Stabbings

Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, Fake Rockefeller, Convicted In SoCal Murder

The man who paraded around the nation as Clark Rockefeller but was really, as one witness said, just a "creepy" guy, was convicted today of murder. Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, 52, was nailed for the 1985 murder of 27-year-old John Sohus, a San Marino man nice enough to give the poseur a place to s ... More >>

Belasco Club-Adjacent Stabbing Injures 5 In Downtown Los Angeles; 2 Arrested

Five people were injured in a stabbing that took place on a sidewalk between to downtown L.A. nightclubs, the Belasco Theater and the Mayan, early this morning, police said. Pedro Garcia, 19, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police told us. Felipe Serrano, 26, was booked on suspicion ... More >>

Scott Barker Murder Trial Continues with Haunting Photographs of Victim Tony Takazato

Check out the bone-chilling details of the Trousdale Murder case: "Did Scott Barker Knife Rich Kid Tony Takazato to Save His Girlfriend from Prostitution?" At the Beverly Hills Courthouse the past two weeks, L.A.'s true noir side has been playing out in the courtroom of Judge Elden S. Fox with litt ... More >>

David Ben Keyes, Suspect in L.A. Area Homeless Stabbings Where 'Death Warrant' Notes Left at Scene

Updated at the bottom with charges filed against Keyes, a.k.a. Courtney Anthony Robinson. First posted at 3:47 p.m. Thursday. Santa Monica police say the stabbing last week of a homeless man could be connected to two similar attacks in Los Angeles in which "death warrant" notes were left at the sce ... More >>

Two Stabbed in Homophobic Rage in Echo Park: VIDEO

Two men were stabbed in Echo Park last week in what could be ultimately considered a hate crime, and a suspect were captured on video. The LAPD yesterday uploaded two security video clips of the confrontation (after the jump), stating that a suspect is heard calling out, "You guys are fucking faggo ... More >>

Bobby Khamvongsa Murdered Near Beverly Center: Victim Dressed as Woman

A man friends identified as Bobby Khamvongsa died in a stabbing blocks from Beverly Center over the weekend. A freelance TV journalist at the scene said the victim was wearing women's clothes, according to City News Service. Police said the attack punctuated a heated argument about 1:30 a.m. on Sa ... More >>

Alexander Merman, Russian-born Artist Stabbed To Death in Santa Monica, Was Victim of Murder-For-Profit Scheme, Police Say

Updated at bottom: police believe there may be more victims out there. First posted at 10:54 a.m. on Mar. 2. Police believe they have identified the man responsible for the death of Alexander Merman, the Russian-born artist who was found stabbed to death inside his apartment in Santa Monica in 200 ... More >>

Cindi Santana, South East High Student, Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Ex-Boyfriend Abraham Lopez; Mom Had Warned LAUSD

LA LateCindi Santana (right) was allegedly killed by her ex (left) at school last week.​The fatal stabbing of 17-year-old South East High School student Cindi Santana last Thursday -- allegedly by bitter ex-boyfriend Abraham Lopez, 18 -- is made even more tragic, this morning, with reports tha ... More >>

Danny Logan, Long Beach 24-Year-Old, Found Fatally Stabbed on 710 Freeway Ramp

RaymondYu via FlickrThe 710, near where Danny Logan was murdered.​A young man found stabbed to death in Long Beach on Monday night has since been identified as 24-year-old Danny Calvin Logan, a local resident. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that an LBPD officer happened upon Logan's bo ... More >>

Kevin Hirtle, L.A. Homicide No. 46: Homeless Man Stabbed to Death by Fellow Transient on Venice Boardwalk

Los Angeles TimesKevin Hirtle​On February 24, Kevin Hirtle, a 38-year-old homeless white man, was stabbed to death after an altercation with another homeless man on the corner of Ocean Front Walk and East Westminster Avenue. The alleged stabber, 23-year-old white man Billy Young, got into a f ... More >>

Gary Moreno, L.A. Homicide No. 31: Man Killed After Being Stabbed and Run Over Near Port of L.A.

