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Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
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Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
Ramon Escobar, 50, pleaded guilty to killing five men as they slept on streets or the beach. He also admitted to killing his aunt and uncle in Texas.
Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
Ramon Escobar, 50, pleaded guilty to killing five men as they slept on streets or the beach. He also admitted to killing his aunt and uncle in Texas.
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CALIFORNIA
Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
BY ROBERT JABLON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAY 6, 2022 9:19 PM PT
A man who pleaded guilty to a series of Southern California attacks that left five men dead and seven others injured was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Ramon Escobar, 50, received multiple life sentences after entering guilty pleas to murder with special circumstances and attempted murder. In a videoconference hearing, he also pleaded guilty to the 2018 killings of his aunt and uncle in Houston. He received additional life sentences for those slayings but will serve them consecutively in California.
Prosecutors said Escobar fled Texas after killing his relatives and was homeless when he began attacking people in Los Angeles and Santa Monica over the course of about two weeks in September 2018.
Prosecutors said Escobar bludgeoned victims with bolt cutters or a baseball bat as they lay sleeping on streets or the beach. All but one were homeless.
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Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison
BY ROBERT JABLON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAY 6, 2022 9:19 PM PT
A man who pleaded guilty to a series of Southern California attacks that left five men dead and seven others injured was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Ramon Escobar, 50, received multiple life sentences after entering guilty pleas to murder with special circumstances and attempted murder. In a videoconference hearing, he also pleaded guilty to the 2018 killings of his aunt and uncle in Houston. He received additional life sentences for those slayings but will serve them consecutively in California.
Prosecutors said Escobar fled Texas after killing his relatives and was homeless when he began attacking people in Los Angeles and Santa Monica over the course of about two weeks in September 2018.
Prosecutors said Escobar bludgeoned victims with bolt cutters or a baseball bat as they lay sleeping on streets or the beach. All but one were homeless.
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