Hermosa Beach man looking for mom leads to discovery that his sister BBQ'd her
This one comes to us from the Record Searchlight in Redding. The whistle was blown on this by Hermosa Beach resident who wanted police to help check on his mother's welfare. (Click the headline to link to the full story).
Mother, son in Corning arrested in bizarre case
Two suspected of burning their relative's remains in barbecue, stealing checks
Mother, son in Corning
CORNING -- The daughter and grandson of an 84-year-old Tehama County woman who apparently died in December have been arrested on suspicion of cashing her retirement and Social Security checks after they allegedly cremated her body on a makeshift barbecue behind their Edith Avenue home.
"You could make a movie out of this," Capt. Paul Hosler of the Tehama County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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