foxnews.comPort of Los Angeles​By Ryan Deto 30-year-old Latino Gary Moreno was found dead on February 5 in the 200 block of Avalon Boulevard, less than a mile from the Port of Los Angeles. LAPD officers discovered Moreno lying in an alley with a severe stab wound to his chest and abrasions o ... More >>

Benjamin Jackson, L.A. Homicide No. 15: Police Say Green Meadows Man Stabbed by Girlfriend After Domestic Dispute

​By Annabel Martin Just before midnight on January 17, 29-year-old black man Benjamin Jackson was allegedly stabbed in the neck by his common-law wife (they were married, but not officially) after a domestic dispute at their Green Meadows home on the 800 block of East 97th Street. Although th ... More >>

Cockfighting: Ofelia Ochoa Sues After Husband Killed By Rooster

​In January, 35-year-old Jose Luis Ochoa was killed at a cockfight. One of the roosters, who had a long, razor-sharp spur attached to it, stabbed Ochoa in the leg. At the time, when the killing hit the TV news, it was unclear what really happened. Now, however, Ochoa's family is stepping forward ... More >>

Schwarzenegger Snores When Reminded of Reduced Sentence for Manslaughter Convict Esteban Nunez

Arnold.​CBS 2 reporter Dave Bryan won't let former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger live down his last-minute sentence reduction for the manslaughtering son of a powerful state Democratic leader. And so he dogged the Governator today, asking him, Why? The gov wasn't having it, saying "Don't ask me ... More >>

LAPD Officer Shoots Man Outside 'A Day to Remember' Concert at Hollywood Palladium After Being Stabbed in the Hand

Jeffree Star via Twitter"ADTR are slaying LA..." Tweeted drag diva @JeffreeStar at last night's concert​The real punk shit went down outside the mosh pit at last night's A Day to Remember concert (opened by Bring Me the Horizon) at the all-ages Hollywood Palladium. Though Tweeters told of ten ... More >>

Venice Boardwalk: Billy Young, 23, Booked on Suspicion of Murder Following Fight, Stabbing

Anthony CitranoThe Venice boardwalk.​Cops on Friday announced a suspect was quickly arrested following the stabbing death of a man on the Venice boardwalk near Westminster Boulevard. The attack happened following an argument and fight between two guys Thursday at 6:05 p.m., according to the L ... More >>

Echo Park Stabbings: Two Men Critically Injured in Restaurant-to-Street Fight on Sunset Boulevard

Google MapsThe nightlife-heavy intersection where two men were stabbed, one 10 times, in Echo Park on Thursday​Last night, just before midnight, the awkwardly half-gentrified community of Echo Park -- part gangster, part hipster -- was plagued by a knife fight that moved from a restaurant out ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Prisons Sued Over Sentence Reduction for Esteban Nunez, Son of Fabian Nunez

Esteban Nunez.​Did the Governator violate California's own rules when he reduced the prison sentence of Esteban Nunez, son of pal Fabian Nunez? A lawsuit filed this week claims he did. Baby Nunez was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in the 2008 ... More >>

Seal Beach Police Department: lawsuit alleges evidence planting and corruption

​The City of Seal Beach has a couple of bad cops on its police force and refuses to do anything about it. That is, if you believe a lawsuit recently filed in federal court by a pair of brothers who claim that two police officers planted evidence and lied in court in an attempt to convict them of ... More >>

Two Stabbed In UCLA-USC Melee In Pasadena Rose Bowl Parking Lot Ahead Of Football Game

Fans went gangsta at the Rose Bowl.​Updates after the jump with names of three additional suspect-siblings arrested (not four) and one suspect being released. See a post with video of the brawl here. First posted at 8:31 p.m. Saturday. Each year we wonder when things are going to go too far. ... More >>

(Video) Part Of Violent UCLA-USC Weekend Brawl Caught On Tape

KTLA NewsFans got into it at the Rose Bowl.​Portions of that violent brawl before Saturday's annual USC-UCLA football game were captured on a video obtained and posted by KTLA News. Reports differed on whether the fight, which ended in the stabbing of two men, was the fueled by a longstanding ... More >>

Larry Samudio, L.A. Homicide No. 225: 38-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Highland Park

Google Maps​A Latino man fatally stabbed on Saturday, Nov. 20, has been identified as 38-year-old Larry Samudio. He was part of a knife fight that took place at about 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of York Boulevard and North Avenue 56 in Highland Park.

