MAN SHE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED I WAS JUST CHILLING WITH U THE OTHER OUTSIDE MAN ITS BAD WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE GONE IN A BLINK OF AN EYE KIM YOU WILL BE FOREVER MISSED
these days normally a gun play is brought to a fist fight. this young mans life was taken for not going the other way he would rather to witness this apparent fight. knowly these days the innocent is always the one who ets it. we all know the dangers of the streets these days so why set yourself up yoourself up for failure. i feel the pain of this family because all deaths are tragic and hurtful. may God heal your hearts and bless you each
thank you everyone thank you.... seeing the love and support is very helpful to all of us who have been hit by this tragedy
To Saw it all- With my respects it seems you have not yet put your anger at rest of what happened to you and I am sorry for what you have been through. I as well was a daughter of a extremely abusive man I was constantly having to come to moms, brothers and sister rescue. I too left home and told my mom that today I am gone and tomorrow your gonna lose another child unless you leave that man. I had had it too. It took her 6months but she did it. My relationship til this day is estranged but they are afterall my parents and it made me a stronger person and who i am today. Maybe you should seek counseling then by using Lucy's murder to vent out on what you've been through. As you are well aware it is a very hard situation especially when kids are involved and it isn't that easy just to leave. You think cuz kids are involved it makes it much easier but it does not either way the kids are the ones who get hurt cuz break up also is very traumatizing to the children. We do not know when we get in a relationship how peolple may change or get involved in or we wouldn't ever have chosen that person and when it does happen the heart does not allow us to leave because we hope by staying and giving love that will change the person to who they were when u meet him/her.
You also say it like we are all to blame for what happened to her. I want to make it VERY clear to you that non of us are to blame but the hand that took her life. We all know and wish that things could have been different that he was different but we cannot change that. All I know is she is gone and those kids will never get over it. However, we can help heal the wounds as you should. You do not know us and nor have we pushed anything under the rug and Yes we are asking for support just like you wished you had when you were young. If you wish to not offer that that's fine it's your animosity from your childhood that has you consumed and again I am sorry for that but the family needs all the love that they can get from anyone for the kids up to the parents. With God we will all get through this and hope someday you will as well.
There is a trust fund being set up and will post that as soon as I get it for now flowers, clothes, letters, donations are being sent to the Preciado residence.
The Preciado Family
44121 Gadsden Ave
Lancaster, CA 93534
any other postings of addresses should be verified as there are for personal gain and have not been approved by the family.
to 'saw it all' and all victims of domestic violence who to this day are haunted by nightmares of violence...i admire your strength and your wisdom and each of you have a story to tell for the abused and the abusers out there that need to turn their lives around. i've read your comments 'saw it all' and i admire your courage in deciding to leave your past behind. we also have to look at why people allow themselves to be abused and why others inflict abuse. the self esteem of the abused might be so low that they feel they deserve to be mistreated. abusers, the same, they need to mistreat others cause they were once treated that same way. but murder is the ultimate price in these cycles of violence and children are left to pick up the pieces. unless the children who witness abuse realize right from wrong and practice what is right...abuse will continue to flourish. counseling, education, self esteem can deplete this cycle of domestic violence and it is up to communities to establish centers for support for both victims and abusers.
Whats up k-kev homie thing just not the same now that you are not here side by side saying let get a cocktail man we miss you Happy C-Day (07-18-08) not going to say bye but see you later. SUPER NATURAL. We gon ride for ya!
It's hard not having you around. I miss you stopping by the house talking shit and just being you. Im not to sure what to write on here but I MISS YOU deeply it's hard to explain 15 years you were about of my life and now your gone. DAMN
Thank you for your bon voyage. No need to "slam" the door, but do be sure to lock it after I leave. Don't want you following me and ruining my new place like you did to LA.
Come on! What is this, a nanny state? You really expect "our leaders" to fix this problem. What happened to personal responsibility? Where are these kids parents? I would think by now people would have figured out that government isn't going to solve our problems. The only thing L.A. city government does efficiently is waste money.
You are correct in wanting our "leaders" to do something, but money needs to be made for "leaders" and their friends and parties. They are out of town on business. Hurry up and join them.
