{"id":80147,"date":"2018-01-25T06:24:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=80147"},"modified":"2018-01-30T17:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T01:43:29","slug":"person-of-interest-now-a-murder-suspect-in-palmdale-triple-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/01\/25\/person-of-interest-now-a-murder-suspect-in-palmdale-triple-homicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Person of interest now a murder suspect in Palmdale triple homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Triple murder suspect James “Todd” Brown. [Image via LASD]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – Sheriff’s officials Wednesday night said a person of interest in the killings of three family members found dead inside a home in Palmdale is now considered a murder suspect.<\/p>\n

No information has been released on what may have led to the killings, but 54-year-old James “Todd” Brown<\/strong> “was living on the property for at least one or two years,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.<\/p>\n

Homicide detectives have gathered new information and evidence that leads them to suspect Brown killed the victims.<\/p>\n

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The change of Brown’s status from person of interest to wanted suspect came as a vigil was held for Richard Gardner III [pictured].<\/figcaption><\/figure>The bodies of 52-year-old Richard Gardner III<\/strong>; his father, 78-year-old Richard Gardner II; <\/strong>and his father’s wife,\u00a056-year-old Pepper Gardner, <\/strong>were\u00a0discovered about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, in the 1100 block of West Avenue N-12, according to the sheriff’s department.<\/p>\n

A family member asked for a welfare check of the home and upon entering the residence, deputies found the body of a man, then two more victims in another room. All had suffered traumatic injuries, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.<\/p>\n

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Also being sought is Brown’s silver 2002 Toyota pickup truck with a camper shell and the California license plate 42198C1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also being sought is Brown’s silver 2002 Toyota pickup truck with a camper shell and the California license plate 42198C1.<\/p>\n

“Detectives have confirmed the vehicle is registered to Mr. Brown,” officials said. “Neighbors, family and friends have informed detectives that it is the vehicle Mr. Brown typically drives.”<\/p>\n

Brown has family members and friends who live in the Inland Empire and Antelope Valley, according to the sheriff’s department.<\/p>\n

The change of Brown’s status from person of interest to wanted suspect came as a vigil was held for Richard Gardner III, a deliveryman who was well-regarded in the community.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information that could help investigators locate him was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 to speak with Sgt. Eric Arias or Detective Gail Durham.<\/p>\n

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS.<\/p>\n

Previous related stories:<\/p>\n

Community vigil for Richard Gardner III<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Person of Interest named in Palmdale triple homicide\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Victim\u2019s ID\u2019d in Palmdale triple homicide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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PALMDALE – Sheriff’s officials Wednesday night said a person of interest in the killings of three family members found dead inside a home in Palmdale is now considered a murder suspect. No information has been released on what may have led to the killings, but 54-year-old James “Todd” Brown “was living on the property for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":80071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}