County court judge,a former DA,& his wife are both ambushed & shot to death at their home in CA,no suspects,likely act of enraged former defendent or litigant
Joe1orbit
You may have noticed a LACK of posts from me over the past 24-36 hours.
That's because I had a busy day yesterday, and was NOT in a posting mood when I
got home. And so I never even turned my 'puter back on, yesterday afternoon or
night. See folks, I ONLY do what I feel like doing. I have NO obligation to
ever post anything, and all my posts are made to glorify myself, my brilliant
insights, to create a Living Legacy of myself, and to honor the victims turned
predators that I do get to post about. Anyway, I'm STILL not in an enthusiastic
posting mood today, but I will get in a few posts, on incidents and cases that
have not been mentioned and that I feel are worthy of attention.
Over in California, a 68 year old court commissioner and his wife have both
been found slaughtered, just outside their home in an upper class neighborhood.
They were both shot to death. H. George Taylor was clearly a WEALTHY man, but
robbery does NOT appear to have been a motive in this double murder. Cops say
they have very few leads.
H. George was gunned down just as he pulled his VERY expensive Mercedes-Benz
car into his driveway. Wife Lynda was found dead in the garage, wearing only a
bathrobe. Even though NOBODY else was home, the killer did NOT steal anything,
he didn't even take the car.
I think it is HIGHLY likely that our doyble murderer had a PERSONAL
grudge/vendetta against this court judge, who has been ruling on divorce,
custody and estate cases for MANY years. Somebody became ENRAGED over the a
ruling that was handed down, solently STALKED the judge, figuring out where he
lived, and then lay in wait and AMBUSHED him and his wife, killing them both.
I'm always extra excited by murder cases that have a personal vengeance motive.
Looks like the killer made a clean getaway. You can bet the detectives will
be investigating all parties who had judgements made against them recently by
this judge. But with the judge being 68 years old, it's very possible that the
case which sparked this homicidal attack is MANY years old, which hampers the
investigation a lot.
Recently, a lawyer who sometimes had cases heard in the same courthouse as H.
George worked in, had several arson fires set on his property. Cops are
examining whether this lawyer and the slaughtered judge were personally
involved in any cases. Obviously if there IS a case or two that involved both
of these judicial figures, the parties involved in the cases, especially the
LOSING parties, would become MAJOR and prime suspects in this double murder.
Take care, JOE
The following appears courtesy of today's Associated Press news wire:
Calif. Official, Wife Slain
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Investigators say they have few leads in the
shooting deaths of a Los Angeles County court commissioner and his wife, who
were slain outside their home in this affluent community.
H. George Taylor, 68, was killed as he pulled his Mercedes-Benz into his
driveway Thursday. His wife, identified as Lynda by neighbors, was found in her
bathrobe on the floor of the garage.
``Frankly at this point, it could be anything,'' said Chip Patterson, a San
Bernardino County Sheriff's spokesman. ``There was no note left, nothing left
to indicate the motive.''
Investigators didn't believe anything was taken from the home, he said.
Neighbor Larry Waggoner said he ran to the Taylor house after hearing about
five shots. The area is usually quiet, neighbor Betty Pinkerton said.
``Then you have a double murder. It is disconcerting,'' she said.
Taylor became a commissioner in March 1986. Court commissioners hear divorce,
custody and estate cases, as judges do. The difference is that commissioners
are hired by the court and preside over a case only if all parties agree to the
arrangement.
Rancho Cucamonga is about 50 miles east of Los Angeles.
AP-NY-03-20-99
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The following appears courtesy of today's United Press International news
wire:
Link probed between arsons, killings
March 20, 1999
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, March 20 (UPI) Police are trying to determine if there is a
link between the shooting deaths of a court commissioner and his wife in Rancho
Cucamonga, and several recent arson blazes that targeted a family law attorney.
Investigators are apparently trying to determine if Norwalk Court Commissioner
H. George Taylor and lawyer Edward Wilson had handled any of the same cases.
The two reportedly had worked in the same courthouse, handling both family law
and criminal cases. It wasn't immediately known if the two had worked on any of
the same cases.
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The following appears courtesy of the 3/20/99 online edition of The Los
Angeles Times newspaper:
Saturday, March 20, 1999
Court Official, Wife Slain in Ambush Outside Home
Popular commissioner was killed as he drove his car into driveway. Wife was
shot when she came out to garage.
