VALENCIA MAN HELD IN KILLING OF PARENTS COUPLE SLAIN IN HOME 2 YEARS AGO.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer VALENCIA - A 43-year-old Valencia man remained in custody without bail Wednesday after his arrest on suspicion of murdering his parents two years ago in their Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern home, authorities said. Jeffrey Duvardo is expected to be arraigned Monday in Lake County Superior Court. Because the crime involved multiple killings, Duvardo could face the death penalty if he is convicted of committing the murders, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Jon Hopkins Jon Hopkins writes and performs his own music, melody-led electronica. He was born and brought up in London and started playing the piano when he was five. By the age of twelve was studying piano at London's Royal College of Music. , who is prosecuting the case. Duvardo was arrested Tuesday morning at his workplace in Long Beach by Lake County Sheriff's Department officials and is being held in the Sheriff's Department jail, officials said. Seventy-six-year-old Donald Duvardo and his wife, Mary Ann, 70, were found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in their home in Nice on April 6, 1999, officials said. A neighbor discovered the bodies after the couple had not been seen for several days, Hopkins said. Neither Hopkins nor Lake County sheriff's officials would comment on their case against Duvardo, saying they did not want to jeopardize Duvardo's right to a fair trial The Right to a fair trial is an essential right in all countries respecting the rule of law. It is explicitly proclaimed in Article Ten of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article Six of the European Convention of Human . Hopkins said the slaying had a profound effect on residents of the quiet lakeside community. ``In a small town, a crime like this is very, very scary,'' he said. ``It's good for these folks to know we believe we have enough evidence to charge the (Duvardos') son with the crime and there isn't some person on the loose.'' The Duvardos moved to Nice from West Los Angeles
Jeffrey Duvardo purchased a home on Gentian gentian (jĕn`shən), common name for some members of the Gentianaceae, a family of widely distributed herbs, chiefly perennial and fall blooming. Court in Valencia in 1998, authorities said. |
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