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Cesar Pino Vasquez, L.A. Homicide No. 221: 65-Year Old Man Stabbed To Death In Downtown Apartment Building

Google Maps​A Latino man fatally stabbed in a knife fight on Tuesday, Nov. 9, has been identified as 65-year-old Cesar Pino Vasquez. He was involved in a knife fight in a single-occupancy residence on the fourth floor of the Renato Apartments, located at 531 South San Julian Street in downtown ... More >>

Manuela De Leon, L.A. Homicide No. 196: 34-Year-Old-Woman Fatally Stabbed In Boyle Heights

Google Maps​ A woman fatally stabbed September 17 has been identified as 34-year-old Manuela De Leon. The stabbing occurred in the 3000 block of Rosalind Place around 12:15 a.m., the Los Angeles Times reports. Celso Sante, De Leon's husband, allegedly stabbed her during an argument in the co ... More >>

Earl Hervey, L.A. Homicide No. 187: 19-Year-Old Young Man Stabbed To Death in South L.A.

Google Maps​ Earl Hervey, 19, was found stabbed to death in an apartment building in South Los Angeles around 5:00 p.m. September 13, according to Sergeant Andrew Moody of LAPD's 77th's Criminal Gang Homicide Division. The stabbing occurred at 11400 Menlo Avenue. Police arrived at the apartme ... More >>

Ice Pick Attack In Yorba Linda Ends Harmlessly

​Only funny because no one was seriously injured: A Yorba Linda woman was arrested on suspicion of stabbing her ex-boyfriend and roommate with an ice pick in a church parking lot, Brea police reported today. The victim was leaving a meeting at a Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda Monday night whe ... More >>

Luis Sevilla, L.A. Homicide No. 174: Man Stabbed to Death inside Hotel Room in Wilmington

​A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death inside a hotel room in Wilmington August 10. According to police reports, Luis Sevilla was stabbed several times in the chest by his 28-year-old wife Angelina after the couple got into an argument at around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. After Sevilla was stabbed w ... More >>

Perry Young, L.A. Homicide No. 175: Homeless Man Fatally Stabbed in South Los Angeles

​A homeless man was found dead on a sidewalk in South Los Angeles August 9. Perry Young, 47, was stabbed to death, according to detectives. He was discovered lying next to a small market near 27th Street and Maple Avenue. Police have no suspects. Anyone with information about the stabbing shou ... More >>

Dahial Lanarus: 11-Year-Old Littlerock Murder Victim Identified

​Coroner's officials on Wednesday identified an 11-year-old who was fatally stabbed in an attack near Lancaster Tuesday as Dahial Lanarus. Her 14-year-old sister was wounded and a boy of about 16, who Fox 11 News identified as a relative of the girls, was arrested in connection with the violen ... More >>

11-Year-Old Stabbed Near Palmdale; Teen Boy Arrested

Google Maps​An 11-year-old girl was stabbed to death and a teenage girl was injured in an attack in the high desert community of Littlerock that left a teenage boy in handcuffs, according to county fire authorities, sheriff's officials and news reports. The violence in the 10300 block of East ... More >>

Patrick Ho, L.A. Homicide No. 168: Man Fatally Stabbed in Harbor Gateway

​A man who was stabbed to death in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles has been identified as 45-year-old Patrick Ho. Ho was discovered about 5:40 a.m., in a bathroom in a home in the 1300 block of West Carson Street. He had been stabbed multiple times. According to police, he was discovere ... More >>

Comic-Con: Man In Harry Potter T-Shirt Stabs A Fellow Convention-Goer

File photo of Comic-Con.​A Comic-Con attendee was stabbed over the weekend following an argument over a seat at the annual convention in San Diego that has become increasingly important to Hollywood and its appetite for comic-based franchise films. The scuffle happened Saturday afternoon at ... More >>

Katsutoshi Takazato: Love Triangle Allegedly At The Heart Of Beverly Hills Murder

