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Woman arrested in death of Kim Pham charged with murder

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, OCDA, Santa Ana 22 Comments

Photo of Vanesa Tapia Zavala courtesy of KTLA

Vanesa Tapia Zavala, 25, of Santa Ana was charged with one felony count of murder this afternoon for her role in the death of 23-year-old Kim Pham in Santa Ana in the early morning hours of Jan. 19, 2014. You can watch a video of today’s court proceedings at this link, courtesy of CBS News.

Zavala faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison if convicted. The OCDA requested that Zavala be held on $1 million bail at her arraignment this afternoon. The OCDA also advised that the investigation is ongoing and additional information will not be released at this time. Continue reading→

No – the Crosby victim wasn’t killed because she photo-bombed her murderers

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Santa Ana 26 Comments

Victim was taken of life support and pronounced dead today at 12:36 this afternoon, according to the SAPD.

The attack on a woman who was beaten into unconsciousness outside a popular Santa Ana nightspot may have been sparked when the 23-year-old accidentally walked in front of a camera as a group of nightclub patrons posed for a photo, a friend said Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

A friend, who declined to be identified because police are still investigating the case, said three women and two men got into a heated argument with Pham after she accidently walked into one of their photos. A cellphone, believed to belong to one of the suspects, was recovered from the scene, the friend said. Continue reading→

Crosby hate crime/murder update

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Bars, Crime, Santa Ana 41 Comments

A Santa Ana woman was arrested Monday in connection with a weekend assault that left a 23-year-old woman critically hurt and unconscious on the sidewalk outside a crowded Santa Ana nightspot, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim, Kim Pham, is brain dead, according to the OC Weekly. They also reported that her sister posted this message on her Facebook page: Continue reading→