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TheMeaningOfItAll
States the Obvious
What a pretty girl. I hope she is found safe.
Mystica43229
Trusted Member
I don't know what I would do if I was attacked or kidnapped. I would go for the balls.
Rockin Ma
Chauffer specializing in geriatric transport
witzah
Trusted Member
Anderson Cooper 360
Update : Body found near site of teen
abduction
July 20, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
A body has been found near the location where
a teenage girl vanished on her way home from
summer school , authorities in Southern
California said .
Investigators do not know if it is that of Norma
Lopez, 17, who was the victim of an apparent
kidnapping last Friday in Moreno Valley.
The body was discovered 3pm local time on
Monday, said Deputy Melissa Nieburger of the
Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department.
Norma Lopez was believed to be last seen July
15 walking home from summer school
“We cannot confirm who it is or even the sex of
the body , †Nieburger told CNN . As far as
identification , that can be anywhere from a day
or five days depending on what we find .â€
Nieburger said the body was found about two
miles from where Lopez vanished .
Update : Body found near site of teen
abduction
July 20, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
A body has been found near the location where
a teenage girl vanished on her way home from
summer school , authorities in Southern
California said .
Investigators do not know if it is that of Norma
Lopez, 17, who was the victim of an apparent
kidnapping last Friday in Moreno Valley.
The body was discovered 3pm local time on
Monday, said Deputy Melissa Nieburger of the
Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department.
Norma Lopez was believed to be last seen July
15 walking home from summer school
“We cannot confirm who it is or even the sex of
the body , †Nieburger told CNN . As far as
identification , that can be anywhere from a day
or five days depending on what we find .â€
Nieburger said the body was found about two
miles from where Lopez vanished .
witzah
Trusted Member
Remains found in area where teen
disappeared
Story posted 2010. 07.20 at 07: 19 PM PDT
Human remains were found Tuesday near
where 17- year- old Norma Lopez was last seen
in Moreno Valley .
Lopez disappeared Thursday after summer
school at Valley View High School in Moreno
Valley . She was last seen about 10 a.m. walking
home from school , but she never made it
home .
Human remains were discovered by a local
resident in Moreno Valley near Dracaea Avenue
and Theodore Street about 3 p . m. Tuesday.
The location is 2 to 3 miles east of Lopez' s
home and the site of her disappearance .
At a news conference Tuesday afternoon ,
Riverside County Sheriff ' s Sgt . Joe Borja said
investigators have not determined the identity
of the human remains . He confirmed there was
a deceased body that was discovered by a local
resident , but authorities had not reached the
body ' s location , and it could be several hours
before they did .
Borja said the body was considered a homicide
until it was determined otherwise.
The Riverside County Coroner had not yet
arrived at the time of the news conference,
according to Borja.
Borja said it could take between one and seven
days to determine the identity of the body, and
it was not known if the body was male or
female.
Borja said the Lopez family was notified of the
discovery to warn them.
Investigators closed Theodore near Dracaea
while the crime scene was active.
Sheriff ' s deputies have used canine units and
search helicopters , but have found no sign of
Norma .
Police said they could not pinpoint Norma' s
location with a cell phone because she does not
have one.
Investigators found evidence suggesting she
may have been abducted . Some of her
belongings were found in a field the teen often
used as a shortcut to her home , authorities
said , and there were signs of a possible
struggle .
The Moreno Valley mayor , city council and the
FBI announced a $ 35, 000 reward in the
apparent kidnapping of Lopez. They ' re hoping it
brings in much - needed information about
where she might be .
There was suspicion early in the investigation
that Norma might have run away with her
boyfriend , but deputies said they have
interviewed the boyfriend and determined he
was not a suspect in her disappearance .
myabc7.com
disappeared
Story posted 2010. 07.20 at 07: 19 PM PDT
Human remains were found Tuesday near
where 17- year- old Norma Lopez was last seen
in Moreno Valley .
Lopez disappeared Thursday after summer
school at Valley View High School in Moreno
Valley . She was last seen about 10 a.m. walking
home from school , but she never made it
home .
