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Isaac Campbell, 36, will stand trial next week for a second time for murder of girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, who died in 2007, after a jury in December 2011 was unable to reach a verdict. The hung jury was split 10-2, with 10 in favor of convicting Campbell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32758
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder trials
Item ID
32955AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alhambra man Isaac Campbell was sentenced to the maximum of 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, 31, of San Gabriel, and then putting her body in a trash can full of kitty litter in the backyard of Campbell's friend in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33108
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33305AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A jury convicts Isaac Campbell, 37, of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, whose body was found in a trash can, covered with kitty litter, at Campbell's friend's house in the 1700 block of South Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia, in 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32989
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33186AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Isaac Campbell, a man charged in the murder of his former girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing and was ordered to return to court July 14. Campbell has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody on $1.2 million bail. Lu's body was found September 2007 at an Arcadia residence. Her body was wrapped in a plastic bag, placed in a blue trash bin and buried under 10 gallons of cat litter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac (also spelled Campbell, Issac)
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
32284AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School senior pitcher K.J. Edson was named 2011 Star-News Player of the Year. Junior Brendan Campbell was also named a 2011 All-Area Baseball player.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32421
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2011
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2011
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
All-Area Baseball
Campbell, Brendan
Edson, K.J.
Item ID
32620AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The trial for Isaac Campbell, charged with the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, has been delayed to give the Public Defender Jim Duffy time to transcribe a set of tapes from follow-up witness interviews from August. Lu went missing August 11, 2007 and her body was discovered a month later in the trash can of Campbell's friend's house in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32514
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
32713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The fate of Isaac Campbell, 36, on trial for the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, rests with the jury now, after attorneys on both sides gave their closing arguments yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32772
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
32969AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The trial of Isaac Campbell, a San Gabriel man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu and stuffing her body in a trash can at his friend Michael Darby's home in Arcadia, has begun at Alhambra Superior Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Darby, Michael
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder trials
Trials
Item ID
32850AN
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Newspaper Index
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Isaac Campbell is on trial for a second time for the murder of his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, because the trial in 2011 ended with the jury unable to reach a verdict. The prosecutor promises a new witness in this trial. Lu's body was discovered about a month after she disappeared, wrapped in plastic trash bags and left with cat litter in a trash can in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32973
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33170AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9930
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. 29
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. 29
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Campbell, Mildred Melvina
Item ID
9886AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary. See also related article on traffic accident on same page.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6051
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1996
June 6, 1996 p. A4
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1996
June 6, 1996 p. A4
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Campbell, Kyberly Anne
Item ID
5884AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10098
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. 29
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. 29
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Campbell, Mildred Melvina
Item ID
10051AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33652
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Campbell, Rosalie Parker
Item ID
33848AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Invitational Track and Field event scheduled for May 7, 8. It is the signature event in the area this year with many of the top athletes in the state performing at Arcadia High School. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B2, May 2, 2021 about Arcadia Invitational being limited to runners from California due to COVID-19 restrictions. No spectators.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35958
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2021
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2021
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Arcadia Invitational Track and Field
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Supervisor Katherine Barger continues tradition started by precedessor, Michael Antonovich, of hosting a Memorial Day tribute to Veterans and their families at Arcadia County Park, Saturday, May 26, 2018, 10 AM - 2 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35185
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Barger, Katherine
Holidays
Memorial Day
Veterans
Item ID
35374AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved a final agreement that may end the long dispute between Arcadia and Sierra Madre concerning the nearly $2 million cost of repairing and repaving Orange Grove Ave., a street that borders both cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3651
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1994
Pages
p. H-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1994
Pages
p. H-1
Subjects
Streets - Orange Grove Ave.
Item ID
3526AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved demolishing the building at 19 1/2 Lucille Street after City inspectors alleged that it was plagued by health and safety code violations. Earlier article in Pasadena Star News May 8, 1993 p. A-5 with photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9612
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Buildings
Streets - Lucille Street
Item ID
9567AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School boys baseball team loses in semifinals of the CIF-Southern section playoffs. Arcadia's Haram Park and K.J. Edon are shown in photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32416
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2011
Pages
p. B1, B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2011
Pages
p. B1, B3
Subjects
Arcadia High School boys baseball
Campbell, Brendan
Huang, Gary
Lemas, Nick
Park, Haram
Trask, Erik
Item ID
32615AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Westfield Santa Anita mall will be adding new tenants and is expected to submit plans for a new anchor store. Red Robin restaurant is scheduled to open in the open-air Promenade section by the end of the year. Forever 21 may move into the Robinsons May space and Target may be an anchor store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Malls
Retail stores
Restaurants
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
32641AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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