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There are more than 10,000 unsolved crimes in Southern California, most of which are homicides. Unsolved with Steve Gregory highlights some of the cases that have gone cold, hit a brick wall or just needs that one piece of evidence or witness to surface. The program also features challenging cases, the most wanted, and the investigators who work behind the scenes. Unsolved with Steve Gregory is a production of the KFI News Department for iHeartMedia Los Angeles. The series is produced by Steve Gregory and Jacob Gonzalez.
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In the summer of 2005, the body of 15-year-old Yanely Ulloa was found stuffed into the trunk of a BMW. The car had been illegally parked for days at a red curb in front of a fire hydrant, within plain view of the Pomona Police Department. A passerby called the police complaining of a strong stench coming from the car. The body had gone undetected for days inside the trunk in the sweltering heat. Investigators quickly honed in on Yanely's boyfriend as a person of interest, the problem was, the boyfriend and his family took off to Mexico before detectives could track them down. In this episode we speak with the original detective and Yanely’s brother who remembers the day he heard about his sister.
Case #1 begins in Panorama City, California where a 65-year-old Census volunteer was struck and killed by a driver who ignored her presence in a well-marked crosswalk. The Los Angeles Police Department has a blurry photo of what they believe to be the car that hit the woman. Case #2 takes us to the parking lot of a liquor store in Lynwood, California where a homeless man was shot by the driver of a sedan. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say just prior to the shooting, surveillance video shows a bizarre chain of events that ended with the homeless man at the passenger side window of the car and the driver shooting from the driver’s seat.
June 10, 2013, 29-year-old Johnny Ray Richards and a friend decided to drive to a video rental store in La Puente. Johnny was looking for a specific movie that only this store had in stock. His friend warned Johnny of the danger of going into ‘gang territory’ but Johnny reassured his friend that he knew some side streets that would avoid any exposure. Little did they know someone passed by them in another car, flipped a U-turn and tracked them one street over. A person in that car went ahead and waited for Johnny and his friend at a stop sign. When Johnny pulled up to the stop, a man opened fire killing Johnny and wounding his friend. People in the neighborhood not only saw what happened but know the shooter.
Case #1: November 7th, 1990, 14-year-old Maribel Perez was found strangled to death on the floor of her bedroom in East Los Angeles. Investigators say Perez was known to hang out with gang members and may have been dating one. But 27 separate search warrants and blood tests revealed that a gang member was not a likely suspect.Case #2: 19-year-old Michelle Diaz had 2 jobs and had applied to Arizona State University to pursue a medical career. On November 21, 2020, Diaz was shot and killed in front of a home on 106th Street in Unincorporated Los Angeles. Investigators say there were many witnesses, but none are willing to come forward.
January 15th, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short was found mutilated. Someone had performed an hemicorporectomy, the act of cutting a body in half at a specific point of the body. The woman who first spotted the body in a vacant lot thought it was a mannequin, mostly because the skin color was so pale, a result of Short’s fluids and blood being completely drained from her body. In this episode we speak with Steve Hodel, a retired detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Not only is Hodel fascinated by the case, he also has a personal connection.
Unsolved live in studio with Steve Gregory. Steve recaps all cases covered in season 2 and answers your calls
1Case #1: August 2nd, 2020, Gloria Huerta was at a gathering with some friends in Lancaster when an argument broke out. A shotgun was brought into the mix, but it wasn’t clear if it had been fired. The next day she spoke to a friend in jail and told him she feared for her life. Hours later she was heard on a cell phone call saying she had been stabbed then the call was disconnected. She wasn’t seen or heard from again. By request we are replaying Case #2: August 2nd, 2022, a man went to check on his mother-in-law at her home in Woodland Hills. The 81-year-old woman was due at a family function but never showed up. When the man went into the home, he found her beaten, stabbed, strangled, and burned to death. Investigators are hopeful someone has surveillance video of a vehicle or person.
Case #1: February 27th, 2016, 54-year-old Michelle Kelly-Love, her 27-year-old son, Jordan, and his grandmother had just pulled into the driveway of their home in Carson when someone pulled up and opened fire killing Michelle and Jordan. The grandmother survived. Detectives have exhausted all leads. Case #2: August 2nd, 2022, a man went to check on his mother-in-law at her home in Woodland Hills. The 81-year-old woman was due at a family function but never showed up. When the man went into the home, he found her beaten, stabbed, strangled, and burned to death. Investigators are hopeful someone has surveillance video of a vehicle or person. Case #3: A teenage girl is killed after she was thrown from a car in Santa Ana; she was trying to retrieve the cellphone that was just stolen from her. Police have a rough sketch of the driver, but it could be a man or woman.
The Major Crimes Bureau is made up of people who do the ‘dirty work’, the ones who sit in their cars for hours at a time to watch one person, the ones who dress like a homeless person to blend in. Steve speaks with Sgt. Mike Maher, a 31-year veteran of the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Maher is a Detective Team Sergeant and oversees task forces and operations that tackle things like Murder for Hire, Bank Robberies, Threats on Public Officials, Kidnap for Ransom, and Organized Crime. This episode is part of the ongoing “Crime Fighter Series” which highlights those people and agencies that help prevent and solve crime.
In this episode Steve talks with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sergeant Peter Hish about the level of cyber risk for the residents of LA County. Hish also breaks down Cyber Security issues and how investigators track down the ‘bad actors’ from other countries. Hish also talks about how to protect yourself from being a target of cybercriminals, phishing scams, and sextortion. This episode is part of our ‘Crime Fighter Series’ which highlights the people, agencies, and technology behind preventing and solving crime. This episode was taped live at the Morton's Steakhouse in Burbank, CA.
