Murder trial under way in cold case

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FreddyNajarroColorFace.jpgRANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Jury selection began today in a man's murder trial in West Valley Superior Court for allegedly stabbing a Riverside man to death 18 years ago.

Freddy Najarro, 36, is accused of killing 19-year-old Dennis Smalling on May 15, 1992 at a warehouse party in Rancho Cucamonga.

Smalling's death remained unsolved until last year, after San Bernardino County Sheriff's detectives distributed playing cards in local jails with information about cold cases.

Najarro allegedly stabbed Smalling because he was unhappy with the way Smalling eyed his girlfriend at the party, according to authorities.

Najarro's attorney argued at his preliminary hearing at Smalling was the aggressor in the incident.


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Weak said:

Sonoma county is down 7% over last year, with now 10 cecuonstive months of media home price declines. This has not been seen since 1992-1993.Sales volume is down for the 19th cecuonstive month. It appears we'll doing a crash "revert to the median" thing here. I'm still in the black over a purchase price of four years ago ... so far.

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