Armie “Troy” Isom, an 89-year-old white man, was found dead Friday, Dec. 26, in the 300 block of Roughrider Road in Claremont, according to authorities.

A groundskeeper on Isom’s 80-acre hilltop estate found the man and his wife, Shirley Isom, 74, slain inside the home and called authorities about 1:20 p.m.

Lt. Dave Coleman described the attack on Shirley Isom as extremely bloody. She suffered both stab wounds and blunt force trauma and died at the scene.

Armie Isom, who was also beaten and stabbed, was taken to a hospital, where he died later that day. The attack occurred both inside and outside the house, though its chronology remains unclear, Coleman said.

“We have blood evidence, DNA evidence that we have to identify, locate and collect both inside, outside and then all the way down the drive,” he said.

Several firearms were found in the house, but it did not …

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Matthew Charles Held, a 47-year-old white male, died Monday, Dec. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Erick Dean Edwards, a 9-year-old white male, died Monday, Dec. 8, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Ridge Route, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Alona Marie Edwards, a 5-year-old white female, died Monday, Dec. 8, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Ridge Route, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Marina G. Nerio Hernandez, a 39-year-old white female, died Sunday, Dec. 7, after sustaining blunt force trauma in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Anthony Lee Wilson, a 2-year-old white child, died Sunday, Oct. 5, after he was beaten in the 37900 block of 26th Street East in Palmdale, according to L.A. County coroner and district attorney records.

Anthony lived with his mother, Rosie Lee Wilson, and her boyfriend in Palmdale and was taken to a hospital Aug. 21. According to prosecutors, Anthony suffered “great bodily injury” from June to August. The child remained in critical condition until he died Oct. 5.

Rosie Lee Wilson, a 21-year-old black woman, and Brandon Jerel Williams, a 25-year-old black man, were each charged with murder and assault on a child causing death and torture, according to the district attorney’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Peter John Martinez, a 41-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, after sustaining blunt force trauma near the 2500 block of Rimpau Avenue in West Adams, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jesse Anthony Calderon, a 56-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 29340 The Old Road in Castaic Canyons, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Eddie Ray Smith Jr., a 43-year-old black man, was found dead Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex in the 5000 block of Rodeo Road in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

People in the area flagged down authorities to report seeing an unresponsive man, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido.

Police also received a call of an assault in the area, but initially there were no witnesses.

Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:45 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Throughout the investigation, detectives determined that two people had attempted to rob Smith and had beaten him, causing his death.

Tyshaun Vasquez, a 19-year-old black man, and Jordan English, 16, were each charged Jan. 5 with one count of capital murder with the special circumstance of a murder committed during an attempted robbery.

The two are also …

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Gerald Glenn Thompson, a 67-year-old white male, died Saturday, Nov. 29, after sustaining blunt force trauma.

Francis Larry Falaxco, a 61-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, after sustaining blunt force trauma.

Oscar Laurencio Perez, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 23, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Joseph Marcello Rafael, a 31-year-old Asian male, died Monday, Oct. 27, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Gavin Smith, a 57-year-old white man, was killed by blunt force to his face and skull on May 2, 2012, according to Los Angeles County investigators. 

Smith, a former UCLA basketball player and 20th Century Fox executive, went missing May 1, 2012. Hikers found his remains on Oct. 26, 2014, in a shallow grave about three-quarters of a mile south of Mount Emma Road and 47th Street East in Palmdale. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office formally pronounced Smith dead on that date. 

John Lenzie Creech, 32, of Chatsworth, was indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges with the special circumstance of lying in wait. Creech was the estranged husband of Chandrika Cade, who had been involved in an affair with Smith. 

Transcripts of the April 22 grand jury testimony were made public May 11. 

Cade testified that she met Smith about 11 p.m. on May 1, 2012, …

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Anderson Bernard Norsworthy, a 62-year-old black male, died Saturday, Oct. 25, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.