An updated complaint was filed against Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide detective Dan McElderry after it was revealed in recent court findings that McElderry lied in a case leading to the false conviction of Miguel Solorio who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Photo byThe National Registry of Exonerations The defense and the prosecution’s failure…
Honoring the 14th Anniversary of Mitrice Richardson’s Disappearance by Donating to Mitrice’s Closet
On September 17th, 2023, many will be honoring the 14th anniversary of the disappearance of Mitrice Richardson who was released from the Lost Hills Station shortly after midnight, with no car, no cell phone and no means to get her to safety. Ten months later, her mummified remains were discovered approximately six miles from the…
The Mitrice Richardson Investigation: A New Podcast Releases Featuring New Details in the 14-year Unsolved Case
Fourteen years ago, Mitrice Richardson took the journey to Malibu, in the midst of what we now know to be a serious mental health episode, which wrongfully landed her behind bars and ultimately cost her her life. Was it murder? Dr. Ronda Hampton and I think so. Hampton, a clinical psychologist and mentor to Richardson,…
Recent Skeletal Remains Found in Malibu Canyon A Stark Reminder of the Confirmation of Mitrice Richardson’s Mummified Remains Found in Dark Canyon Thirteen Years Ago
Today marks 13 years since the LA County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the identification of Mitrice Richardson’s partially mummified remains, found just three days before on August 9th, 2010, in a remote area in Malibu Canyon known to locals as “Dark Canyon”. At the time of the discovery, Park Rangers were surveying an area previously…
Malibu Cold Case from 1996 Solved with DNA Evidence, at Least Three Murdered and Missing Cases Continue to Go Unsolved
For over two decades, the family of Gladys Arellano hoped for justice in the 17 year-old’s murder which took place on Super Bowl Sunday in 1996. Arellano’s body was found two days later in Topanga Canyon, 30 feet off a main road in a ravine. Authorities said she was partially clothed and appeared to be…
City Manager’s Salary Raise to be Reviewed for Bump in Pay – Meanwhile Planning Commissioners Continue to Serve with No Financial Assistance While the City’s Coffers Overflow
On Monday July 10th, Malibu City Council is set to review two important items that needs the community’s attention and participation. Poison Free Malibu, who has championed the fight to ban pesticides in Malibu since 2012, are appealing to residents to pressure council to push through policy to ban harmful pesticides in Malibu, which has…
Could Key Witnesses Missing from Malibu Creek State Park Shootings Trial be the Smoking Gun Leading to Mistrial or Acquittal?
After almost five years behind bars and multiple circus-like appearances before a judge, Anthony Rauda, accused of the murder of Tristan Beaudette and seven other shootings in the Malibu Creek State Park area between 2016-2018, was finally afforded his right to a trial. My sources at the DA’s office were shocked at the speediness of…
Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict in Malibu Creek State Park Shootings Case
In a trial that took more than four years to be finally be heard in front of a judge and tried for only two and a half weeks (our sources at the DA’s office say the trial was expected last more than two months), a jury in the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings case found…
Mitrice Richardson’s Legacy Lives on in New Children’s Book Series “The Skool Kids”
More than 13 years ago, Mitrice Richardson disappeared into the Malibu Hills never to be seen alive again. The high-profile case has continued to gain media attention consistently throughout the years and will continue the trend with the new children’s book series “The Skool Kids” inspired by Dr Ronda Hampton’s journey as an advocate for justice in…
Parole Hearing Set for Man Who Murdered 13 Year Old Emily Shane on PCH
On April 3rd, 2010, the Malibu community was devastated by the tragic death of 13 year old Emily Rose Shane who was struck and killed walking home along the right shoulder of PCH near Heathercliff Drive. Sina Khankhanian, 26, was driving a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer erratically for several miles on PCH prompting numerous 911 calls…