Ed Winter

Dec 1 2011

On the trail of Mitrice Richardson

Investigative reporter William Covington, in an attempt to find out what might have happened to Mitrice Richardson, the 24-year-old woman whose remains were found about one year after she disappeared, trekked out to the Malibu Canyon where her remains were found, surveyed the terrain, talked to forensic professionals as well as people who live or work in the area.      
   
 

Oct 11 2011

Christine Medina was 25

BELL GARDENS, Calif.—A Bell Gardens man apparently strangled his girlfriend and then hanged himself at their residence, authorities said today.

The bodies were found in the 5900 block of Quinn Street at 6:43 p.m. Monday, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Mark Pope, adding that the man is regarded as a suspect and the woman as his victim.

The woman was identified today as Christine Medina, 25, said coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter. The name of the dead man, who was in his 30s, was withheld, pending family notification.

May 13 2011

Sitting in his car

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The 67-year-old owner of an Inglewood night club was shot to death early today while sitting in his car—reportedly a white $300,000 Rolls Royce—outside his home in the Crenshaw District.

The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Hillcrest Drive, said Officer Lyle Knight of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office. The man died at a hospital, said assistant chief Ed Winter of the coroner's office.

Feb 15 2011

Suspect sought

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A body was found buried in the back yard of a residence in the Lennox area today, and detectives sought a person of interest in connection with the case.

Homicide detectives were sent to the dilapidated property near 112th Street and Inglewood Avenue last night after a woman told them a body was buried there, said sheriff's Lt. Don Slawson.

Investigators want to talk to the woman's boyfriend, identified as Marcos Lomeli, according to broadcast reports.

Oct 7 2010

Physical injuries may have contributed to her death

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A 2-year-old girl who had been staying with family members near Inglewood because her mother is behind bars may have died from physical injuries, the sheriff's department reported today.

Erica Johnson, who lived in the unincorporated Westmont area, "died under suspicious circumstances,'' according to the sheriff's department and coroner.

Deputies went to a home in the 10600 block of Cimarron Street on Wednesday on a call that a child was not breathing, said sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”