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Two men charged with shooting and killing three victims at a Fullerton home

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Editor Posted in Crime, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, News, OCDA Leave a comment

Frank Felix, 25, Sun Valley and Josh Acosta, 21, Fort Irwin

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16NF2644

Date: September 27, 2016

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WHO: Joshua Charles Acosta, 21, Ft. Irwin, Texas, and Frank Sato Felix, 25, Sun Valley

WHAT: Were each charged today with three felony counts of special circumstances murder for committing multiple murders. Acosta is also charged with sentencing enhancements for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. If convicted, they face a minimum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. The defendants are ineligible for bail. Continue reading→

Multiple murderer convicted after Fullerton P.D. used DNA evidence to solve a cold case

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Editor Posted in Crime, Fullerton, News 1 Comment

Frank “Bart” Marshall

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 13CF0461

Date: September 4, 2015

MAN LINKED THROUGH DNA SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR 1982 COLD CASE MURDER OF FRIEND TO HIDE PREVIOUS MURDER

FULLERTON, Calif. – A man linked through DNA has been sentenced to seven years to life in state prison today for the 1982 murder of his friend after fearing that the victim had discovered a previous murder committed by the defendant, per the sentencing laws in existence in 1982. David Richard Campbell, 70, pleaded guilty to one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement the personal use of a firearm. Campbell is currently in custody in Orange County Jail.

Prior to January 1982, Campbell murdered his friend, William Raber. Continue reading→

OCDA to oppose the parole of gangbanger who murdered a teen at a La Habra house party

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Editor Posted in Crime, La Habra, News, OCDA Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Date: July 6, 2015

OCDA TO OPPOSE PAROLE OF INMATE WHO STABBED AND MURDERED UNARMED TEEN AT HOUSE PARTY IN 1991

SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is opposing the parole of an inmate who stabbed and murdered a teenager after getting into an argument with him at a house party in 1991. Robert Aguirre Jr., 42, is currently being held at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. Aguirre was found guilty at a court trial on May 24, 1993, of second degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife. He was sentenced on July 22, 1993, to sixteen years to life in state prison. Aguirre is scheduled for a parole hearing tomorrow, July 7, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. at the prison before the Board of Parole Hearings (Panel), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This case was originally prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Mark Sevigny.

Deputy District Attorney Janine Madera of the Gangs Unit is attending the hearing to oppose Aguirre’s parole. Continue reading→

Suspect arrested in Yorba Linda cold case homicide

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Editor Posted in Crime, News, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff, Yorba Linda Leave a comment

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042, JHallock@ocsd.org

Suspect Arrested in Yorba Linda Cold Case Homicide

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (May 14, 2014) – On Sunday, May 11, 2014 Orange County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Paulino Olmos Gonzalez, 48, on charges of murder in connection with a 1991 homicide that occurred in the city of Yorba Linda. Gonzalez was identified as a suspect following a recent re-examination of DNA evidence collected and stored at the time of the initial investigation. Following the DNA match, Gonzalez was located in federal custody in the state of Texas serving a federal sentence.

On November 3, 1991, Gonzalez is alleged to have been involved in the shooting death of Salvador Murillo, 50, in a rural area of Yorba Linda comprised of orange groves and oil wells. Murillo died of an apparent gunshot wound and his death was determined to be a homicide. Responsibility for the investigation was transferred last year from the Brea Police Department when Yorba Linda began contracting the Sheriff’s Department for police services. Continue reading→

Larry Shinn charged with the stabbing-murder of a 17-year old woman in Yorba Linda

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor Posted in News 1 Comment

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # TBA: February 6, 2014

MAN CHARGED WITH STABBING-MURDER OF 17-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN YORBA LINDA

SANTA ANA – A man has been charged with the stabbing-murder of a 17-year-old woman in Yorba Linda. Larry Soo Shin, 35, Yorba Linda, is charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder while lying in wait and faces a sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. The defendant is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned today, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading→

Yorba Linda homicide victim identified

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor Posted in Crime, News, OCSD, Orange County, Yorba Linda Leave a comment

NEWS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

Yorba Linda Homicide Victim Identified

YORBA LINDA, Calif. – (February 6, 2014) – The victim of the homicide that occurred Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in the city of Yorba Linda has been identified as Aubreyanna Sade Parks, 17, Gardena. Parks has a prior local arrest for prostitution and was reported as a runaway at the time of her death.

Investigators have yet to determine the relationship between Parks and the suspect in the homicide, Larry Shin, 35, Yorba Linda. Shin is currently being held in Orange County Jail on $1 million bail and is expected to be arraigned in court today. Continue reading→

Homeless man sentenced for killing a man in Fullerton with a piece of wood

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Editor Posted in Crime, Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Homeless, News, OCDA Leave a comment

Orange County District Attorney, Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 11NF0950: May 31, 2013

HOMELESS MAN SENTENCED TO 26 YEARS TO LIFE FOR MURDERING FELLOW TRANSIENT BY HITTING HIM WITH A PIECE OF WOOD

SANTA ANA – A homeless man was sentenced today to 26 years to life in state prison for murdering another transient man by hitting him with a piece of wood. Sergio Camacho Gonzalez, 38, was found guilty by a jury Feb. 13, 2013, of one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon.

On the evening of Sept. 25, 2010, Gonzalez got into a verbal argument in a Fullerton liquor store with 56-year-old Andrew Petrusiak and accused the victim of stealing his wallet two weeks earlier. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Petrusiak returned to his campsite behind a Fullerton business complex. At 9:13 p.m., Gonzalez entered the victim’s campsite and murdered him by striking the victim in the back of the head with a piece of wood. Video surveillance in the business complex captured Gonzalez entering the site and leaving four minutes later. Petrusiak was never seen alive again. Continue reading→