A woman who was arrested and released in 2018 for the murder of a 66 year-old nurse, was arrested again today for that same murder. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators told Malibu Daily News that after a five-year long investigation, they have gathered the necessary probable cause to issue a warrant for Cherie Townsend’s…
Calabasas Area Continues Disturbing Trend that Hit Malibu – Homes Being Burglarized A Second Time
Last week, bestselling crime author and Calabasas resident Lee Goldberg, shared footage media outlets of intruders on his property in what looked like an attempt at a home invasion until the suspects saw Goldberg on the phone – that phone call turned out to be law enforcement. Goldberg’s neighbor had just been burglarized before Thursday’s…
Pepperdine Law Employee Caught In Underage Predator Sting Operation
CC UNIT, a child activist organization that catches online predators preying on minors, caught Scott Woeckel, a Senior Analyst-Instructional Systems at Pepperdine School of Law, who was attempting to meet up with what he thought was a 13 year old girl, for sex. CC Unit lured Woeckel into meeting in person after communicating on an…
Burglary on Point Dume Strips Home of Everything of Value – Including CARS – Power Cut and Security Cameras Disabled
A disturbing burglary trend in Malibu continues as another home on the Point is hit this week stripping the home of everything of value – including their cars. An email alerting neighbors was sent out by a local resident: “Just wanted to give a heads up that our friends, house got robbed … at around…
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…
Rapper Retaliation, Murder, Drugs and More Shootings Connected to Body Found in Barrel at the Malibu Lagoon
Last week, the body of aspiring rapper Javonnta Murphy was discovered by lifeguards at the Malibu Lagoon sending the community into a panic. This wasn’t the first time a body was found at the Malibu Lagoon bringing the last incident to mind for local when model Beldina Nyadwe’s nude body was discovered just after noon on…
Sources Say Rapper Found Deceased in Barrel at Lagoon “100% Killed in Malibu”
On Monday the Malibu community was shocked when a barrel floating in the Malibu Lagoon contained the naked body of a dead man. The barrel was first discovered on Sunday night by a maintenance worker and dragged to shore by a lifeguard the next morning at approximately 10:10 A.M. Sources close to the case say…
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…
“Unhoused” Man Threatening Malibu Community Members for the Last Two Weeks Finally Apprehended – Then Released 24 Hours Later
UPDATE 7/20/23 8:57 a.m.: The Lost Hills Station notified local security at businesses that were harassed by Conor Pilch that he was released from custody as of Wednesday July 19th. The community should be on alert. UPDATE 7/18/23 8:57 a.m.: The suspect arrested yesterday is identified as Conor Arthur Pilch who was arrested on May…
Malibu Country Estates: Two Burglaries in Broad Daylight – One Home Hit A Second Time in the Last Year
Two homes on the 380o block of Malibu Country Dr. were burglarized on July 10th, between the hours of 3-4 p.m. according to one of the residents involved in the incident who contacted Malibu Daily News. Last year, two burglaries took place on June 22nd and another on July 2nd. The suspects took jewelry, cash…