Cases · Near Los Angeles
True crime cases near Los Angeles
37 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Los Angeles, spanning the 1870s to the 2020s — 5 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is The killing of Elizabeth Short.
Cases near Los Angeles
- Murder of Marion Parker1920sLos Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder trial of O. J. Simpson1990s875 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Los Angeles Times bombing1910sLos Angeles Times Building, First Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 18711870sCalle de los Negros (former Old Chinatown), Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy1960sAmbassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murders of Ming Qu and Ying Wu2010sNear 2700 block of Raymond Avenue, Adams-Normandie neighborhood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Stephanie Kuhen1990sIsabel Street, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Marvin Gaye1980sWestern Heights, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Ezell Ford2010sFlorence, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Killing of Eula Love1970sSouth Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Lana Clarkson2000sAlhambra, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Death of José Gallardo Díaz (Sleepy Lagoon murder)1940sSleepy Lagoon reservoir, near Maywood/Commerce/Bell, CaliforniaOVERTURNED
- The killing of Elizabeth Short1940sLeimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USAUNSOLVED
- Killing of Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.)1990sWilshire Boulevard and South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- 2023 Monterey Park shooting2020sStar Ballroom Dance Studio, Monterey Park, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Amie Harwick2010sHollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Dominique Dunne1980sRangely Avenue, West Hollywood, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez2020sHollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaONGOING
- Wonderland murders1980s8763 Wonderland Avenue, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CAUNSOLVED
- Death of Michael Jackson2000sHolmby Hills, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Killing of Johnny Stompanato1950s730 North Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Yetunde Price2000sCompton, California, United StatesSOLVED
- 2016 UCLA Shooting2010sEngineering IV Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Southern California murders of 19791970sRedondo Beach, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Sherri Rasmussen1980sVan Nuys, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murder of Stuart Tay1990sBuena Park, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2011 Seal Beach shooting2000sSalon Meritage, 500 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2021 Orange, California office shootingYear on file202 W. Lincoln Avenue, Orange, CaliforniaONGOING
- Saugus High School shooting2010sSaugus High School, Santa Clarita, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Newhall incident1970sValencia, California (Newhall area), near the site of the shootout on Interstate 5SOLVED
- Killing of Paul Kessler2020sStreet intersection, Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa2010sCastaic Lake, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaUNSOLVED
- Wineville Chicken Coop Murders1920sWineville (now Mira Loma), Riverside County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2022 Laguna Woods shooting2020sGeneva Presbyterian Church, Laguna Woods, CaliforniaONGOING
- Murder of Blaze Bernstein2010sPark in Lake Forest, Orange County, CaliforniaSOLVED
- 2023 Trabuco Canyon shooting2010sCook's Corner bar, Trabuco Canyon, CaliforniaSOLVED
- Murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks2000sOff Santa Catalina Island, California, United StatesSOLVED
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