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'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
1 month, 1 week ago

'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in …

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'Emilia Pérez' trans narco musical actress calls for 'living our own life'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Emilia Pérez' trans narco musical actress calls for 'living our own life'

NPR  

'Emilia Pérez' trans narco musical actress calls for 'living our own life' toggle caption Shanna Besson/Page 114, Why Not Productions, Pathé Films, France 2 Cinéma Karla Sofia Gascón is living the time of her life. Sponsor Message When we first meet Gascón's character, she is known as "Manitas" del Monte, a Mexican cartel leader who rules by fear and deadly …

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Endorsement: Reelect Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Reelect Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. Four years ago, Los Angeles County voters elected George Gascón to take their district attorney’s office in a bold and constructive new direction. Now voters must decide whether to stick with Gascón’s reform orientation or step backward into a failed mindset in which justice is defined by the toughest charges and the longest sentences. Before he …

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Kim Kardashian insists Menendez brothers should be freed in op-ed: 'Their only way out of prison now is death'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kim Kardashian insists Menendez brothers should be freed in op-ed: 'Their only way out of prison now is death'

Daily Mail  

Kim Kardashian said in an op-ed published Thursday that she believes convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed from prison following their 1996 conviction in the 1989 shooting deaths of their parents. Kim Kardashian, 43, said in an op-ed published Thursday that she believes convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed from prison following their 1996 …

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Former Inglewood teacher recently convicted in cold-case murder, kidnapping dies in jail
4 months ago

Former Inglewood teacher recently convicted in cold-case murder, kidnapping dies in jail

LA Times  

A former Inglewood teacher convicted last month of murdering one woman and kidnapping and sexually assaulting a second one nearly two decades ago has died in custody while awaiting sentencing, according to law enforcement records. Charles Wright, 59, died Aug. 13, about a month before his scheduled Sept. 10 sentencing for the cold-case crimes, according to the Los Angeles County …

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Men charged with murder in Johnny Wactor’s death implicated themselves in jailhouse talk, sources say
4 months ago

Men charged with murder in Johnny Wactor’s death implicated themselves in jailhouse talk, sources say

LA Times  

Actor Kevin Suscavage holds a picture of Johnny Wactor while more than 100 actors, friends and family members march in a call for justice in the shooting of Wactor on June 12. Prosecutors on Monday charged two men with known associations to a notorious South Los Angeles street gang with murder in the death of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor …

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Woman at center of Gascón juvenile sentencing controversy takes plea deal in Kern County killing
1 year, 1 month ago

Woman at center of Gascón juvenile sentencing controversy takes plea deal in Kern County killing

LA Times  

Hannah Tubbs — whose prosecution on sexual assault charges in 2021 marked one of the biggest controversies of L.A. County Dist. George Gascón’s first term — pleaded no contest Tuesday in the killing of a homeless man in Kern County, prosecutors said. Tubbs, 27, entered the plea to charges of voluntary manslaughter, robbery and witness intimidation in the 2019 killing …

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Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment
1 year, 2 months ago

Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment

LA Times  

Jedidiah Murphy was sent to Texas death row in 2001 and was scheduled for execution in October 2023. “One of the big reasons California’s death row has not declined as much as everybody else is because the state fails to provide lawyers, so cases that would have been reversed haven’t made it through the courts,” Dunham said, pointing to a …

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Torrance police officers indicted in 2018 killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell
1 year, 8 months ago

Torrance police officers indicted in 2018 killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell

LA Times  

Two Torrance police officers linked to a racist text messaging scandal have been indicted in the 2018 shooting death of a Black man who was holding an air rifle, according to defense attorneys for one of the officers. In December 2018, Concannon and Chavez pulled up to Mitchell, who was suspected of driving a stolen vehicle, in a Ralph’s parking …

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7 CHP officers charged in death of L.A. motorist caught on video
1 year, 8 months ago

7 CHP officers charged in death of L.A. motorist caught on video

LA Times  

Attorneys for Edward Bronstein’s family obtained a video showing Bronstein’s last moments as California Highway Patrol officers hold him and forcibly draw his blood as he repeatedly tells them, “I can’t breathe.” Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with manslaughter Wednesday in connection with the death of a man who screamed, “I can’t breathe!” as they …

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Grand jury to examine fatal shooting involving Torrance cops tied to racist text scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Grand jury to examine fatal shooting involving Torrance cops tied to racist text scandal

LA Times  

A grand jury will consider criminal charges against two Torrance police officers linked to a racist texting scandal who shot and killed a Black man in 2018, according to documents reviewed by The Times. Chavez’s attorney, Tom Yu, said the officer “justifiably and in self-defense and in defense of his partner, utilized deadly force on Mr. Mitchell.” Yu said the …

