Daughter found guilty of murdering father
A 62-year-old white woman was found guilty Nov. 21 of second-degree murder in a 2008 killing in Bellflower, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
The jury deliberated for three days before convicting Linda Sue Copeland of killing her 90-year-old father, Ralph Stofleth, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Tina Hooks.
Stofleth was found dead May 19, 2008, in the backyard of a home in the 9800 block of Potter Street in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Coroner's officials believe he had been killed sometime between Feb. 1 and Feb. 8.
His body was discovered partly buried near a shed in the backyard of the home he shared with his daughter, said Hooks.
Copeland, who faces up to 15 years in prison, is expected back in court on Jan. 9 for sentencing.
-- Maloy Moore
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