ANGRY DAD STABS MAN, POLICE SAY LOVE OF TEEN LEADS TO DEATH.Byline: Josh Kleinbaum Staff Writer An enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. Van Nuys father fatally stabbed his daughter's 27-year-old boyfriend after the man professed pro·fess v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es v.tr. 1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major his love and said he wanted to take the 14-year-old girl to Mexico, police said Wednesday. Efrain Ramos, 38, and two others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder after a weeklong investigation into the slaying of Anselmo Sanchez-Reyes. ``It's a very interesting case,'' LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. homicide detective Mike Coffey said. ``It started with a body that we didn't even know who the person was. As soon as we found out his identity, it quickly mushroomed into quite a complex case.'' The victim's body didn't have any identification when it was found Feb. 12 on a North Hollywood street. Police got a break Feb. 15 when a Van Nuys resident reported that his brother had been missing for several days, and police were able to identify him as Sanchez-Reyes. The victim's brother told police Sanchez-Reyes often drank with two friends in his apartment building, but those people denied even knowing him. ``We knew they weren't being truthful with us,'' Coffey said. ``They agreed to come to the station with us. En route and at the station, they decided to tell the truth.'' One of the friends, Maria Ramos, told police Sanchez-Reyes was dating her 14-year-old niece, and that neither she nor her brother, Efrain Ramos, were happy with the situation. Efrain Ramos has a criminal record, including an outstanding felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. warrant for being a parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer at large. Police arrested him Feb. 16 on the outstanding warrant and interviewed family members and others living in the apartment. Several people told police the same story: On Feb. 12, Sanchez-Reyes came over to the Ramos' apartment and professed his love for Ramos' daughter, saying he wanted to take the girl to Mexico. He and Efrain Ramos fought, and Sanchez-Reyes was stabbed multiple times. ``Efrain's sister, Maria, and a friend, Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. , helped take the body from the house to a vehicle,'' Coffey said. ``The people inside the house never saw Anselmo again.'' Sanchez-Reyes' blood-spattered pickup truck was found abandoned Friday in Stockton, along with a knife, Coffey said. They are being transported back to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , where forensics See computer forensics. experts will analyze them. Efrain Ramos, Maria Ramos, 29, and Dolores Gomez, 27, were arrested on suspicion of murder. Efrain Ramos is being held without bail, while the two others are being held on $1 million bail each. ``As a homicide detective, one of the main things you want to do is identify the victims and try to backtrack their steps and see where they are,'' Coffey said. ``That's exactly what happened in this case.'' Josh Kleinbaum, (818) 713-3669 josh.kleinbaum(at)dailynews.com |
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