Murder and Homicide

Andrew Zamora Arrested in Connection to Murder of Cameron Myers

San Francisco police made a second arrest in the murder case of 20-year-old Cameron Myers, an Auburn resident who was stabbed to death in the Bayview neighborhood earlier this month. This morning, police announced they had detained 24-year-old Andrew Zamora, a San Francisco resident. He and a 15-y ... More >>

Harry Dorfman, Lead Homicide Prosecutor in S.F., Named Superior Court Judge

Harry Dorfman, a prosecutor who has worked at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office for 28 years, is set to be a judge. Governor Jerry Brown appointed him on Tuesday to one of the open seats on the San Francisco Superior Court. Dorfman, who successfully prosecuted the Edwin Ramos case, has ... More >>

Dylan Lemalie Arrest: Police Track Down Man Accused of Killing Jesus Solis in Broad Daylight

San Francisco homicide investigators caught up with the 20-year-old armed-and dangerous man who they believe is partly responsible for the shooting death of 21-year-old Jesus Solis. On Tuesday, police arrested Dylan Lemalie of San Francisco at the Hall of Justice and charged him with murder. He had ... More >>

Aubrey Abrakasa: Police Need Help Solving Homicide of Popular Teen

Six years ago exactly, 17-year-old Aubrey Abrakasa was gunned down in the city's NOPA neighborhood. Police have yet to find his killer, but hope the anniversary of his death will spark new leads in this cold case.Investigators today released Abrakasa's photo with information about his death, and tol ... More >>

Gary Smith Identified as Man Killed in SOMA; Two Arrested

San Francisco police caught the two men who they say shot and killed 25-year-old Gary Smith on Friday night. On Saturday, Union City police arrested Anthony Pratt, 27, of Union City, and Trumillion Ballard, 24, of San Francisco on suspicion of murder. Both were booked into San Francisco County Jail. ... More >>

Antonio Gilton and Alfonso Williams Also Arrested in Connection With Pimp's Murder

Two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Compton pimp in San Francisco last month. Antonio Gilton and Alfonso Williams pleaded not guilty today on charges of murder, conspiracy to murder, possession of firearms, and discharge from an occupied vehicle, according to the Distr ... More >>

Rodney Pool Charged with Murdering Rebekah Wilson; Homicide No. 5

​Homicide investigators have arrested a 59-year-old man in connection with the murder of Rebekah Wilson, 37, at the Winsor Hotel earlier this month. According to police, officers were called to the hotel, located at 20 Sixth St., just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 2. When they arrived, they foun ... More >>

People Aren't Killing Each Other as Much in California

Fewer opporuntities to say "redrum" in California ​Despite all the horrible crises we read about every day (budget, education, etc), Californians have much to be proud of -- the scenic beauty, the diverse culture, and get this: We aren't killing each other as much as we used to. According to Gener ... More >>

Anthony Wright Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Bernal Heights Man in the Head

​Update (4:50 p.m.) Police arrested 34-year-old Anthony Wright on suspicion of killing a 28-year-old man who has not yet been identified. Media outlets are reporting that the victim was playing video games with his friends when Wright arrived and shot him in the head. Update (11:00 a.m.) Officer A ... More >>

Californians Aren't Killing Each Other as Much as They Used to

There is more peace in California these days.​Early data indicates that homicides in California dropped to a 44-year low in 2010, declining 9.6 percent from 2009, according to Attorney General Kamala Harris.Of course, law enforcement shouldn't pull out the champagne just yet, since the drop only a ... More >>

Sherman Brown, Man Beaten in Bernal Heights, Dies; Homicide No. 21

A fatal fight​Medical authorities confirmed that Sherman Brown, the 59-year-old man who was beaten to death in March, has died. Brown died at the hospital Tuesday where he has been since the brutal fight between him and a 32-year-old man. The fight started on March 22 about 7:10 p.m. on the 400 bl ... More >>

Facial Profiling

Will face-recognition technology get an accused killer off the hook?

SFPD: DNA Links Dead Man to Murder of San Franciscan Charles McAleer-Bonilla

Charles McAleer-Bonilla​The San Francisco Police Department is announcing that DNA evidence ties a suspected bank robber and kidnapper who recently died in a shootout with the Sacramento Sheriff's Department to the April stabbing death of San Franciscan Charles McAleer-Bonilla in Noe Valley.

Would Manslaughter Conviction in Mehserle Case Stave Off Riot?

