Remembering the victims of the Manson murders
Followers of Charles Manson were tied to the deaths of nine people in the summer of 1969.
Charles Manson’s murderous imprint on L.A. endures as other killers have come and gone
Fifty years later, the Manson “family” murders remain seared into the collective memory of Los Angeles. The question, which persists to this day, is why?
Local FBI aids in search for missing toddler whose parents died in murder-suicide
LOS ANGELES — The FBI’s Los Angeles office issued a bulletin Saturday requesting help locating a 2-year-old Medford, Oregon, boy whose parents died in a murder-suicide in Kalispell, Montana. An intense search was underway to locate the toddler, according to Laura Eimiller of the local FBI office, who added that there was no known connection…
DUI suspect arrested in Anaheim crash that injures 6
A 24-year-old motorist was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs for allegedly triggering a crash in Anaheim that injured six people, including a woman who was critically injured, a police sergeant said Saturday. Leobardo Robledo of Anaheim allegedly ran a red light in a black 2014 Dodge sedan…
Woman gets out of vehicle after accident in Los Alamitos, is struck and killed
LOS ALAMITOS — A woman was killed while outside a vehicle on the transition road from the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway to the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Los Alamitos, authorities said Saturday. Brittani Beauford, 30, had been in an accident and got out of a vehicle on the transition road when…
Autistic 12-year-old who went missing in Anaheim is found
A boy described as autistic and non-verbal who was missing in Anaheim has been found, police said Saturday afternoon. He had last been seen at 12:30 p.m. in the Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue area, according to a police statement. It wasn’t clear where he was located, but police later described him as safe.
Wood-chipper judge-killing-plot conviction overturned on appeal
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of a con man accused of plotting to have a federal judge put in a wood chipper and several other law enforcement officials killed, finding that he was improperly denied the right to represent himself at trial. The decision this week by the Ninth Circuit Court of…
LAPD officer out with girlfriend fatally shot at taco stand in Lincoln Heights
An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was found fatally shot Saturday morning in Lincoln Heights, authorities said.
Column: Live L.A. like a local. Tips from readers on where to take visitors
The best places in Los Angeles to take people from out of town.
MS-13 gang created beachhead at Valley high school, but authorities insisted on secrecy
MS-13 gang members are suspected of stabbing a student at Panorama High School before luring another student, Brayan Andino, off-campus and killing him. The accused gang members included Panorama High students.