Human remains were discovered by a local
resident in Moreno Valley near Dracaea Avenue
and Theodore Street about 3 p . m. Tuesday.
The location is 2 to 3 miles east of Lopez' s
home and the site of her disappearance .
At a news conference Tuesday afternoon ,
Riverside County Sheriff ' s Sgt . Joe Borja said
investigators have not determined the identity
of the human remains . He confirmed there was
a deceased body that was discovered by a local
resident , but authorities had not reached the
body ' s location , and it could be several hours
before they did .
Borja said the body was considered a homicide
until it was determined otherwise.
The Riverside County Coroner had not yet
arrived at the time of the news conference,
according to Borja.
Borja said it could take between one and seven
days to determine the identity of the body, and
it was not known if the body was male or
female.
Borja said the Lopez family was notified of the
discovery to warn them.
Investigators closed Theodore near Dracaea
while the crime scene was active.
Sheriff ' s deputies have used canine units and
search helicopters , but have found no sign of
Norma .
Police said they could not pinpoint Norma' s
location with a cell phone because she does not
have one.
Investigators found evidence suggesting she
may have been abducted . Some of her
belongings were found in a field the teen often
used as a shortcut to her home , authorities
said , and there were signs of a possible
struggle .
The Moreno Valley mayor , city council and the
FBI announced a $ 35, 000 reward in the
apparent kidnapping of Lopez. They ' re hoping it
brings in much - needed information about
where she might be .
There was suspicion early in the investigation
that Norma might have run away with her
boyfriend , but deputies said they have
interviewed the boyfriend and determined he
was not a suspect in her disappearance .
myabc7.com
Valasca
Death, horror, torture
Mystica43229
Trusted Member
Whisper
#byefelicia
Silvahalo
Bite My Seraphim Sass
Misskittychaos
Trusted Member
http://www.theliveoc.com/local-concerts/215-pod-alien-ant-farm-to-play-benefit-concert-for-norma-lopez-fund.html
That's kind of cool IMHO, 100% of the ticket fee is going toward the cause. There is more stuff at link.
justicenizer
New Member
RIP Norma, hope the killer will be found and prosecuted.
Tickets are on sale now for a benefit concert featuring P.O.D. for the Moreno Valley teen killed on her way home from school.
Norma Lopez, 17, disappeared on July 15 after taking a shortcut home walking from summer classes at Valley View High School. Her body was discovered on July 20 in a nearby field.
The “Never Again†concert will feature P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm and Butterscotch, among others, on Sept. 18 at Moreno Valley College.
“My heart goes out to Norma, her family and friends. I have a daughter and can't even imagine how Norma's parents feel,†Mike Cosgrove, Alien Ant Farm drummer, said in a release.
“We have a lot of friends that went to Valley View High School through the years and have used that same shortcut. It's tragic and frightening.â€
Tickets are $10 with proceeds benefiting the family for funeral expenses as well as establishing a reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her death.
“When I heard that Norma Lopez was missing and then her body was found a week later, it struck a chord in me,†Gary Avila, vice president of artist development at Tao Music Group, said in a news release.
“Being a parent, I knew that I had to do something to help prevent this from happening again.â€
Avila is among those putting together the event.
For more information on the concert, or on where to purchase tickets, go to www.moval.org.
Tickets are on sale now for a benefit concert featuring P.O.D. for the Moreno Valley teen killed on her way home from school.
Norma Lopez, 17, disappeared on July 15 after taking a shortcut home walking from summer classes at Valley View High School. Her body was discovered on July 20 in a nearby field.
The “Never Again†concert will feature P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm and Butterscotch, among others, on Sept. 18 at Moreno Valley College.
“My heart goes out to Norma, her family and friends. I have a daughter and can't even imagine how Norma's parents feel,†Mike Cosgrove, Alien Ant Farm drummer, said in a release.
