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Veteran sheriff’s homicide Lt. John Corina, 58, dies after brief illness

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LOS ANGELES – Lt. John Corina, a veteran homicide investigator and supervisor in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, has died, authorities said Friday.

Corina, 58, died on Thursday, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

“A beloved member of the LASD family passed away surrounded by family, friends and colleagues,” a sheriff’s department statement said.

Corina, a 36-year veteran of the department, had served at the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau both as an investigator and leading a team of detectives for nearly 15 years.

“John Corina was a tenacious investigator, a tremendous supervisor and an icon at Sheriff’s Homicide,” sheriff’s Capt. Kent Wegener said.

“He was also a man of great character who led by example, a consummate professional,” Wegener said. “The Bureau, the Department and the entire community have suffered a great loss with his passing, as he touched many lives with his service. He will be sorely missed.”

According to NBC4, Corina had planned to retire this year, and his death followed a brief illness. In recent years, Corina managed the re- investigation of the 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood and the murder of Whittier police Officer Keith Boyer.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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3 comments for "Veteran sheriff’s homicide Lt. John Corina, 58, dies after brief illness"

  1. God works in mysterious ways and yet his death was allowed for some greater good in eternity to fulfill the plans of God. All men must play a part in the world all for the Glory of God. I pray that his family will know God through Jesus if they have not already done so.

  2. It shows to prove that you never know when your time will come. We are mortal, rich or poor, successful or unsuccessful, known or unknown. What is most important is what is your relationship with God? Do you know Jesus? Have you accepted Him? Because as Jesus said “What does it prophet a man who has inherited the world but has lost his soul. This man appeared to be a believer. And if he was, he is at this very moment in time in the most beautiful place in the entire universe, Heaven.