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Domestic Violence
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
More woes for ex-CEO of Broadcom
Business |
November 27, 2008
Henry T. Nicholas III’s former wife accused the Broadcom Corp. Read more
Friday, November 7, 2008
U.S.-Mexico cooperation results in murder suspect’s capture
California | Local |
November 7, 2008
When 34-year-old Ana Maria Garcia went missing last month, the Ontario woman’s family immediately suspected her boyfriend was somehow involved, authorities said. Read more
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hudson IDs nephew’s body
National |
October 28, 2008
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew was found dead in the back of an SUV on Monday, ending a frantic search that began after the shooting deaths of her mother and brother three days earlier. Read more
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Singer’s mom, brother slain
National |
October 25, 2008
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson considered her mother’s Chicago home a haven, a place where she could find respite from Hollywood. Read more
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Irvine beating victim disfigured
California | Local |
October 1, 2008
An Irvine man who authorities said was severely beaten by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was semi-conscious Tuesday and is expected to require “complete facial reconstruction,” his father said. Read more
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
L.A. County deputy held in Irvine attack
California | Local |
September 30, 2008
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly beat, stabbed and may have tried to castrate a young man whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife, according to a law enforcement source and a relative of the victim. Read more
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Bail set for man, 84, accused of trying to kill wife who has advanced dementia
California | Local |
September 24, 2008
A Santa Barbara County judge Tuesday set bail at $100,000 for an 84-year-old Carpinteria man accused of attempting to kill his ailing wife and himself with auto exhaust. Read more
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Man, 84, accused of trying to kill wife, 85
California | Local |
September 23, 2008
To his Carpinteria neighbors, James Wheeler was viewed as the kindly old man who gently guided his ailing wife on walks around the block every day. Read more
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Woman slain in Century City had feared for her life
California | Local |
August 28, 2008
For months Pamela Fayed thought her life might be in danger. Read more
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Bruises and a blind eye in Italy Tied up in a knot
World |
July 15, 2008
A few miles from the Vatican, Najat Hadi kept house with her husband, his other wife and their assorted children, an unhappy home with a hateful woman 10 years her junior and a cruel spouse who left her with a jagged scar peeking from her collar. Read more
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Killer leads authorities to remains
California | Local |
July 8, 2008
A software programmer convicted of killing his 31-year-old wife led investigators Monday to a body buried in the Oakland Hills, authorities said. Read more
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Amber Alert for O.C. boy
California | Local |
July 3, 2008
An Orange County man shot and critically wounded his ex-wife during a custody exchange Wednesday, then took off with their 9-year-old son, authorities said. Read more
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Justices side with accused
National |
June 26, 2008
The Supreme Court dealt a setback to prosecutors in domestic violence cases Wednesday, ruling that a slain woman’s earlier reports to the police of her boyfriend’s threats may not be used against him at his trial unless it can be shown he killed her in order to silence her as a witness. Read more
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The rights of accused after killing accuser
National |
June 15, 2008
Can a man who admitted killing his girlfriend, but who claims he did so in self-defense, prevent a jury from hearing her prior reports to the police that she feared for her life? Read more
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Police chief’s arrest jolts town
California | Local |
June 4, 2008
Just beyond the reach of the North Coast fog, this little community of 1,150 basked until recently under the protection of a police force of just four officers. Read more
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Judge bars D.A. from murder appeal
California | Local |
April 26, 2008
A Los Angeles judge Friday removed the entire district attorney’s office from a high- profile case in which a woman imprisoned for murdering her abusive boyfriend in 1982 contends that county prosecutors agreed to support her release but then reneged on the deal. Read more
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Keeping abusers in place
National |
April 24, 2008
Police and prosecutors have a new way to prevent domestic violence: Offenders now must wear an ankle bracelet that sets off an alarm when they get too close to their victims. Read more
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Seizure is used as defense in killing
California | Local |
April 16, 2008
The scene inside the small Hawthorne apartment had all the hallmarks of an ordinary domestic killing. Read more
Monday, March 10, 2008
Kosovo’s women await freedom
World |
March 10, 2008
She purses her lips in a “tsk-tsk” when asked difficult questions. Read more
Friday, March 7, 2008
Hollywood tattoo parlor worker is killed
California | Local |
March 7, 2008
An off-duty deputy U.S. marshal shot and killed an armed employee at a Hollywood tattoo parlor after the man intervened in a dispute between the agent and his wife, police said Thursday. Read more
