INMATE CHARGED IN SLAYING OF COUPLE.Byline: Phillip W. Browne Staff Writer A state prison inmate convicted in a Chatsworth burglary was charged Tuesday in the 2001 slaying of an elderly West Hills couple whose home was robbed and set ablaze Verb 1. set ablaze - set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" set afire, set aflame, set on fire combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" . Gregory Douglas Miner, 28, was charged with two counts of murder, with special allegations of committing a murder during a robbery, rape and arson - charges that could lead to the death penalty. Miner had been convicted of burglary in 2001 and was scheduled to be released from Avenal State Prison Avenal State Prison (ASP) is a state prison in California, USA. Opened in January 1987, it is low-medium security (Level II) prison. In 2002/2003, ASP had a budget of $98 million and 814 correctional officers. Designed for 2,320 inmates, it now houses over 7,620. in Central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
``This has been a long road for us, but I'm glad we connected him to the killings before his release,'' said Detective David Lambkin David Lambkin is an English novelist. He was born in England but has spent many years in Africa. He divides his time between his running his own advertising agency and his pursuit of solitude in the wilder parts of east, central and southern Africa. with the LAPD's Cold Case Unit. ``We are continuing to look for others who may be involved. We are fairly confident he had a series of accomplices.'' Miner, who allegedly targeted older people in his burglaries, was linked to the slayings of William Lasky, 76, and his wife, Bertha, 73, through physical evidence and his own statements, Lambkin Lamb´kin n. 1. A small lamb. Noun 1. lambkin - a very young lamb lamb - young sheep said. ``There were a lot of similarities in his burglaries to the Lasky case,'' Lambkin said. ``Throughout the course of the investigation, and including his statements, we were able to get him tied in to the case.'' The Laskys, who had been married 53 years, had just returned to their home in the 7200 block of Pomelo pomelo (pŏm`əlō'): see grapefruit. Drive after returning from a cruise. The husband and wife were confronted at their home in the late afternoon or early evening of Feb. 4, 2001. Lasky, a World War II Navy veteran, was taken hostage at knife-point as the intruders ransacked ran·sack tr.v. ran·sacked, ran·sack·ing, ran·sacks 1. To search or examine thoroughly. 2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage. the home. Sometime later, Bertha Lasky returned home and was also taken hostage before the couple were stabbed and left to die. The killer then loaded up their burgundy 1995 Buick Regal with stolen items, then dropped them off somewhere before returning the car to their garage. The Laskys had been shopping that day, but police did not believe it was a follow-home crime. There were no signs of forced entry into the house. The bodies were found early the next morning when firefighters responded to a blaze at the home that apparently had been started to cover up the crime. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 6:20 a.m. Feb. 5 and found the couple dead in the master bedroom in the back of the house. Phillip W. Browne, (818) 713-3707 phillip.browne(at)dailynews.com |
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