I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET CHRIS I WAS 16 AT THE TIME HIS MOTHER ANGEL TAYLOR IS MY MOM'S BEST FRIEND...I USE TO LOOK AT HER PICTURES AND SAY DAMN ANGEL YOU HAVE SOME HANDSOME SONS...SHE WILL ALWAYS SAY YOU WANT ME TO HOOK YOU UP WITH CHRIS.LOL THEN ONE SUMMER ALL 3 OF HER SONS CHRIS, TERRELL,AND ANDREW CAME DOWN..ANGEL CALLED MY HOUSE AND SAID YOUR MAN IS HERE....WHEN I SEEN CHRIS IN PERSON I WAS IN AWE LIKE OMG HE IS FINE....THAT SUMMER ME AND CHRIS USE TO HANGOUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OR HIS. I REMEMBER WHEN WE USE TO LAUGH AT OUR MOM'S TRYING TO HOOK US UP.LOL BUT ME AND CHRIS BUILT US A FRIENDSHIP...THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I'LL BE OVER ANGEL'S HOUSE AND SHE'LL BE ON THE PHONE WITH CHRIS AND HE'LL ASK TO TALK TO ME AND WE'LL JUST BE ON THE PHONE CATCHING UP SEEING WHO GOTTA GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND OR ABOUT HOW OUR MOM'S CLUBBING FIASCALS WENT TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY NEED TO RETIRE THEIR DAYS..LOL DAMN CHRIS I MISS YOU....BUT GOD HAS CALLED UPON HIS ANGEL FOR HIS DUTY AND THATS BEING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANGEL THAT GOD CAN SEND US....LOVE YOU.
ya, its funny how some people only find this blog when someone they know is featured. and then get so offended how things are done here and want to cause a raucus. take it easy man. ya'll should be interested in what happens in LA with reagrds to homicide regardless.
as for the killer being a student? i think they said he was a construction worker.
could have been a day laborer hired by the prof. in order to provide "services". who knows. i hope the story comes out, but i have a feeling the killer might use some sort of self defense motive.
truly sad this man was killed. as it is when other men are killed. him being a prof. makes him no different than anyone else here. if you beleive otherwise, then you are out of touch with reality.
what i do appreciate is that he dedicated himself to literature. i revisited some of my fav L.Hughes stuff when i read that he specialized in this area. makes me want to go back and read some e. hemphill.
You posters should do your research as well. The PRIMARY purpose of this blog is to REPORT homicides that have been going unreported. If YOU take the time to do some research, you will find that most of the hundreds of entries here do not appear anywhere else in either digital or print media. You will also find cases where this blog contained more biographical information on the victim than an actual article did, and when possible, there is follow-up.
The primary source for this information comes from other news and coroner reports that often don't delve into the rich background that the victim may possess. I first heard about this story on the radio, and they did not mention the victim's curriculum vitae, either. And yes, ALL POSTS contain the ethnic background of the victim as reported by the Coroner and reporting police agency. In some cases, a post will go up without the name of the victim. In some cases, the name is unavailable due to lack of identiy documents, or problems locating the next-of-kin.
Thank you, however, for providing the background on this unfortunate soul. I'm can see that the community will be the worse for this loss.
Have you had enough of this lawlessness and chaos? Are you, like me, wondering when our so-called city leaders are going to put these barbarians either in jail or deport them out of the country? It wasn't like this in the past! Like so many native Angelenos before me, I'm moving out and taking my tax dollars with me!!
Excuse me! I too am saddened by the senseless murder of any human being. The death of Lindon Barrett is most unfortunate. But so are the deaths of others we scan throughout the Homicide Report. I work everyday attempting to make sense out of the senseless.
Whether it's Compton, Long Beach or South Los Angeles the blood of the innocent flows. It is important to list the race of the victim. For so long the deaths of people of color were ignored by the mainstream media. My community needs to recognize that we are murdering brilliance, as well as our future. Look at the ages of the victims!
I find it sad that each of the previous people who posted messages here also found fault with the reportage on this weblog. The long-winded professor-type began his eulogy with the words "Do your research next time," the following poster took fault with the fact that the L.A. Times forgot to mention that this professor was well-liked (how would the reporters know that?), and the third person who posted took offense at the mention of Professor Barrett's race (which I find particularly ironic, since his research focused on race).