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Anthony Avalos’ mother and her boyfriend convicted of murder in child abuse case
1 year, 9 months ago

Anthony Avalos’ mother and her boyfriend convicted of murder in child abuse case

LA Times  

Heather Barron, left, and her boyfriend Kareem Leiva, not pictured, in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday where they were convicted of murder in the death of Barron’s son, 10-year-old Anthony Avalos. Anthony Avalos’ mother and her former boyfriend were convicted of murder Tuesday in the 2018 death of the 10-year-old, whose short and tragic life exposed massive shortcomings in the …

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L.A. County deputies who shot and killed Dijon Kizzee will not be charged
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County deputies who shot and killed Dijon Kizzee will not be charged

LA Times  

Warning: This video contains images that viewers may find disturbing. Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies will not face criminal charges for the fatal August 2020 shooting of Dijon Kizzee, whose death in South Los Angeles sparked days of protests and outrage. In a 19-page memo released Tuesday in response to a public records request filed by The Times, prosecutors …

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L.A. County sheriff’s deputy charged in shooting death of suicidal man
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County sheriff’s deputy charged in shooting death of suicidal man

LA Times  

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged Wednesday in the fatal 2021 shooting of a suicidal man. Although Ordaz, 34, was armed with a kitchen knife and had talked to his sister about “suicide by cop” before the incident, the charges signal prosecutors’ belief that Ordaz did not pose an imminent threat to deputies when Pineda opened fire. Four …

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Two veteran LA County prosecutors sue woke DA George Gascon
2 years, 9 months ago

Two veteran LA County prosecutors sue woke DA George Gascon

Daily Mail  

Two senior Los Angeles County prosecutors are suing their woke boss after they claim they were demoted for making complaints about his new policies that call for lax sentencing for violent crimes. Two high-ranking prosecutors are alleging that Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, pictured, demoted them for complaining about policies Lawsuit alleges the deputies, Maria Ramirez, pictured, and Victor …

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Brianna Kupfer: Outpouring of grief and anger on social media over killing of UCLA student
2 years, 11 months ago

Brianna Kupfer: Outpouring of grief and anger on social media over killing of UCLA student

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Brianna Kupfer’s death has …

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Torrance police traded racist, homophobic texts. It could jeopardize hundreds of cases
3 years ago

Torrance police traded racist, homophobic texts. It could jeopardize hundreds of cases

LA Times  

The caption read “hanging with the homies.” The picture above it showed several Black men who had been lynched. The officers’ comments spared no color or creed: They joked about “gassing” Jewish people, assaulting members of the LGBTQ community, using violence against suspects and lying during an investigation into a police shooting, according to district attorney’s office records reviewed by …

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Gascón promised to review controversial police killings. After 6 months, is he too late for some?
3 years, 6 months ago

Gascón promised to review controversial police killings. After 6 months, is he too late for some?

LA Times  

George Gascón announces his candidacy in 2019 across the street from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles. But nearly six months into Gascón’s tenure as Los Angeles County district attorney, Middleton has yet to sign his employment contract, and the delay could severely hinder Gascón’s ability to bring charges against officers in any of the cases he …

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Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case
3 years, 7 months ago

Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case

LA Times  

A memorial for Anthony Avalos at the home of his David and Maria Barron in California City, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2019. Prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty for the mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend, who are accused of torturing the 10-year-old Lancaster boy for days before his death in 2018, Los Angeles County Dist. California …

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Los Angeles DA faces resistance for criminal justice reforms
3 years, 8 months ago

Los Angeles DA faces resistance for criminal justice reforms

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Minutes after George Gascón was sworn in as Los Angeles County district attorney, he fulfilled a promise to institute sweeping criminal justice reform, sending a lengthy memo ordering prosecutors to stop seeking longer prison sentences, among other changes. But that’s where we are because he is being really steadfast in his commitment to those reforms that we …

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Lancaster father charged with decapitating two of his children will have mental competency hearing
4 years ago

Lancaster father charged with decapitating two of his children will have mental competency hearing

LA Times  

A Lancaster father accused of decapitating two of his children and showing their two siblings the dead bodies must have a mental competency hearing before the case can move forward, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has decided. Inside the home, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives had found his decapitated son and daughter, 12-year-old Maurice Jr. and 13-year-old Maliaka, …

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LAPD officers who opened fire outside Trader Joe’s won’t be charged in manager’s death
4 years ago

LAPD officers who opened fire outside Trader Joe’s won’t be charged in manager’s death

LA Times  

Melyda Corado was killed by the LAPD two years ago when police shot at a man who was running into Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake after a car chase that would turn into a hostage situation. The Los Angeles police officers involved in the accidental killing of a Trader Joe’s manager when they opened fire on a man who was …

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