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Kelly Soo Park is accused of beating and strangling 21-year-old Juliana Redding in her Santa Monica apartment in March 2008.(courtesy Santa Monica PD)

No Verdict Yet In Trial Of Woman Accused Of Murdering Aspiring Model

Jurors in the trial of a woman accused of killing an aspiring model more than five years ago will return to deliberation Tuesday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/06/03

Woman Accused Of Murdering Aspiring Model Awaits Her Fate

The jury will start deliberations Thursday in the case against Kelly Soo Park, accused in the 2008 murder of then 21-year-old aspiring actress and model Juliana Redding.

2013/05/22

Trial Gets Underway In 2008 Murder Of Aspiring Model/Actress

Kelly Soo Park is accused of beating and strangling 21-year-old Juliana Redding in her Santa Monica apartment in March 2008.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/15

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (credit: CBS)

Rockefeller Imposter Found Guilty In Murder Of San Marino Man

Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, a man who claimed to be a member of the famous Rockefeller family, was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the death of a San Marino man 28 years ago.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/10

In this booking photo released by the Boston Police August 5, 2008, Clark Rockefeller is seen. Rockefeller was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter Reigh Storrow Boss. He was captured in Maryland Baltimore, Maryland and was arraigned in Boston for to felony parental kidnapping, assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. (Photo by Boston Police via Getty Images)

Murder Case Against Rockefeller Imposter Goes To Jury

A murder case against a notorious Rockefeller impostor was turned over to a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday after the prosecutor implored the panel to find the defendant guilty of the cold-case crime.

2013/04/09

Closing Arguments Delivered In Murder Trial Of Rockefeller Imposter

A notorious Rockefeller impostor was depicted Monday by a prosecutor as a master manipulator who “always had a lie in his back pocket to explain things,” but slipped up and left clues that he was a killer.

2013/04/08

Mistrial Declared In Case Of South LA Boy Murdered On Halloween 2010

A mistrial has been declared in the murder case against a man accused of shooting a 5-year-old boy wearing a Spider-man costume on Halloween 2010.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/29

Neo-Nazi leader Jeff Hall (credit: Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism)

Defense Rests In Trial Of Neo-Nazi Father’s Murder

Defense attorneys for a boy charged with killing his neo-Nazi father when he was 10 years old has rested its case without calling the boy to testify.

2013/01/08

Shocking Video May Determine Fate Of 12-Year-Old Accused Of Murdering Neo-Nazi Dad

The dispatcher couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “Oh God!”

2012/10/31

Pedro Espinoza. (credit: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

Prosecutor: Jamiel Shaw’s Spider-Man Backpack Led To His Killing

Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of an illegal immigrant and gang member charged with Los Angeles High School football star Jamiel Shaw.

2012/04/30

(L-R) Jay French was shot and killed in 1984. (credit: CBS)

Convicted Murderer Who Maintained His Innocence Released After 27 Years

A convicted murderer, who has maintained his innocence for the past 27 years, was freed from prison Saturday morning after a judge ruled that his right to a fair trial had been violated.

2012/04/21

Veteran LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus (Getty Images)

Opening Statements To Begin Monday In Stephanie Lazarus Trial

Opening statements begin Monday in the murder trial of a former LLos Angeles Police detective who is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend’s wife.

2012/02/04

Former Reality TV Contestant Acquitted In Death Of His Porn Star Girlfriend

A onetime contestant on the 2000 Fox TV show “The Sexiest Bachelor In America” was acquitted Friday in the September 2009 death of his31-year-old actress girlfriend in her Monrovia apartment.

2011/12/09

After her older sister was murdered, Tanya Brown's life derailed. She talked with Suzie Suh about finding the road back. (credit: CBS)

Nicole Brown Simpson’s Younger Sister Talks About How The Murder Led Her To A Psych Ward

It was a crime and verdict that stunned a nation, but the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson — O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife — literally destroyed her younger sister, Tanya.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/11/03