By TOM GORMAN, DAVID ROSENZWEIG, Times Staff Writers
RANCHO CUCAMONGA--A Los Angeles County court commissioner and his wife were
slain in a shotgun ambush outside their fashionable home Thursday night,
authorities said.
H. George Taylor, 68, had apparently just driven into his driveway and was
hit in the head by one or more shotgun blasts through the driver's window of
his luxury sedan, according to the first neighbors to arrive at the scene. His
wife, Lynda, dressed in her nightclothes and robe, apparently came out into the
garage to investigate the noise and was also shot and killed, the neighbors
said.
Taylor, a Superior Court commissioner for 13 years, was most recently
assigned to the Norwalk courthouse. His wife was an occupational therapist.
The gunfire, which occurred about 9:30 p.m., rattled the quiet, upscale
neighborhood in the foothills of Mt. Baldy. Just around the corner from the
Taylors' cul-de-sac, people who had been playing baseball at a nearby park were
returning to their cars.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department disclosed little
information about the shooting, refusing to confirm the identities of the
couple or to speculate on a possible motive, suspects or whether there were any
witnesses.
The victims' identities were confirmed by neighbors and Los Angeles County
court officials--who were later instructed by detectives not to further discuss
the killings.
"I was watching basketball on TV when I heard the gunshots--five of them,
and it sounded closer to a cannon than a cap gun," said Larry Waggoner, who
lives a few houses away. About the same time, he said, he heard a
crash--presumably when Taylor's still-running vehicle rammed into the corner of
the garage.
Another neighbor said he was watching television when he heard one loud
shot--sounding like a cherry bomb, he said--followed by a pause, then four more
shots.
When he walked outside, he saw a car driving unusually fast down a nearby
street.
The neighbors went to the Taylors' beige stucco, mission-style home and
discovered the carnage. They found Taylor slumped dead in his car, and his
wife's body on the garage floor.
Taylor was appointed a court commissioner by the judges of the Los Angeles
Superior Court in 1986 after spending 24 years as a private practitioner and
seven years as a deputy district attorney.
As a commissioner, he handled criminal, civil and family law cases in
courts in downtown Los Angeles, Burbank, Downey and Norwalk. Grief counselors
were dispatched to the Norwalk courthouse Friday.
Court commissioners have the same powers as judges except that all parties
in a case must agree to let them preside.
The gunfire rattled the normally peaceful neighborhood; the Taylors lived
on a cul-de-sac that forked off another cul-de-sac, just a block from a park
and equestrian trails.
Neighborhood anxiety continued Friday morning after investigators
discovered a suspicious package beneath the front doormat of the house and
ordered the area evacuated because of concern the package could be an explosive
device.
A bomb squad robot approached the package and took an X-ray that showed it
contained clothing. But fear of a bomb delayed the investigation and the bodies
remained in place for much of the day.
Whittier police said they are investigating whether the shooting might be
linked to a series of arson fires that apparently targeted a lawyer who may
have represented clients in Taylor's court.
Criminal and family lawyer Edward A. Wilson lost his La Habra Heights
house in an arson fire Wednesday that followed at least four other arson fires
near Wilson's law office.
"They worked in the same building. It could be a coincidence. We don't
know," said Whittier Police Sgt. Ed Chiles.
Lynda Taylor had lived at the home for more than 25 years, dating back to
a previous marriage, neighbors said. She and H. George Taylor married in 1989.
Raised in Pasadena, Taylor graduated from USC in 1951, served two years as
a Navy lieutenant during the Korean War and afterward attended UCLA Law School,
according to acquaintances in the Los Angeles County courts.
After graduating from law school in 1956, he became a prosecutor in the
district attorney's office, where he served seven years before going into
private practice in the Pomona-Claremont area.
He handled a range of civil and criminal cases over the next two decades
before he applied to be a Superior Court commissioner.
"He was a wonderful human being and a very, very good judge," said David
W. Perkins, who presides over the Downey Municipal Court. Perkins said he had
appeared as a private attorney before Taylor. "I've known him for many years,"
the judge said. "His death is a terrible loss."
Taylor had three grown children from a previous marriage; his wife had two
grown children.
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