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Orange County DA Lands Conviction in 1993 Cold Case

The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office has closed a 28-year cold case after working to clear a 30-year, countywide backlog of untested sexual assault kits, it said April 14. “Clearing the ...

April 15, 2021BY Drew Van Voorhis
More Details Emerge in Orange ‘Massacre’ That Killed 4, Including Boy

Orange, Calif.—Just days before a gunman stormed into an Orange office complex—killing four people and injuring another—an employee ...

April 1, 2021BY Drew Van Voorhis and Jamie Joseph
YouTube Twins Plead Guilty to Felony Mayhem, Receive Plea Bargain

Twins whose shenanigans gained them YouTube fame have pleaded guilty to a number of charges related to a ...

April 1, 2021BY Lynn Hackman
Orange County DA Clears Police in Three Officer-Involved Shootings

The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office has concluded its investigations of three police-involved shootings and says none ...

March 17, 2021BY Drew Van Voorhis
Family of Murdered Boy Thankful LA DA’s Controversial Rules Were Blocked

The mother of a boy who was abducted and murdered in Orange County, California, in 1981 says she’s thankful that ...

February 17, 2021BY Drew Van Voorhis
Orange County DA Files Charges Against Predator for 1981 Murder

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has filed special circumstance murder charges against a man accused of abducting, ...

February 16, 2021BY Drew Van Voorhis
Orange County DA Lashes Out Over Vaccine Wait for Police

As Orange County continues to roll out its vaccine strategy, its chief prosecutor is calling on county officials ...

January 8, 2021BY Jack Bradley
Investigations Closed on Inmate Death and Officer-Involved Shooting in Orange County

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has ended two investigations relating to an inmate’s unexpected death and an ...

December 2, 2020BY Drew Van Voorhis