Read more about the article Castaic woman pleads no contest to murdering her father
Dan Watson A Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy cruiser sits in front of a house in Castaic where a dead body was found in 2014. 090514

Castaic woman pleads no contest to murdering her father

  Denise Gillis, the Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father more than three years ago, pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of second degree murder. “Denise Gillis…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Investigators release murder victim’s identity, mum on motive
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

UPDATE: Investigators release murder victim’s identity, mum on motive

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner officially on Tuesday identified the young man found strangled to death in a home near Valencia Glen Park Sunday afternoon…

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Read more about the article Murder trial to begin 3 years after the slaying
Dan Watson A Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy cruiser sits in front of a house in Castaic where a dead body was found on Friday. 090514

Murder trial to begin 3 years after the slaying

It’s been more than three years since deputies found the body of 87-year-old stabbing victim James Gillis inside a Castaic home and the woman accused of killing him has yet…

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Read more about the article Pair charged in Solis murder plead not guilty
A sheriff’s deputy interviews a man in the back seat of a radio car near the scene of the fatal shooting in Canyon Country on July 11, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Pair charged in Solis murder plead not guilty

  A man and a woman accused of killing 25-year-old Ivan Solis in a gang-related shooting in July pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday when they were formally charged with…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Newhall woman arrested for murder in July shooting
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.

UPDATE: Newhall woman arrested for murder in July shooting

  Homicide detectives arrested a Newhall woman Thursday on suspicion of murder in last month’s shooting death of Ivan Solis. Shortly before 11:45 a.m. Thursday, detectives with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Jurors hear of violence, alcohol and threats prior to newlywed death
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu

Jurors hear of violence, alcohol and threats prior to newlywed death

The hours preceding the death of 25-year-old Courtney Arvizu were marked with violence, anger, alcohol and threats, according to witnesses testifying Friday at the murder trial of her husband. Robert…

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