It's a tale straight out of a James Bond movie. Kelly Soo Park, 45, is being tried for the murder of 21-year-old model-actress Juliana Redding at her Santa Monica apartment March, 2008.

Park was reportedly described by her employer, Dr. Munir Uwaydah, as his personal “ninja.” And he gave her $250,000 three weeks before the homicide. Then he disappeared.

If the charges prove true, this is one evil MILF.

The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the killer hung up Redding's cellphone as she tried to dial 911 on the night of her murder.

Authorities said Redding had been strangled and fought back. Park's fingerprints and DNA, including a drop of blood, allegedly the result of Redding fighting back, were found at the scene, prosecutors said.

According to the Times, evidence could suggest that the killer tried to burn the apartment down because a candle had been lit and a stove's gas was on when police found the victim the next day.

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