2 BURNED BODIES FOUND IN NEWBURY PARK HOME.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer NEWBURY PARK - Authorities were working to identify two people found dead Wednesday in a burning house that, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. neighbors and court records, was the home of a woman who voiced fears about her safety after her husband was convicted of spousal abuse earlier this month. Law enforcement officials said the badly burned bodies - described only as an adult male and an adult female - would be officially identified perhaps as soon as today by coroner's investigators using dental records Dental Records is a small, independent metal record label, based in Ipswich, UK. Artists
Neighbors said the house on Elkwood Avenue was the home of Lenore Edson, 38, who had separated from her husband Lee Edson, 39. ``She told me she feared for her life,'' said next-door neighbor Kim Fry, adding that she last spoke to Lenore Edson on Friday. ``I just know she's had problems with him for a while so (I assumed) she would take care of the problem. I'm beside myself. What do you say? You never would think it's your next-door neighbor.'' Stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. neighbors said the couple, who had separated about three or four months ago, were alternately caring for their three children and living in the house owned by Lenore's parents, William and Judy Murphy of Newbury Park. Russell Williams, another neighbor, said the Lenore Edson's car was parked in the driveway of the burned home and her husband's was parked a short distance away. ``Everybody pretty much has the same speculation'' about the identity of the victims, Williams said. ``Her car was in the driveway, and she never went anywhere without her car. His car was a couple blocks away.'' The blaze, reported at 8:37 a.m., is being investigated as a possible arson, said Ventura County sheriff's spokesman Steve Bourke. Lee Edson pleaded guilty to a spousal abuse charge Nov. 3, following his arrest Aug. 12, records show. He was sentenced to three years of formal probation Nov. 14 and was scheduled for a probation review hearing Dec. 14, records show. Deputy District Attorney Gilbert Romero, who prosecuted the case, was unaware of the fire but said that punishing spousal abusers does not always solve the problem. ``You can only do so much,'' he said. ``(Probation officers probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. ) can't watch them 24 hours a day. And you never know what a person is going to do on probation. We do our best to try and talk to these people and get a feel for what type of person we're dealing with. But some things are unpredictable.'' Romero said he did not know if Lenore Edson had a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. against her husband. The Edsons had taken their children to school - Lee Edson drove his two teen-age sons while his wife took her preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. daughter - before the fire erupted in the single-family, stucco stucco (stŭk`ō), in architecture, a term loosely applied to various kinds of plasterwork, both exterior and interior. It now commonly refers to a plaster or cement used for the external coating of buildings, most frequently employed in wood frame ranch house. The children are now staying with relatives, said Eric Nishimoto, a sheriff's spokesman. ``They have got a lot to go through,'' said Jo Burkholder, who has lived on nearby Oakmound Avenue for 26 years. ``I'm sure they are traumatized beyond belief.'' By the time the first of three county fire engines and a ladder truck arrived at the house, a thick stream of smoke was emerging from the garage, said Joe Luna, a county Fire Department spokesman. As many as 20 firefighters extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. the blaze in 28 minutes, gaining access into the house by sawing a large opening from the wooden garage door. Sheriff's and fire officials obtained a search warrant before beginning their investigation to determine the official cause of death. Neighbors said Lee worked for the Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. cell phone company while Lenore made deliveries for Conejo Courier & Cartage cart·age n. 1. The act or process of carting. 2. The cost of carting. cartage a fee charged for carting of goods. See also: Dues and Payment Noun 1. . CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Firefighters and sheriff's deputies investigate the Newbury Park scene of a house fire in which a man and woman were found dead Wednesday morning. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Map: Two die in house Daily News |
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