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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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Pursuit of fugitive closes I-5, ends in Everett neighborhood

VIDEO When Interstate-5 closes in both directions, that’s news. When it shuts down along the greater Seattle-metro corridor during the evening rush-hour, that’s a nightmare. Why was I-5 shutdown on Wednesday? The Seattle Times lead paragraph sums it up rather neatly: A suspect was arrested in Everett on Wednesday night after allegedly shooting at deputies, [...]

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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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Reporter’s Notebook: KOB-TV’s Jeremy Jojola talks about covering the Emcore shootings

VIDEO It’s one of those stories immediately destined to be swallowed-up by a sea of adjectives.  A familiar string of weary words that often begins with brutal, tragic and shocking. No need for them when relaying what unfolded in Albuquerque on Monday morning. The simple facts, alone, are chilling. Police say 37-year-old Robert Reza went [...]

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NBC’s “Today Show” features Juliana Redding murder investigation

VIDEO Juliana Redding murder featured on Today Show First came the Los Angeles Times with some substantive reporting on June 26. People magazine took notice and wrote a recap of the two-year-old murder investigation on July 2. Now, NBC’s Today Show has brought the Juliana Redding murder investigation to a national television morning audience. Yes, [...]

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Just in: Kelly Soo Park pleads not guilty in Juliana Redding murder

UPDATE / 9:56pm PST, July 6, 2010: KABC-TV *VIDEO* of today’s court hearing UPDATE / 9:27pm PST, July 6, 2010: The Los Angeles Times website has just posted a new story about the Juliana Redding murder case.  The headline: “Judge freezes bank accounts of 3 people tied to suspect in model’s killing.” *As I read [...]

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People magazine writes about “shocking twist” in Juliana Redding murder case

Calling it a “Hollywood who-done-it,” People magazine’s website published a story about the Juliana Redding murder investigation this evening.

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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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