The attitudes of these three posters are indicative of the elitism found on many university campuses and is the reason that universities are out of touch and are no longer instruments of change in our society. This elitism and "holier-than-thou" attitude is also partly why I decided not to pursue a Ph.D. (I stopped at a master's degree). That said, I'm sorry for your loss, and I find it very disturbing that so many (presumably) innocent men are being killed in Los Angeles County. This professor sounds like an intelligent, kind-hearted man who, perhaps out of naivete, got involved with a heartless criminal.
Donabelle, the Times states race in every single writeup of a homocide. Somewhere around here, there is a FAQ that explains the reason for doing so. It's not personal.
That said, I was surprised that until today, there was no mention of Barrett's position in the community. I commented to this effect yesterday and included a link to a substantive article, and of course, my comment was not published and no edits to the post were made at that time.
Once again the LB Report scoops the major news outlets.
Everything about the police version of events stinks to high heaven! Start thinking for ourselves and stop accepting the same story without thinking. It's always "suspect refused to show his hands and we thought he had a weapon so we killed him" defense. This sounds like an EXECUTION plain & simple. If we allow police to do it to this man (known gang member or not) someone you love or maybe even vou may be next.
Donabelle,
maybe you have not gotten a chance to read the rest of the blogs on here but everyone's race is stated after there names. Take a look at all the blogs before you assume anything
people need to wake up and get out of bad relationships before this kind of thing happens. here's a young women who at the tender age of 26 already had 4 kids. Her kids will have to live a hard life and be traumatized because of the actions of her boyfriend. She should have thought long and hard before bringing another man into her life and into her home. My heart goes out to those children who now have no mother.
i will respect gangsters when they dont need guns to fight. when they can be a man and fight with their fists. the only reason they think theyre tough is because of their weapons. without them theyre nothing.
I'm disturbed that your paper has written this as the intro. mentioned as a 46 yr. old black man! Is race a motive in this murder? Racially insensitive write up.
If this he was Filipino or White, would you have addressed him as that?
I am sad that the LA Times "forgot" to mention that the 46 year old black man was a well known and well liked professor. Lindon Barrett was a powerful and insightful professor at the University of California Riverside. He foresaw a bright future for the English department that prides itself on openness and diversity. His specialized research in African American literature inspired his students. I am grateful for having been his student.
I could not have said it better myself. We live in a very polarized and segregated nation. Why are we not trying to win the hearts and minds of disenfranchised segments of the american population. Why are their no rebuilding projects for the ghetto's of our land. We ride in our metallic bubbles not knowing what are the dreams of your fellow black brother or brown or red brother. These are not simply hardened vicious thugs but people who have grown hardened and hopeless. People who have learned to wear a mask of fearlessness because their environment has taught them not to be afraid. Out of the desperation and heartlessness that we show to their histories they strike back. So the commenter who said in response to the question of how much of this do we have to endure " You endure it because you endure it, stop enduring" is wrong. People endure it because they have lost a sense of community like many Americans have. The problem is know bigger then individual communities. The question is who has the heart to join these communities and stand up with these communities and take your beliefs whatever they may be and evangelize with these communities. The difference between your community and gang infested communities may be the next great depression away. So show your brother and sisterhood if you are a true believer.
Gog Bless you Lucy. I know that you are heaven, you were such a good mother, daughter, and friend. Everyone will always remember you. Lots of love to you too, Amanda. Let's help Lucy's family in whatever way we can.
I'm a complete stranger to all of you and yours. Our deepest condolences to the family of this Ms. Preciado. Our family carries a heavy heart with you and yours at this very difficult time of your lives. To the children, always remember your mommy, and to that monster, that I consider a worthless waste of human and waste of airspace. This monster should of never had the oppurtunity to produce, so that later in life he can leave his own blood to venture for themselves. Who is going to care for these babies and take this horrific scenario from there little minds. This will never go away! THAT MONSTER WILL MEET OUR MAKER SOONER THAN WE ALL KNOW. May God bless you all. rr
My heart goes out to the children and family of this young lady..My kids and I heard about it on the news as we were getting ready to go to work/school, we also heard the frantic 911 call from one of the daughters, and boy was it heart breaking for me and my kids (ages 16,15,13,9,4). I can honestly say that we sat there and cried for a bit before we headed out . Although we did not know this family, it really hurts just to think of all the trauma these kids went through and will continue to go through for the rest of their lives...Just what the heck is wrong with some of these men/women who think its ok or cool to beat on your significant other! I hope that for all those women / men who are going through this kind of violence seek for help, talk to someone, get out of these unhealthy relationships. If a spouse puts hands on you obviously he does'nt love you enough!! Leave him / her, Don't do it for your self, do it for your kid/s..They dont have to be exposed to this kind of violence..
