VISTA, Calif.—A man arrested last year for the 1994 stabbing death of an Oceanside woman was sentenced this week to 12 years in state prison. Jesus “Jesse” Velazquez Ayala, 59, pleaded guilty earlier this month to a voluntary manslaughter count stemming from the killing of 54-year-old Dolores Rabaya. The victim was found inside her Edgehill…
Man Pleads Guilty in Oceanside Woman’s 1994 Stabbing Death With Over 2 Dozen Wounds
VISTA, Calif.—A man arrested last year for the 1994 stabbing death of an Oceanside woman pleaded guilty this week to a voluntary manslaughter count. Jesus “Jesse” Velazquez Ayala, 59, is slated to be sentenced later this month to 12 years in state prison for the killing of 54-year-old Dolores Rabaya. The victim was found inside…
Man, 49, Found Stabbed to Death at Otay Valley Regional Park
SAN DIEGO—Authorities Jan. 30 publicly identified a Chula Vista man found stabbed to death over the weekend in a South Bay open-space preserve. The body of Jose Gonzalez, 49, was discovered in the western reaches of Otay Valley Regional Park in Chula Vista shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday, according to the San Diego Police Department….
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Stabbing Husband 50 Times at Mount Helix Home
EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who stabbed his husband to death at their Mount Helix home, then fled the state, pleaded guilty Oct. 19 to a second-degree murder count. Daniel Scott Jordan, 46, faces 16 years to life in state prison when he is sentenced for the slaying of 38-year-old Kevin Powell, a Chula Vista city…
Teen Stabbed to Death in East Los Angeles
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy was found dead from an apparent stabbing in the East Los Angeles area Aug. 11. Jaime Castellano Jr. was identified on Aug. 14 as the stabbing victim, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Paramedics pronounced Castellano dead at the scene. Deputies responded to the 4900 block of…
Suspect in Stabbing Death of UCLA Grad Student Charged With Murder
LOS ANGELES—A homeless man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24- year-old UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store was charged on Jan. 21 with murder. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is expected to be arraigned on the Jan. 21 afternoon in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on the murder charge, which stems from the…
Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at LA Furniture Store
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…
Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at Furniture Store
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…
Woman Found Fatally Stabbed in Hancock Park Store
LOS ANGELES—A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, and police found her body inside a boutique furniture store on La Brea Avenue. Brianna Kupfer, 24, of Pacific Palisades was found inside the store in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue about 1:50 p.m. Thursday, the Los…
Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: DNA Analyst Testifies Blood in Suspect’s Trunk Belonged to Tibbetts
DAVENPORT, Iowa—Blood found in the trunk of a farmhand’s car was an exact match for a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed while out for a run in 2018, a DNA analyst told jurors Friday. Tara Scott, a criminalist in the DNA section of Iowa’s crime lab, said she analyzed a swab…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`