The reward money for information on the murder of Charlotte Cole outside a Coco's restaurant on September 1, 2001, has been increased to $70,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28600
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2004
Pages
p. A3

The City Council offers $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charging of the killer(s) of Arcadia resident Charlotte Cole. The City Council offers a $15,000 reward for information leading to the killer of two hit and run victims. The victims were an elderly man and his grandson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte
Murders - unsolved
Rewards
Item ID
30700AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Authorities reveal that Charlotte Cole, found dead in her van on Sept. 1, was stabbed to death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Cole, Charlotte
Item ID
21866AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A prayer vigil will be held in memory of longtime school teacher, Charlotte Cole, who was slain in her minivan in the parking lot behind Coco's Restaurant on September 1, 2002. The case remains unsolved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24411
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Murder - Cole, Charlotte
Coco's Restaurant
Item ID
24601AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia offers two $20,000 rewards. The police are seeking information on the homicide, hit-and-run of Fuzhi Ji and his grandson Vincent Ji and on the stabbing death of Charlotte Cole.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24308
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Automobile accidents
City Council
Cole, Charlotte
Crime and Criminals
Hit and run
Ji, Fuzhi
Ji, Vincent
Item ID
24499AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30181
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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15-year-old Richard Ung was arrested at his parents' home in Arcadia, where sheriffs recovered nine guns, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an assault pistol. Ung is being investigated for alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Boo K. Lee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30707
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guns
Lee, Boo K.
Murders - stabbings
Ung, Richard
Weapons
Item ID
30895AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29737
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29673
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30180
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Russo, 50, of Arcadia, charged with the slaying death of his wife Carmen Russo, was denied bail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29732
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo, Richard
Russo, Carmen
Russo murder
Item ID
29917AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29662
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Richard
Russo, Carmen
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Item ID
29847AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The trial of accused killer Richard Russo, of Arcadia, comes to a close a year after the murder occurred.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30183
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30369AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Robert Russo, convicted in the murder of his wife Carmen, hanged himself with a bedsheet in his cell at Wasco State Prison. He died Sunday, October 15, 2006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Russo, Carmen
Russo murder
Russo, Richard Robert
Suicide
Item ID
30427AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30199
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30182
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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On February 20, 1997 Arcadia police officers responded to an emergency call in the 600 block of S. First Avenue regarding a stabbing in progress. A suspect was arrested and the victim transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9173
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9127AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Francie Bagnall, 47, died after being shot with a .357 Magnum. Joseph Randazzo, 35, of Arcadia was arrested on suspicion of murder.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4554
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-4
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Bagnall, Francie
Randazzo, Joseph
Item ID
4430AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Police arrested two men and are seeking two others in connection with a stabbing that occurred at the height of the holiday shopping season at the Santa Anita Fashion Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11526
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11724AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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