Now as for this S.O.B. who thought he was man enough to take the life of this beautiful young mother.. I hope they catch him and pays for what he did, because not only did he take his girlfriends life, he also took his kids life by taking their mother away for ever...I've always said to my kids to leave everything in the hands of God, because only he can judge us, but i hope that when they do catch this "parasite" he get's what he deserves...With all this anger i feel right now, how i wish that they would let him feel that pain that his girlfriend "the mother of his children felt as he was stabbing her.... May God forgive me but i honestly wish this man dead...I know its wrong to think like that, but it really hurts just to think of the trauma the trauma are going to have to endure for the rest of their lives..Once again my deepest condolences go out to these kids,family and friends...she is in a much better place...May god be with you through these tough times and always... Kathy,33
I regret to announce the death of Lindon Barrett, Professor of English.
Professor Barrett had joined the UCR faculty only a year ago, after many years as a faculty member at UC Irvine. He embraced his new position in the English department with passion, good humor, and a vision for the future of the study of African American literature and culture at UCR. He was an ideal colleague who quickly established himself as a supportive mentor to junior faculty and a thoughtful presence in department discussions of even the most difficult topics and critical concerns. He was quick to offer to read colleagues’ publications or work-in-progress, and his comments were constructive and rigorous as only the most valued colleagues can offer. His quick wit and probing conversation brightened social gatherings. The English Department at UCR saw him
as a bright beacon of the future in a department that prides itself on openness and diversity.
His loss at the age of 46 is devastating to the department and to the campus as a whole.
Lindon Barrett’s published work was distinguished by its thorough research, breadth of literary reference, and incisive interventions in major critical debates regarding race, value, and identity. Professor Barrett’s first book, Blackness and Value: Seeing Double, was published in
1999 by Cambridge University Press, one of the most prestigious publishers of literary criticism in the world. By foregrounding the question of “value,” Professor Barrett offered a critical study of key concepts, including authenticity, voice, vernacular, and otherness, which structure African American literary studies and its relation to the broader canons of English and American literature.
Professor Barrett was just completing his second book, Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity, which extends the focus on twentieth-century black expressive culture in his first book to the historical and philosophical origins of the slave trade in the 18th century.
One of the major essays Professor Barrett published from this research carried the resonant
title: “Mercantilism, Federalism, and the Market Within Reasoning: The ‘People’ and the Conceptual Impossibility of Racial Blackness,” and traced the evolution of modernity and slavery as conjoined historical and philosophical events.
Professor Barrett’s published articles trace the breadth of his influence in African American literary studies, Critical Theory, American literature, and Gay studies. His articles cover topics from the slave narrative and theories of autobiography, to homoeroticism in Langston Hughes and Dennis Rodman, to the interdependence of the development of mercantilism and slavery. These essays have appeared in major scholarly journals and edited collections, including Callaloo, American Literature, Cultural Critique, and The Yale Journal of Criticism.
The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, along with the English department, will be planning a memorial event in the Fall.
JUS THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN THEY START KILLIN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THATS HOW U KNOW THAT LIFE IZ THA ONLY PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE AS INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY KILLING OUR MEN, BUT TO RESULT IN TO KILLING OUR WOMEN IN CHILDREN , THEN THATS LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT US AS CITIZENS NEED TO DO SOME "DAMAGE CONTROL".....
Dear Amanda,
this is saw it all. And I respecfully disagree with you. Now is exactly the time to deal with the shoulda, woulda, coulda. I'm sorry that this is the out come of years of abuse. But just like my mother she had an obligation to these children, she neede to love her children more then she loved her man. My father always told me that he would kill me if I ever ran away and for 18 years I stood by and watched and heard my father and MOTHER fight. On my 18th birthday I walked out of the house and never looked back. I did not call my mother for six months because I was affraid that she would talk me into going back. Guess what, he never did go looking for me. I will until the day I die hear them in my nightmares going at it. My mother had a responsiblity to keep me safe, not just from strangers (so called) but from him and at times her. If my own mother could not take care of me she had no right to bring more children into this hell that was my childhood. Now other children are left without parents. The children will be effected by this for the rest of their lives and yet again the woman's family wants support and for what happened in that house to be swept under the rug never to be talked about again. Maybe if someone had stepped in and called child protective services those kids would be saved from years and years of thearapy. Maybe if someone had stepped in she would be alive today. No my dear NOW is exactly the right time to talk about all the what if's. It has to be what better time? Like I said I hated my mother for along time for her letting this happen. I hated my relatives for along time too because they would walk out the door whenever he would start to go off. Everyone knew what was going on behind closed doors and sometimes right out in the open and NOT one person stood up and said ONE thing. Now is the perfect time to talk about everything that went wrong and the things that could have been done for if not now when? These kids are not going to forget what went wrong or the fact that nothing was done. Someone has to talk about it if not these kids will never be able to get "over it."
