Questions linger in pending murder trial
Homicide detective Ralph Hernandez at a news conference for William Cierzan held in Monterey Park, about a week after Cierzan was reported missing. Jim Holt/The Signal

Questions linger in pending murder trial

Due to COVID-19 delays and the sensitive nature of the investigation, it’ll probably be some time next year before the public hears what detectives have figured out regarding the disappearance…

Cause of 15-year-old’s death unknown
Los Angeles County Sheriff's homicide detectives stand outside the scene on the 28600 block of Pietro Drive in North Valencia. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Cause of 15-year-old’s death unknown

Homicide detectives investigating the death of 15-year-old Christian Nsubuga, a junior at Saugus High School, won’t know what they’re dealing with until they obtain autopsy results. “We’re conducting a death…

Homicide investigating body found in Canyon Country
Sheriff's patrol car parked just outside the riverbed of Canyon Country where a body was found/Austin Dave The Signal

Homicide investigating body found in Canyon Country

https://www.facebook.com/signalscv/videos/1879219182137068/ 2:05 p.m. update: Officials with the Los Angeles county Coroner’s office has been called out to the scene at 1:21 p.m., according to Rudy Molano with the Coroner’s office.…

Man charged in strangling death has preliminary hearing date postponed
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies canvass the area surrounding a murder scene in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Man charged in strangling death has preliminary hearing date postponed

The man accused of killing Brayan Rodriguez appeared in court Thursday to set a date for his preliminary hearing but was ordered, instead, to come back next month. Christian Alexander…

UPDATE: Homicide detectives probe apparent suicide in Newhall
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies defend the perimeter of an area where a body was discovered in Newhall Monday, March 12, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Homicide detectives probe apparent suicide in Newhall

Homicide detectives are investigating an apparent suicide after finding a body and a gun on The Old Road near Calgrove Boulevard and the Church of the Nazarene, in a parking…

Gang challenge in Santa Clarita turns deadly
A sheriff's deputy examines the contents of a backpack on the trunk of a radio car near the scene of a fatal shooting in Canyon Country on July 11, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Gang challenge in Santa Clarita turns deadly

Editor's note: The following story is the fifth installment of a seven-part series looking at six murders in 2017. A gang challenge was thrown down, shots were fired and, at…

Santa Clarita’s homicides in 2017, a review
Officials investigate the scene of a fatal stabbing in the Vista Del Canon neighborhood in Santa Clarita. Austin Dave/The Signal

Santa Clarita’s homicides in 2017, a review

Ed. Note: This is the first in an occasional series looking at the six homicides that were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in 2017. As homicide detectives continue to…

UPDATE: Homicide detectives arrest one in strangulation death
Crime scene tape marks the perimeter of a murder investigation in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Homicide detectives arrest one in strangulation death

Homicide detectives investigating the strangulation death of a man whose body was found in a home near Valencia Glen Park Sunday afternoon arrested a 21-year-old man early Monday. Christian Ortiz…

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