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VISTA — A Solana Beach interior designer murdered her former stepfather by drugging, strangling and suffocating him with a plastic bag after she discovered nude...

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Man gets seven years for woman’s stabbing death on Carlsbad hiking trail

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 2, 2022

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CARLSBAD — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 68-year-old woman on a Carlsbad hiking trail when he was 17 years old was...

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Man sentenced 15 years to life in prison for Escondido retiree’s 1986 killing

Coast News wire servicesJuly 25, 2022

July 25, 20220744

ESCONDIDO — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a retiree in Escondido more than 35 years ago was sentenced Friday to 15 years...

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Skateboarder imprisoned for Carlsbad rape, murder granted parole

Coast News wire servicesJune 15, 2022

June 15, 202204446

CARLSBAD — Former professional skateboarder Mark “Gator” Rogowski, who was convicted of raping and murdering a woman in Carlsbad more than 30 years ago, has...

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Death sentence upheld for man convicted of killing roommate in Morena

Coast News wire servicesMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 20220375

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains graphic descriptions of crime. REGION — The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and death sentence for a...

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Man convicted of murder in female Navy corpsman’s ’18 Oceanside slaying

Coast News wire servicesMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 20220751

OCEANSIDE — A man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday for gunning down a female Navy corpsman at an Oceanside apartment complex nearly four years...