I do not live in that area and have no idea what it must be like for regular citizens. I do hope this RAID has made the streets safer for the residents who live there. I do hope more Compton folks will sign in and comment so the rest of us can hear from the horses mouths the situation as it really is.
MANY OF US ARE LISTENING and believe or not, we do care!
I met Rubin Walten Ortega 4 weeks before his death,
Rubin was a very sweet young man, I got to know him,
very well, I am 22 years older than Rubin, I spoke to Rubin
every day, he called me every night to let me know that he was ok, and what he was doing to become Successful in life, life is so short, and Rubin did not deserve to die in that alley, Rubin will be truly missed, and
I know the truth what happend , Justice will be served,
Ruben is with god now, Rest in Peace Rubin Walten Ortega, July 26, 1984 = July 1, 2008.
I WAS THERE WHEN MY HOMIE GOT SHOOT YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I BEEN THROUGH KNOWING MY HOMIE GOT SHOOT BY A CHUMP..I SPENT A NIGHT AT ROBERTS HOUSE THE DAY BEFORE HE PASSED ON HE WAS HAPPY PERSON CAREING ALWAYS LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER ... ALL I KNOW IS I CANT WAIT TO SEE MY FRIEND AGIAN...ILL SEE HIM SONE.......BUT PEOPLE ARE WRONG HOW THEY COULD RUN THERE MOUTH LIKE JK ....JK DIDNT KNOW ROBEERT I DID....SO.....REST IN PEACE BIG HOMIE EXIT......MRA KRACK
Mark was a human being who was being human...the exact chain of events of the night of his death will never be fully known, he did not deserve to die. The police shouldn't shoot a man armed with a knife if he in fact had a knife. They have guns. Period. Mark was my brother's friend Gabe Scoggin. Gabe knew Mark, and I spent time with him as well he was a peaceful man, and a man who loved life and people. These "officers" I use quotes because I don't belive murderers to be officers robbed the world of a shining spirit and a wonderful person. To Mark, May you rest in peace and know that you changed all the lives of those you touched the wonder you created will live with us forever and our children will learn of your brief but wonderful life!
Hi Love,
I can't even begin to express what i feel right now. This doesn't feel real at all . I know time has passed and things have changed but Chris i will never forget a thing we shared or a thing you've told me. Sometimes i sit and i think about our endless convos at night about life and our dreams. When i kissed that day i never knew that it would be our last. There was so much that i wanted to tell you. So much i wanted us to share. Kiara is now 1 she turned 1 on the 21st . I think back to the day she was born. Hearing them say fetal distress . I knew you would help us get through it all. Every day i know you're helping all of us get through what seems to be unbearble. I send my prayers to your family , your son and his mother because i can't imagine the feeling of grief she has. I love you Chris and I know that you're proud of me . I'm finally about to have my bachlors degree and go to get my masters like you said i would. If it weren't for you telling me i deserve the world i probably wouldn't have known that. Babe i hope you RIP ill see you when i get there .
Warren was more than a friend to me that knew how to make me smile. We had many good times that I will remember for ever. He was unbreakable and a highly capable man that was always proving he was getting through. Heaven sent us an angel in him. He will always be a beautiful man to me even though I won't see him anymore. It doesn't have to be your birthday or Fathers Day for me to tell you "I love you" with all my heart and I'll think of you always. My prayers and blessings go out to Herman and Margaret, Jonathan, Natia, and Warren Jr.
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Hey Killa today is Your birthday!!! Man Happy Birthday I know that this sunday we would have been at the park Celebrating... Much Luv R.I.P!!!
