Behind the Badge
In a first, OCSD returns earrings, pendant of capital murder victim to her still-grieving brother
0UPDATE, Nov. 19, 2019: We are updating this story with news that recently became public. On Nov. 7, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed a decision by the state Board of Parole to release David Leitch, one of the killers involved in the murder of Ginger Fleischli. In his written decision, Newsom said he believes Leitch “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time.” She always called him “Brother.” During her tragically short life, Ginger Fleischli enjoyed a close and loving relationship with her sibling, Jack, 11 years her senior. He was her confidant, her…
As an investigator on the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Detail, Edoardo Arredondo has to separate his personal feelings…
Teams of gunmen roamed the top three floors of the office building as several terrified hostages sat motionless, explosives wired…
Standing near the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Duke 6 helicopter, the medics stood around 5-year-old Cento, a Belgian Malinois, petting…
Husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends. Directly or indirectly, virtually everyone is or has been impacted…