​In a massive development in Johannes Mehserle's murder trial, Judge Robert Perry today gave jurors the option of doing more than either convicting the former BART cop of cold-blooded murder or acquitting him outright for shooting dead unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. Perry tossed out the possibilit ... More >>

SFPD Announces Arrests in Anti-Bike Rampage, Pearla Louis Suitcase Murder Cases

Lee Bell has been arrested for the 'suitcase murder' of Pearla Ann Louis​San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon announced this afternoon that suspects have been arrested in two serious police investigations: The case of a rampaging motorist who drove an SUV into four bicyclists on Wednesday nigh ... More >>

A Lack of Conviction

As D.A. Kamala Harris campaigns to be attorney general, her success rate in felony trials has dropped below that of any big-city prosecutor in California.

Elderly Beating Victim Huan Chen Dies

View Larger MapAfter more than a month without a homicide, it looks like San Francisco has experienced not one but two in the course of a weekend. We reported earlier on a suspected murder at a Mission Street old age home Monday morning; the suspected killer was arrested after a rollover crash on 16 ... More >>

DA Announces Charges Against Two Suspects in Weekend Murders

The suspects in two high-profile killings last weekend will be arraigned on charges of murder tomorrow morning in San Francisco Superior Court, according to the office of District Attorney Kamala Harris.​Keandre Davis, 20, will face three charges related to a shooting outside the Suede nightclub o ... More >>

Once a joke, SFPD is actually solving murders these days

New DNA Evidence in Old Homicide Case Points to the 'Night Stalker'

Anna McCarthyDid you hang around the 'Loin in 1984? Does this face ring a bell?​On April 10, 1984, San Francisco police found 9-year-old Mei Leung's dead body in the basement area of the residential hotel at 765 O'Farrell Street where she lived with her family. Her 8-year-old brother was the last ... More >>

A Murder Most Foul: Harris Fullbright, Shot Dead in Tenderloin, Is City's 23rd Homicide

View Larger Map A 30-year-old man named Harris Fullbright was shot dead early Saturday morning and two other gunshot victims were hospitalized in a 3 a.m. incident at Ellis and Jones Streets. Fulbright apparently had been in a scuffle just outside of the crime-magnet nightclub Pink Diamonds. Fullbr ... More >>

SFPD: Dead Man Discovered In Kezar Stadium Parking Lot 'Definitely a Homicide'

View Larger MapThe unidentified man police discovered at around 2:30 this morning is "definitely a homicide" according to San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman Sergeant Lyn Tomioka -- making the man the city's 21st homicide victim of the year. The victim -- whose identity, age, race, and othe ... More >>

S.F. Attorney Charged With Capital Murder in Palm Springs Fraud Case

David Replogle, a San Francisco attorney famed for winning a $7 million sex abuse settlement from prominent local stockbroker Thomas White, has been charged with murder in connection with an unrelated Palm Springs fraud case, according to new charges filed in Riverside County court. Replogle has bee ... More >>

Survey Says: S.F. Teens Give Birth at Half State Rate -- But are Shot Dead at Twice State Rate

If only they could teach San Francisco students to dodge bulletsA yearlong survey of San Francisco's students has revealed that the city's youth is right on par with the state average -- but not in the manner you'd guess. Our teenagers give birth at only half the frequency of their peers throughout ... More >>

San Francisco Police Department Can't Stop Homicides

Stiffed

Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

Homicide Update: 2008 Bigger Than 2007 So Far

San Francisco Crime Blog: Now With Color-Coded Murder Map

A Petition: Cry for Justice: The Murder of Hugues de la Plaza

Murder Most Foul: Counting San Francisco's Annual Homicides

SFPD Dedicates New Resources to Cold Cases

America, The Violent: Guns End More and More Spats

Oakland Black Muslim and Chauncey Context : Links

Who Killed Hugues de la Plaza?

His parents are so frustrated with seeking the answer that they want to bring investigators from France into the case

Earl’s Last Laugh

Exiled in retirement after Fajitagate, ex–Police Chief Earl Sanders has re-emerged with a fresh account of the infamous Zebra murders. And his critics are on the warpath.

Bad Blood

Too many shootings in the city have this in common: escalating anger over an old grudge soon leads to murder. But did a 2-year-old boy have to die?

Murderers at Large

The death of a prominent businessman is just one more murder that goes unsolved

Misc. Reviews

If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Mack Minister on America's Most Wanted.

It Was Comic

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Let It Bleed

Prosecutors' reluctance to charge murder suspects in S.F. leaves alleged killers on the street, flush with bravado

No. 1 With a Bullitt

San Francisco's murder rate is at its highest level in a decade. Whose fault is that?

Trial by Liar

The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

Will the Soul-Jacker Go Free?

State prosecutions against alleged gang assassin appear to disintegrate

C.R.U.S.H. (Part I)

Five months ago, two black homicide detectives got fed up with the Police Department's inaction on black-on-black murders. Thus was born the Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide (CRUSH): six cops with the grit and guile to tackle the toughest cases in the

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