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Thursday, November 27, 2008

More woes for ex-CEO of Broadcom

Business | By E. Scott Reckard | 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 | By Scott Glover | 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 | By Sophia Tareen | 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 | By Robert Mitchum,, Angela Rozas and Jeremy Gorner | 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 | By Scott Glover and Richard Winton | 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 | By Scott Glover and Richard Winton | 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 | By Catherine Saillant | 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 | By Catherine Saillant | 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 | By Catherine Saillant | 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 | By Tracy Wilkinson | 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 | By Jessica Garrison | 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 | By David G. Savage | 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 | By David G. Savage | 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 | By Eric Bailey | 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 | By Jack Leonard | 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 | By Rocco Parasc and Ola | 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 | By Jack Leonard | 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
 
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