com goes even further…

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BREAKING NEWS: Report states Kelly Soo Park beat, killed Juliana Redding

-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 [...]

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Ronnie “The Rocket” Case a familiar name at Ventura Raceway

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 of [...]

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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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