​Murder charges were filed against a couple in the stabbing death of a Beverly Hills man earlier this week. The filing indicates that a love triangle precipitated the death of Katsutoshi Tony Takazato, a 21-year-old whose body was discovered about 6 a.m. Tuesday at the front of his father's Tr ... More >>

Quesi Chavez, L.A. Homicide No. 148: 10-year-old Girl Fatally Stabbed in San Pedro

Google Maps​A young girl that was allegedly stabbed to death by her mother on July 9 has been identified as 10-year-old Quesi Chavez, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Chavez's mother then reportedly stabbed herself. (See map after the jump)

Ila Packman, L.A. Homicide No. 139: 39-year-old-Man Fatally Stabbed at Hollywood Pot Shop

Google Maps​ A man who was killed last Thursday during a robbery at a Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary has been identified as 39-year-old Ila Packman. The victim died of "numerous apparent sharp force wounds", according to a report by the Los Angeles County coroners office. The stabbing ... More >>

Son of Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez Sentenced to 16 years in Prison [Update]

​Esteban Nunez, the son of former California Assembly speaker Fabian Nunez, and his Sacramento buddy Ryan Jett were sentenced today to 16 years in prison in the fatal stabbing death of San Diego college student in the fall of 2008. Last month, Nunez, 21, and his friend 24-year-old Jett pleade ... More >>

Michael Silva, L.A. Homicide No. 126: Man Found Stabbed to Death in Canoga Park [Update: Suspect Identified]

The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for a 32-year-old Canoga Park man who allegedly fatally stabbed Michael Silva on June 5. According to detectives, Jerry Wizar pulled a knife and stabbed 39-year-old Silva multiple times in the head, back, neck and chest. Wizar and Silva were long time a ... More >>

Deborah Alvarado, L.A. Homicide No. 124: 37-year-old Woman Fatally Stabbed by Boyfriend

A 37-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend June 3. Los Angeles Police Department officers found Deborah Alvarado of South Los Angeles lying in the roadway in the 100 block of Mountain View Avenue near Beverly Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. Thursday after they received a call ab ... More >>

Martha Carmona, L.A. Homicide No. 104: Mother and Daughter Found Stabbed to Death in Canoga Park

The woman who was stabbed to death with her six-year-old daughter on Friday has been identified as 21-year-old Martha Carmona. View Larger Map The bodies of Carmona and her daughter, whose name has not been released yet, were discovered around 1:30 p.m. May 14 at a house at 6930 Remmet Ave., near ... More >>

West Hollywood Target Stabbing Suspect Charged

​A 34-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed four people at the West Hollywood Target store Monday was charged Wednesday in connection with the attack: The District Attorney's office filed a case in Beverly Hills Superior Court that included four counts of attempted murder and five counts of ass ... More >>

Son Of Fabian Nunez, Esteban, Makes Plea Deal In Murder Case

Esteban Nunez.​By Christine Pelisek, reporting from San Diego Esteban Nunez, the 20-year-old son of former state Assembly Speaker and Los Angeles political powerhouse Fabian Nunez, took a plea deal on Wednesday in the case of a stabbing death at San Diego State University in the fall of 2008. ... More >>

Olga Martinez, L.A. Homicide No. 94: Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Pacoima

A woman was found stabbed to death in Pacoima May 1. According to the Los Angeles Department of Coroner, Olga Martinez, 33, died from stab wounds to the neck, chest and back.

Suspect Arrested for West Hollywood Target Stabbings

When you think of a violent rampage happening inside one of those big box stores, you don't necessarily think of that kind of thing happening in West Hollywood.  But that's exactly what happened a few hours ago.Target Store in West Hollywood​The details are still sketchy, but according to Cit ... More >>

J'Accuse: the Trial for Luis Santos' Murder

Bad suburban boys break ranks, and Esteban Nunez and pal Ryan Jett are fingered

Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 263, Victim Identified in Fatal Stabbing in Highland Park

A man who was fatally stabbed on October 31 has been identified as 36-year-old Eric Acosta. Acosta was stabbed in the chest after a verbal argument around 2:30 a.m. near Figueroa Street and Avenue 61. View Larger Map Acosta was taken to a nearby hospital where he died four days later on November 3 ... More >>

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