“We have a lot of friends that went to Valley View High School through the years and have used that same shortcut. It's tragic and frightening.â€
Tickets are $10 with proceeds benefiting the family for funeral expenses as well as establishing a reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her death.
“When I heard that Norma Lopez was missing and then her body was found a week later, it struck a chord in me,†Gary Avila, vice president of artist development at Tao Music Group, said in a news release.
“Being a parent, I knew that I had to do something to help prevent this from happening again.â€
Avila is among those putting together the event.
For more information on the concert, or on where to purchase tickets, go to www.moval.org.
Hellsbells
Trusted Member
Possible Arrest Made In Norma Lopez Killing
Man Arrested In Long Beach More Than One Year After
http://www.kesq.com/news/29549902/detail.html
Find Norma Lopez http://www.facebook.com/FindNormasKiller
Man Arrested In Long Beach More Than One Year After
http://www.kesq.com/news/29549902/detail.html
Find Norma Lopez http://www.facebook.com/FindNormasKiller
Last edited:
http://www.pe.com/local-news/rivers...ice-confirm-arrest-in-norma-lopez-slaying.ece
Moreno Valley police officially announced the arrest of a suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Norma Lopez.
Flanked by the teen’s family, homicide detectives and city officials, Moreno Valley Police Chief John Anderson unveiled a photo of suspect of 35-year-old Jesse Perez Torres during a press conference Friday.
“At the onset of this investigation, we promised we would tell you when we made an arrest in the Norma Lopez investigation,” Anderson said. “It's a sense of relief and I hope it brings some sense of closure to the Lopez family. They are the salt of the earth. This by no means brings Norma back.”
Perez Torres was arrested by Moreno Valley police Thursday in Long Beach on suspicion of murder and kidnapping to commit rape, according to court records. He booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside about 6 p.m. Bail was set at $1 million.
He is not listed on the state’s sex offender database.
Norma was abducted July 15, 2010, while walking home from summer school classes at Valley View High School in eastern Moreno Valley. Days later, her body was found in a field a few miles from the school.
Norma's older sister Elizabeth said she didn't know the man arrested and admitted she wasn't sure when this day would come.
I never thought it would be this soon. I'm still kind of in shock,” Elizabeth said. “It brings the closure I always wanted to make sure he was behind bars one of these days paying for what he did to my little sister.”
Elizabeth Lopez said police came to her parents’ home Thursday night to deliver the news.
“It was shocking. It brought happiness and tears for what we've waited for so long,” she said.
The family wants Norma's killer to spend the rest of his life behind bars and do not want to seek the death penalty.
“That would be the easy way out,” Elizabeth Lopez said.
“At least I know who did it,” she added, but noted she had questions for the suspect. “I want to know why you killed my little sister? Why? Why'd you kill her? Did she do anything to you that you actually had to kill her? She had a long life ahead of her.”
In the year after Norma Lopez was abducted and killed, the man accused in her death lived across the street from her high school.
Neighbors said Torres, who had a wife and two kids, kept to himself. Then he left suddenly last April.
“That was the weird part, he left real quickly,” said Helen Silva, 26, who lived next door in a home covered with Halloween decorations on Creekside Way.
Perez Torres lived in a tan stucco home, with a manicured lawn and green wooden siding. Its backyard faced Valley View High School.
A man who lives there now said he never met him.
Silva said Perez Torres' family had been gone for a while before he left. In April, he began selling his belongings and said he was moving to Arizona.
Perez Torres was charged with felony spousal abuse, assault and criminal threats, but the case was dismissed when his wife did not appear in court.
In the time that he lived in Moreno Valley, Silva recalled him acting “creepy.” He came and left the home at odd hours.
She recalled the fervor following the Norma Lopez investigation and the police checkpoints across the street from her home. She said since then, her kids have stayed inside and she lived in fear of a killer at-large.
She never suspected her neighbor might be involved.
“He was someone to watch out for, but never thought he might do something like that,” Silva said. “I feel guilty knowing I was at home that day and didn't see anything. It's a big sense of relief, but it still makes me scared.”
