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Charlie Samuel

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Lily Burk's Killer Pleads Guilty, Avoids Death Sentence

    An ex-con pleaded guilty this afternoon to the murder of Lily Burk, a 17-year-old Los Feliz girl who was kidnapped and later killed inside her car near downtown Los Angeles. Lily Burk​Charlie Samuel, 50, avoided the death penalty by pleading to the July 24, 2009 slaying. He faces life in pris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Lily Burk's Alleged Killer Charged with New Felony Counts at Preliminary Hearing

    A parolee who is accused of kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old Los Feliz teen was charged today with two new felony counts at a preliminary hearing in downtown Los Angeles. ​ Los Angeles County prosecutors charged 50-year-old Charlie Samuel with one felony count each of carjacking and kid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Lily Burk's Funeral in Los Angeles, a Calm Before the Storm

    For a lot of people, the vibrantly sunny Los Angeles weekend was a time to focus on the life and death of 17-year-old Lily Burk, who was honored at a ceremony at Barnsdall Art Park. It's not often you see 500 people gathered to note the passing of a teenager who has yet to make her mark on the worl ... More >>

  • News

    July 30, 2009

    Losing Lily Burk

    Outrage After a Popular Teen Gets Carjacked and Slain

  • News

    July 30, 2009

    State Budget Debacle: California Descending

    Why Schwarzenegger, Bass and Steinberg are grinning.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Coroner Reports Lily Burk Died from Neck Wound

    The Los Angeles County Coroner reports this morning that 17-year-old Lily Burk died from an "incised wound to neck." In other words, her neck was slashed. Burk, whose father is well-known music writer Greg Burk, also suffered traumatic injuries to her head as previously reported in local papers.Burk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Lily Burk's Alleged Killer Makes First Court Appearance

    The 50-year-old parolee who is accused of killing 17-year-old Lily Burk made his first court appearance in the Los Angeles Criminal court building this afternoon. However, Charlie Samuel didn't enter a plea. His arraignment was rescheduled for August 20. He remains in custody without bail.The Distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Lily Burk Murder Suspect Arrested

    Associated Press has just announced that Los Angeles police have arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of 17-year-old Lily Burk, whose body was discovered in her car Saturday. She had been abducted and reported missing Friday after running an errand for her mother. The susp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Fingerprints Link Parolee to Murder of Lily Burk, 17

    The Los Angeles Police Department held a packed, late-morning press conference today, one day after they arrested a former convict who had been on parole since last August. Charlie Samuel, 50, has been charged with the murder of Lily Burk, 17. Detectives received confirmation Saturday that latent fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    LAPD: "Parolee Charlie Samuel killed Lily Burk"

    The Los Angeles Police Department announced this morning the arrest of 50-year-old Charlie Samuel, a parolee with a history of violence, for the shocking, daylight carjacking murder of 17-year-old Lily Burk. Detectives learned on Saturday that latent fingerprints collected from Lily's car were ex-co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 175, Teenager Found Murdered Downtown

    Lily Belle Burk, 17, was found dead in the passenger seat of her black Volvo 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning. View Larger Map The teenager had left her home in Los Feliz at 2 p.m. to pick up some papers for her mother at Southwestern University School of Law in the Westlake area. Burk had called each of ... More >>

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