DEPUTIES RE-ENTER MANSION; MORE EVIDENCE TAKEN FROM CRIME SCENE.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer Investigators seized seized (seised) n. 1) having ownership, commonly used in wills as "I give all the property of which I die seized as follows:...." 2) having taken possession of evidence for use in a criminal prosecution. 3) having taken property or a person by force. (See: seisin, seizure) new evidence Thursday from a hilltop mansion MANSION. This term is synonymous with house. (q.v.) 1 Chit. Pr. 167; 2 T. R. 502; 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 215, n. 35; 9 B. & C. 681; S. C. 17 E. C. L. R. 472, and the cases there cited; Com. Dig. Justices, P 5; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 199. where three brothers were shot to death this week, officials said. Several deputies served a search warrant at the home of Dr. Xavier J. Caro and his wife, Socorro ``Cora'' Caro, said a Ventura County sheriff's spokesman, providing no details about the additional evidence taken. Meanwhile, Socorro Caro remains hospitalized after the multiple shootings, with no change in her condition since she was upgraded Wednesday from critical to serious condition. Deputies went to the Presilla Drive house on Thursday morning, said sheriff's Deputy Eric Nishimoto, a department spokesman. ``We served a search warrant on the house and went in to pull a few additional things,'' he said. ``It's not that unusual that something that may not have seemed significant the first time around becomes significant, so they're just going back to collect some more things from the house.'' Nishimoto said he didn't know the types or quantity of items the investigators were checking. Investigators have named no suspect in the case, and Nishimoto said he could not forecast when an arrest might be made. ``We're sifting through a mountain of evidence.'' Socorro Caro was taken to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
rheu·ma·tol·o·gist n. A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic disorders. , reported the shootings about 11:20 p.m. Monday. ``Her condition remains the same - serious and stable,'' said hospital spokeswoman Kris Carraway-Bowman. ``She is going through constant evaluation by her physician.'' Xavier ``Joe'' Caro Jr., 11, was found dead in his bedroom, and Michael Caro, 8, and Christopher Laurence Caro, 5, were found dead in the room they shared. Their mother was found in another room with a single shot to the head. An infant brother was unharmed. Xavier Caro has been questioned by investigators, but no charges have been filed. The children's bodies were removed from the Ventura County Medical Examiner's office in Ventura to the Conejo Mountain Funeral Home in Camarillo on Thursday morning, said Senior Deputy Coroner coroner (kôr`ənər), judicial officer responsible for investigating deaths occurring through violence or under suspicious circumstances. The office has been traced to the late 12th cent. Craig Stevens Craig Stevens is the name of several people including:
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