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Man charged in 1977 strangulations of three Southern California women after DNA investigation
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977, and authorities say they believe there could be more victims. The Ventura County District Attorney’s office says Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday but arraignment on three counts of first-degree murder was postponed to Aug. 21. A message seeking comment on Alexander’s behalf was left with the county public defender’s office. Alexander was extradited to California on Aug. 6 from Surry County, North Carolina, where he is awaiting prosecution for a 1992 cold case killing. Officials say all the California victims were sex workers.
Suspected Serial Killer Charged with Three 1977 Murders in Ventura County, Connected to 1992 North Carolina Case
August 8, 2024 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that investigators from the Ventura County Cold Case unit have arrested Warren Luther Alexander (73), of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of murder, related to a series of strangulation murders occurred in 1977. The Ventura county district attorney’s office filed three counts of first-degree murder against Alexander. He was expedited in California and arrived on August 6, 2024, from Surry County, North Carolina, where he is awaiting prosecution for a 1992 Cold Case murder committed in that jurisdiction.
Mississippi man charged in three 1977 homicides in California
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (WJTV) – A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged in connection to three homicides that occurred more than 45 years ago in California. Investigators with the Ventura County Cold Case unit arrested Warren Luther Alexander, 73, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of murder. They said the series of strangulations occurred […]
All the world’s a stage: Opera star Juliana Zara returns to her Ventura County roots
The road from Oxnard’s public schools to Europe’s opera stages is hardly well traveled — but it can be done. Just ask Juliana Zara, one of international opera’s brightest young stars, whose journey has included Rose Avenue Elementary School, Fremont Middle School, Oxnard High School and — most importantly — the Performance Theatre for Young Artists (PTYA) in Ventura.
Former Tri-County Fairgrounds Board Discusses CEO Resignation, State Audit at Bishop Town Hall Meeting
Former Tri-County Fairgrounds Board Discusses CEO Resignation, State Audit at Bishop Town Hall Meeting. Ousted Tri-County Fairgrounds CEO Jen McGuire was a tireless and passionate marketing wizard whose strengths lay firmly in operations, rather than administration. McGuire’s phenomenally successful, award-winning run at the helm came at a time when local fairs received no oversight or direction from the Sacramento office under whose purview that falls—thus it is perhaps understandable that, in the enormous and complex operation of the fairgrounds, some details could fall through the cracks, and this is what occurred. McGuire oversaw a fair regime that was guilty of nothing worse than sloppy bookkeeping and loose adherence to bureaucratic protocol. In the wake of legitimate malfeasance that occurred prior to McGuire’s tenure, an overzealous auditing team combed the Fairgrounds operation, discovered these minor bookkeeping SNAFUs and made mountains of molehills, resulting in the forced resignation of the individual who had taken over an essentially bankrupt Fair and left it the most vibrant and prosperous it’s ever been in its long history.
Guest column: Ensuring transparency to our patients, community, and taxpayers
As a public entity, the leadership of our Ventura County Health Care Agency understands the necessity of ensuring transparency to our patients, our community, and Ventura County’s taxpayers. Due to the complex nature of healthcare financing, I feel it important to provide context and clarity regarding the assertions outlined by the Ventura County Taxpayers Association in its recent guest column published in the Aug. 1 edition of The Star. The Ventura County Medical System (VCMS) consists of...
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