Calif. Lawmakers Seek Liquefaction as Alternative to Cremation

Apr 28th 2011 – 5:20 PM |AOL News

Courtesy Jeff Edwards

It sounds like the stuff of horror movies -- placing a body in a steel tube and then covering it with a mixture of water and acid until most of the remains are liquefied. But it's actually a...

Cold Case Cops Solve 1978 LA Slaying

Apr 27th 2011 – 5:03 PM |AOL News

LAPD

LOS ANGELES -- For three decades the unsolved homicide case of Robert Rathbun sat on a shelf in an archives room, awaiting justice with about 9,000 others. The laid-off engineer was stabbed to death...

Gang Member With Murder Scene Tattoo Faces New Charges With Mom, Brother

Apr 25th 2011 – 6:24 PM |AOL News

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LOS ANGELES -- The convicted murderer sporting a tattooed blueprint of the crime scene will get to spend some family time inside a courtroom -- he is being prosecuted along with his mother and...

Gang Member With Tattoo of Crime Scene Convicted of Murder

Apr 22nd 2011 – 5:18 PM |AOL News

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.

NORWALK, Calif. -- In 2008, Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide Sgt. Kevin Lloyd was preparing to testify as an expert in a gang case by poring over a photo album of tattoos. Then one picture...

Convicted Murderer's Wife: I Slept With Defense Attorney During Trial

Apr 21st 2011 – 4:53 PM |AOL News

MCT

An Ohio man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents 15 years ago is seeking a new trial because of evidence that just surfaced --- documents that say his wife had been involved...

Fitness Photographer Marries Teen He's Accused of Molesting

Apr 20th 2011 – 4:30 PM |AOL News

Orange County District Attorney

A well-known fitness photographer who is awaiting trial on a host of child molestation charges has now married his alleged victim more than three years after the district attorney says the crimes...

Prison Guards Getting Payoff for Supporting Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown?

Apr 19th 2011 – 5:35 PM |AOL News

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A taxpayer rights group has blasted California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, for giving the prison guards who funded his re-election a new contract that will eventually cost millions to a state that...

Family: Comatose Giants Fan Bryan Stow Could Wake Up Soon

Apr 14th 2011 – 3:12 PM |AOL News

AP

LOS ANGELES -- Family members of critically injured San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow say they are hopeful he will awaken from his medically induced coma soon. Stow's cousin told AOL News that...

Chinese National Arrested for Leading Fake Military Unit in LA

Apr 13th 2011 – 11:00 PM |AOL News

Nick Ut, AP

LOS ANGELES -- A Chinese national will be in court today after he was arrested for running a phony special forces military unit and recruiting "soldiers" who paid money believing that they would be...

Liz Taylor Stand-in Recalls Working With the Legend

Apr 10th 2011 – 3:00 PM |AOL News

Courtesy John Mack

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Far from the glare of Hollywood, an 82-year-old woman living quietly in this beachside community reacted to news of actress Elizabeth Taylor's death with tears and an...

Giants Fan in Induced Coma as Cops Chase Down Numerous Leads

Apr 6th 2011 – 6:45 PM |AOL News

AP

LOS ANGELES -- A San Francisco Giants baseball fan who was beaten nearly to death at the Dodgers season opener last week remains hospitalized in critical condition today while detectives sort through...

LAPD Bulldozes House, Finds Cop Shooter Dead Inside

Apr 5th 2011 – 8:04 AM |AOL News

KTLA

SYLMAR, Calif. -- A man who barricaded himself in his house after shooting a police officer was later found dead when a remote-controlled bulldozer was used to rip apart his residence. The dramatic...

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