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Theodore L. Newton Jr. and George F. Azrak were two agents of the United States Border Patrol who were kidnapped and murdered by marijuana smugglers on June 17, 1967, near Anza, California. They are the namesakes of the Theodore L. Newton Jr. and George F. Azrak Station in Murrieta, California and the Newton-Azrak Award for Heroism.
Mason pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms, with a minimum of seven years.As part of the deal, the rape, robbery and grand theft charges were dropped, which spared surviving victims from having to testify and Mason's family from having to listen to testimony about how he had raped a teenage girl. [2]
George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020 to December 3, 2024. A member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party , [ 1 ] Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019.
George Gus Christie Jr. (born April 26, 1947) is an American author and former outlaw biker who served as president of the Ventura, California charter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club between 1978 and 2011. He is the longest-serving charter president in the club's history. [1]
Murder of José Gallardo Díaz, who was discovered unconscious and dying near a swimming hole [10] [159] 6: Barbara Graham: Burbank: 1943-03-09: Murdered widow Mabel Monohan in home burglary; Graham later depicted in I Want to Live! [10] [7] [160] 7: Black Dahlia: Los Angeles: 1947-01-14: Unsolved murder and mutilation of 22-year-old woman [10 ...
A California man who spent 33 years in prison for attempted murder has been declared innocent and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Thursday. Daniel Saldana, 55, was ...
On January 20, a Border Patrol agent was shot dead during a traffic stop in Vermont.It quickly emerged that a German citizen had also died and that a 21-year-old woman had been arrested. Now ...
Inmate firefighters dig a containment line as they battle the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The Palisades fire had grown to over 22,000 acres and has destroyed thousands of ...