Moreno Valley police officially announced the arrest of a suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Norma Lopez.
Flanked by the teen’s family, homicide detectives and city officials, Moreno Valley Police Chief John Anderson unveiled a photo of suspect of 35-year-old Jesse Perez Torres during a press conference Friday.
“At the onset of this investigation, we promised we would tell you when we made an arrest in the Norma Lopez investigation,” Anderson said. “It's a sense of relief and I hope it brings some sense of closure to the Lopez family. They are the salt of the earth. This by no means brings Norma back.”
Perez Torres was arrested by Moreno Valley police Thursday in Long Beach on suspicion of murder and kidnapping to commit rape, according to court records. He booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside about 6 p.m. Bail was set at $1 million.
He is not listed on the state’s sex offender database.
Norma was abducted July 15, 2010, while walking home from summer school classes at Valley View High School in eastern Moreno Valley. Days later, her body was found in a field a few miles from the school.
Norma's older sister Elizabeth said she didn't know the man arrested and admitted she wasn't sure when this day would come.
I never thought it would be this soon. I'm still kind of in shock,” Elizabeth said. “It brings the closure I always wanted to make sure he was behind bars one of these days paying for what he did to my little sister.”
Elizabeth Lopez said police came to her parents’ home Thursday night to deliver the news.
“It was shocking. It brought happiness and tears for what we've waited for so long,” she said.
The family wants Norma's killer to spend the rest of his life behind bars and do not want to seek the death penalty.
“That would be the easy way out,” Elizabeth Lopez said.
“At least I know who did it,” she added, but noted she had questions for the suspect. “I want to know why you killed my little sister? Why? Why'd you kill her? Did she do anything to you that you actually had to kill her? She had a long life ahead of her.”
In the year after Norma Lopez was abducted and killed, the man accused in her death lived across the street from her high school.
Neighbors said Torres, who had a wife and two kids, kept to himself. Then he left suddenly last April.
“That was the weird part, he left real quickly,” said Helen Silva, 26, who lived next door in a home covered with Halloween decorations on Creekside Way.
Perez Torres lived in a tan stucco home, with a manicured lawn and green wooden siding. Its backyard faced Valley View High School.
A man who lives there now said he never met him.
Silva said Perez Torres' family had been gone for a while before he left. In April, he began selling his belongings and said he was moving to Arizona.
Perez Torres was charged with felony spousal abuse, assault and criminal threats, but the case was dismissed when his wife did not appear in court.
In the time that he lived in Moreno Valley, Silva recalled him acting “creepy.” He came and left the home at odd hours.
She recalled the fervor following the Norma Lopez investigation and the police checkpoints across the street from her home. She said since then, her kids have stayed inside and she lived in fear of a killer at-large.
She never suspected her neighbor might be involved.
“He was someone to watch out for, but never thought he might do something like that,” Silva said. “I feel guilty knowing I was at home that day and didn't see anything. It's a big sense of relief, but it still makes me scared.”
They let him out via a revolving door LOL
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/24/4004007/suspect-in-teens-killing-released.html
Hellsbells
Trusted Member
Jesse Perez Torres
Jerri Blank
Trusted Member
Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Suspect in Norma Lopez Murder
Police say DNA evidence linked Jesse Perez Torres to the crime.
Police say DNA evidence linked Jesse Perez Torres to the crime.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-norma-lopez-murder-arrest,0,6559867.story
Got an update:
http://www.pe.com/local-news/rivers...ath-penalty-sought-in-norma-lopez-killing.ece
Prosecutors announced this week that they would seek the death penalty against Jesse Perez Torres, 37, who was ordered to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges.
A judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to try Torres after a single DNA sample was found on her earring, which matched Torres.
http://www.pe.com/local-news/rivers...ath-penalty-sought-in-norma-lopez-killing.ece
Prosecutors announced this week that they would seek the death penalty against Jesse Perez Torres, 37, who was ordered to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges.
A judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to try Torres after a single DNA sample was found on her earring, which matched Torres.
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