Edgar Neal Everett, 34

July 25, 2014

Edgar Neal Everett, a 34-year-old white man, was fatally stabbed Friday, July 25, in the 600 block of North Avalon Boulevard in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 5:45 p.m., Everett was near North Avalon Boulevard and East F Street when he got into an argument with five people, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

During the argument, one of the people pulled out a sharp object and stabbed Everett multiple times.

Everett was pronounced dead in a parking lot at 6:25 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Fernando Cota, a 61-year-old Latino, was arrested in connection with the incident July 29, according to online Sheriff's Department records. Cota has been charged with one count of murder with a special allegation that he used a knife to kill Everett, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Cota is due in court for an arraignment Aug. 14.

Anyone with information is asked to call Harbor Division Homicide detectives at (310) 726-7882. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Mayilyn,
You don't know if what was told to you was the truth...you don't know if your fiance and Edgar conspired to tell you and others a story. But what I want to know it what gives you the right to ask for anything? You do not deserve an answer. You are nothing in this story. As a matter of fact if Edgar's story were to be told you would end up on cutting room floor. So why not take your fiance that has a what 2nd grade education and turn around and teach him the truth from a lie. Because of those kids started jumping trains across the nation and you know as well as I do that they never went to school. So take the time to teach you man how to read and write before you demand documents and proof when you don't deserve them.

— Wilma Sept. 13, 2014 at 2:31 p.m.

Obviously, anyone,who has been abused by family members, especially his own parents, any relative would fabricate a story to cover up! It was not my Fiance that told me this, but also Edgar himself!
.I had the opportunity to meet with Edgar myself, he (Edgar) also told me his parents were killed in an automobile accident! And did mention he lived with an aunt.

EDGAR, was known as Tennessee, Tennessee, said; by the time he was 9 years old he had reached a height of an adult!.
Maybe, his last school records, and last physicians report could verify his disappearance! I myself, would like to see his school records!

My Fiance, is not lying, because, one of our well known Minister's whom preached in skid-row, and who also Ministered in Wilmington, CA's, Missions, knew Brandon from when he was a kid!

Not only was this Minister, a Minister, he is an ex-actor, and both myself, and my fiance are in contact with him!

I witnessed many people whom were also homeless, say that these two friends have grown up, and say to Tennessee, how his height hasn't changed!

I believe their are cover ups, for you not reporting a missing file, since he was in your care!

sincerely,

Marilyn

— Marilyn Sept. 11, 2014 at 4:52 p.m.

The original posting by LAPD said 5 people were involved. They have the whole thing on a security tape. They often provide misinformation in searching for leads on a case. When they published the report they did not have the tape. Edgar was on the way to the mission in Wilmington and was killed by the same guy that stabbed him with an ice pick 10 months earlier.
Edgar was the type of person that would help anyone that needed help. He would also stick up for the homeless women in town and that made Fernando mad because he had a regular habit of beating on the homeless women here in town. This happened several times and Tennessee was the only one that was there to stick up for the girls.
He was a good man and will be missed by all.
Marilyn know what you are talking about before you post lies. You know not of which you are speaking of.

— Mark Aug. 13, 2014 at 1:05 p.m.

Edgar will be missed very dearly.

He was a boy who came to Wilmington, Ca, to settle in and make it his home.

Edgar's parents were killed in an automobile accident when Edgar was no more than 8 or 9 years old when he left Tennessee in route to California.

Leaving Edgar in the care of his aunt after his parents death
Edgar and a group of about four young boys of the same age decided to leave home and train hop trains traveling their way to California.

Wilmington, Ca, had been Edgar's choice to live, being that it reminded him so much of Tennessee, the very place he had lived previously.

Edgar remained homeless on the streets of Wilmington, Ca, for at least 15 years!

He was loved by all his friends, and will be missed.

My Fiancee was one of the young boys who left home together, and from what my Fiancee mentioned was that four young boys ran away from home because they had been badly abused at home. Now my Fiancee has told me that he now is the only one left, that all the boys who left together, then split up, and now my Fiancee is the only one still living.

All but him has passed away from being murdered or being found dead!

Wilmington, Ca, has become a stomping ground for serial killers!

We are finding more and more homeless people are dying on the streets of Wilmington, and LAPD, is so afraid to respond to 911 calls!

Wilmington, definitely needs the FBI in this City or Sheriff, because LAPD are failing to treat the Citizens in Wilmington with respect, and stop harassing homeless people when they are the ones being murdered.

Wilmington, Ca, needs to clean up the city and its game members!

Edgar, we miss you and will see you in heaven...

— Marilyn Aug. 7, 2014 at 10:12 p.m.

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