Case #1: December 30th, 2018, 46-year-old Demetrius Brackens and a relative had just walked out of the front door of a home in Compton. As they went down the sidewalk a man came up on them and without warning or provocation opened fire fatally hitting Brackens and injuring the relative. Neither of the men were tied to a gang and a doorbell video caught a glimpse of an SUV driving from the scene. Case #2: 13-year-old Miguel Perez and 19-year-old Jose Merlos were janitors at a laundromat in Lynwood. On March 8th, 1992, after closing the business for the night, someone entered the laundromat and forced the two to the rear of the building; they were shot execution style. While robbery was the strongest motive, detectives now believe there may have been something more to it. And how will a conversation overheard at a recent party steer the 30-year-old investigation?
Case #1: May 14th, 1979, 13-year-old Timothy Troutman and his 2, 11-year-old buddies were walking through a large vacant field near Cal State Dominguez Hills. The boys saw a man described as Black, early 20’s, thin build, large afro hairstyle. The 11-year-old boys say the man reeked of booze and PCP. At one point, the man grabbed Timothy and held him at knife point; the other boys ran to get help but when they returned with deputies, they found Timothy stabbed to death forty times. After all these years, investigators have new information, including a person of interest. Case #2: Anaheim Confidential, an annual fundraiser by the Anaheim Police Department. Homicide detectives discuss a case they investigated before a live audience. We discuss how you can get tickets. The money goes to the Anaheim PD’s ‘Cops 4 Kids’ Youth Program.
On November 14, 1970, 18-year-old Robin Graham had left the parking lot of her job after a night out with friends. As Robin was driving home southbound on the 101 her 1965 Dodge Polara ran out of gas. A CHP officer stopped and told her to use the callbox for a tow or to contact her father. Minutes later, the same CHP officer noticed a blue corvette behind Robin’s car. That’s the last time she was seen. How does a young woman with a fulltime job, who’s a responsible college student and well liked by her friends just vanish? In this episode, investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Person’s Unit offer a theory never discussed publicly. And learn about an odd connection between the case and a DJ on KFI Radio
Case #1: On July 3, 2014, 15-year-old Ruby Rubio was walking with her sister in Santa Ana when a man approached and asked her for the time. Ruby pulled out her phone to see the clock, but the man grabbed the phone and ran away - Ruby chased the man who got into a waiting car. As the car sped away Ruby jumped onto the trunk lid and held on, the driver swerved until Ruby was thrown off the car. She landed on the pavement and later died at a hospital. Case #2: We follow up on the Danah Rojo-Rivas murder with new information and a one-on-one interview with Danah’s mother. Case #3: We get a firsthand look at the LA County Crime Lab and speak with the lab’s director about DNA and the role it plays in solving cold cases.
On March 31, 1988, a man walking his dog at Santiago Park in Santa Ana found the body of a woman partially hidden under some brush. When the man got closer, he realized the woman’s head was missing. The woman’s pants were pulled down to her knees and she was barefoot. The Coroner estimated the woman was in her 20’s. Police searched the immediate area and didn’t find the head. Two days later, some boys walking along a creek bed found the head. It was 30-35 feet from where the body was found – police say it was clear the head wasn’t there the same day the body was found. To date, the woman is unidentified, and police hope new advancements in DNA technology might help find the killer. The head was partially decomposed but sketch artists were able to create a likeness.
Case #1: 16-year-old Danah (pronounced Donna) Rojo-Rivas was sitting in the backseat of her mother’s car at a red light in Lynwood. Her and her family were headed home from church when a car chase came up on them. Gunfire erupted, and Danah was hit. Case #2: Raymond Garcia was at a neighbor’s home celebrating a 1-year-old’s birthday. As the 16-year-old left the party a van pulled up, a bunch of guys jumped out, a fight broke out and someone opened fire, hitting Raymond. He later died at a hospital.
19-year-old Bryce Laspisa had just broken up with his girlfriend at a college in northern California. He was distraught and told his parents he was driving to their home in Orange County to tell them something important. Along the I-5 freeway Laspisa stopped at a rest area. A tow truck driver and 2 deputies were among the people to make contact with Bryce. Hours later, Bryce’s SUV was found overturned near Lake Castaic. His backpack, laptop, wallet and some clothes were inside, along with a few drops of blood. But there was no sign of Bryce.
Unsolved live in studio with Steve Gregory. Steve recaps all cases covered in season 2 and answers your calls
In this episode Steve talks with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sergeant Peter Hish about the level of cyber risk for the residents of LA County. Hish also breaks down Cyber Security issues and how investigators track down the ‘bad actors’ from other countries. Hish also talks about how to protect yourself from being a target of cybercriminals, phishing scams, and sextortion. This episode is part of our ‘Crime Fighter Series’ which highlights the people, agencies, and technology behind preventing and solving crime. This episode was taped live at the Morton's Steakhouse in Burbank, CA.
Case #1 – The FBI breaks down the case of 21-year-old musician Kevin Harris. Harris had already sold some of his music to hip-hop artist Ice Cube - singers Rhianna and Britney Spears also showed interest in his music. He was gunned down in front of his recording studio in Inglewood. Case #2 – The partially clothed body of Sherri Herrera was found near a freeway onramp east of Palm Springs. She was known as a prostitute who frequented truck stops. Investigators use forensic Genealogy to form a suspect profile. Case #3 – On Christmas night of 2016, 3 men approached a car in the city of Riverside and opened fire. Miraculously, the driver and her companion escaped. New surveillance video was released.
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