Marla Raejean Ison, 57
Marla Raejean Ison, a 57-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being strangled in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Bradley Hayes, 34
Alice Marie Medina-Kaplan, 46
Alice Medina-Kaplan, a 46-year-old white woman, was found dead Sunday, Sept. 21, in the 200 block of Mauna Loa Drive in Monrovia, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Sheriff’s Department deputies received a call Sunday expressing concern for Joel Velazquez, 49, and his girlfriend, Medina-Kaplan, according to a news release from the department.
Monrovia Police were also called and went to Medina-Kaplan's parents' home, where they found her body in a Lexus SUV parked in the backyard. Velazquez was also in the backyard.
Velazquez, who is Latino, was detained and later booked on suspicion of murder, according to the Sheriff’s Department. He was charged with murder Sept. 23 and is being held on $1-million bail, according to the Los Angeles County 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 …
Catherine R. Fett, 36
Earnest Dewitt Brannon, 67
Earnest Dewitt Brannon, a 67-year-old white man, was found dead Sunday, March 9, after he was strangled and stabbed in the 1100 block of West 98th Street in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Deputies responded to a call about a dead body about 10:40 p.m. in a home in the area, said Lt. John Corina with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Rooms in the home are rented out to people with mental health issues, Corina said.
Investigators said Brannon got into a fight with his roommate in the home and was strangled and stabbed. The home had been ransacked, and there were signs of a struggle.
Brannon was pronounced dead at 10:43 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman with the coroner's office. Toriano Benford, a 43-year-old black man, was arrested on suspicion of murder the next day, according to Sheriff's Department online records.
The L.A. County …
