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Richard Lanill Johnson was convicted in 1976 of murdering Cathy LaCorte of Arcadia. His next parole hearing is set for October, 1996.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1996
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1996
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Crime and Criminals
Johnson, Richard Lanill
Item ID
6518AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte, who was shot in Chantry Flat on February 11, 1976, with her boyfriend, Bob Morton, is asking a parole board not to set the killer Richard Johnson free.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25966AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte successfully blocked the parole of Richard Johnson who murdered Cathy and her boyfriend Bob Morton at Chantry Flat in 1976.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25970AN
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Renee Russo, 20, eldest daughter of Richard Robert Russo, a man accused of shooting his wife Carmen Russo to death, testifies that her father and stepmother had a troubled relationship.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Renee
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30368AN
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Morton, Jan. 11.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1948
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1948
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Morton, Patsy
Item ID
8819AN
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Richard Robert Russo, who is charged with the murder of his wife Carmen Russo, is described as aloof, while Carmen was described as effervescent.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30367AN
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The jury finds murderer Richard Robert Russo sane and he is sentenced to 55 years to life for killing his wife Carmen Russo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30386AN
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Arcadia stockbroker Richard Robert Russo was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his wife Carmen one year ago. He faces 50 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30379AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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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
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The 2001 murder of grocer Adel Karas, a 48-year old Egyptian man from Arcadia, a few days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, was initially thought to have been a hate crime. He was shot at his store International Market at 1381 E. Last Tunas in San Gabriel. Now police suspect Adel Karas was the victim of extortion. The suspects are two Latinos in their mid-20s.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karas, Adel
Murder
Item ID
32375AN
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Richard Russo, 50, of Arcadia, surrendered to police after an all-night standoff at his home on Arbolada Drive. In the morning Carmen Russo was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds and Richard Russo was arrested. Two children ages 6 and 11 are staying with family.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Richard
Russo, Carmen
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Item ID
29847AN
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A jury hears defendant Richard Robert Russo's conversation with Arcadia policeman Bruce Smith as he says, "I killed my wife." Russo's wife Carmen had about 18 bullet holes in her body. Russo is charged with murder and two counts of child abuse. They lived in the exclusive Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30366AN
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Leonora Morton

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1950
Pages
p. 1, Section 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1950
Pages
p. 1, Section 2
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Morton, Leonora
Item ID
3624AN
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A 22 year old Monterey Park man was shot and killed after leaving the Sportsrock Cafe about 1:30am and getting involved in an argument with 10-15 men in a nearby parking lot. He was shot with an illegal pen gun.

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Newspaper
Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
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Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals see also murder
Murder
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
253AN
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Stockbroker Richard Robert Russo will stand trial for the murder of his wife Carmen. She was found shot to death in the couple's exclusive Santa Anita Oaks home in August.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
29922AN
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Sheriff's homicide detectives arrested Arcadia man, 72-year-old Richard Cole, in the 2001 fatal stabbing of his wife, Charlotte S. Cole, who was found slumped over the steering wheel of her minivan in an Arcadia parking lot. Although he was a person of interest initially, the case remained open and went cold for 10 years. Investigators gathered evidence in the last year, leading to his arrest on Sunday, November 4, 2012. This was his second arrest in the killing.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte S.
Cole, Richard
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Murders
Walton, Bill
Item ID
33453AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlston B. Morton, Mar. 8.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1958
Pages
p. 14
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1958
Pages
p. 14
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Morton, son
Item ID
16572AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Carleton B. Morton, Jan. 18.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1956
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1956
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Morton, daughter
Item ID
14605AN
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Arcadia police are investigating two separate incidents as possible homicides. One man was shot and killed during a robbery at a motel and a 35 year-old transient woman was found dead at Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Homicides
Murder
Deaths
Item ID
29380AN
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Richard Robert Russo pleads not guilty to charges of murder and child abuse and the judge denies his motion for bail. He is accused of shooting his wife Carmen.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert ("Rick")
Shapiro, Robert
Arraignments
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Item ID
29859AN
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