Posted by: cyreeta on Kevin Johnson, 40 | Jun 26, 2008 8:00:00 AM
MAN SHE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED I WAS JUST CHILLING WITH U THE OTHER OUTSIDE MAN ITS BAD WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE GONE IN A BLINK OF AN EYE KIM YOU WILL BE FOREVER MISSED
Posted by: TONI on Athens Village: woman shot | Jul 14, 2008 10:12:33 AM
these days normally a gun play is brought to a fist fight. this young mans life was taken for not going the other way he would rather to witness this apparent fight. knowly these days the innocent is always the one who ets it. we all know the dangers of the streets these days so why set yourself up yoourself up for failure. i feel the pain of this family because all deaths are tragic and hurtful. may God heal your hearts and bless you each
Posted by: Kim Smith on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
thank you everyone thank you.... seeing the love and support is very helpful to all of us who have been hit by this tragedy
To Saw it all- With my respects it seems you have not yet put your anger at rest of what happened to you and I am sorry for what you have been through. I as well was a daughter of a extremely abusive man I was constantly having to come to moms, brothers and sister rescue. I too left home and told my mom that today I am gone and tomorrow your gonna lose another child unless you leave that man. I had had it too. It took her 6months but she did it. My relationship til this day is estranged but they are afterall my parents and it made me a stronger person and who i am today. Maybe you should seek counseling then by using Lucy's murder to vent out on what you've been through. As you are well aware it is a very hard situation especially when kids are involved and it isn't that easy just to leave. You think cuz kids are involved it makes it much easier but it does not either way the kids are the ones who get hurt cuz break up also is very traumatizing to the children. We do not know when we get in a relationship how peolple may change or get involved in or we wouldn't ever have chosen that person and when it does happen the heart does not allow us to leave because we hope by staying and giving love that will change the person to who they were when u meet him/her.
You also say it like we are all to blame for what happened to her. I want to make it VERY clear to you that non of us are to blame but the hand that took her life. We all know and wish that things could have been different that he was different but we cannot change that. All I know is she is gone and those kids will never get over it. However, we can help heal the wounds as you should. You do not know us and nor have we pushed anything under the rug and Yes we are asking for support just like you wished you had when you were young. If you wish to not offer that that's fine it's your animosity from your childhood that has you consumed and again I am sorry for that but the family needs all the love that they can get from anyone for the kids up to the parents. With God we will all get through this and hope someday you will as well.
There is a trust fund being set up and will post that as soon as I get it for now flowers, clothes, letters, donations are being sent to the Preciado residence.
The Preciado Family
44121 Gadsden Ave
Lancaster, CA 93534
any other postings of addresses should be verified as there are for personal gain and have not been approved by the family.
Thank you again everyone for your support!
GOD BE WITH YOU ALL!!!!!
Posted by: Amanda Torres on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
to 'saw it all' and all victims of domestic violence who to this day are haunted by nightmares of violence...i admire your strength and your wisdom and each of you have a story to tell for the abused and the abusers out there that need to turn their lives around. i've read your comments 'saw it all' and i admire your courage in deciding to leave your past behind. we also have to look at why people allow themselves to be abused and why others inflict abuse. the self esteem of the abused might be so low that they feel they deserve to be mistreated. abusers, the same, they need to mistreat others cause they were once treated that same way. but murder is the ultimate price in these cycles of violence and children are left to pick up the pieces. unless the children who witness abuse realize right from wrong and practice what is right...abuse will continue to flourish. counseling, education, self esteem can deplete this cycle of domestic violence and it is up to communities to establish centers for support for both victims and abusers.
Posted by: distraught on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
Whats up k-kev homie thing just not the same now that you are not here side by side saying let get a cocktail man we miss you Happy C-Day (07-18-08) not going to say bye but see you later. SUPER NATURAL. We gon ride for ya!
Posted by: cadlac on Kevin Johnson, 40 | Jun 26, 2008 8:00:00 AM
It's hard not having you around. I miss you stopping by the house talking shit and just being you. Im not to sure what to write on here but I MISS YOU deeply it's hard to explain 15 years you were about of my life and now your gone. DAMN
Cassie.
Posted by: Cassie on Eddie Green Jr., 31 | Oct 30, 2007 12:54:13 PM
Double-Double R.I.P 17
Posted by: Twak on Jason Marquez, 19 | Apr 19, 2008 8:20:00 AM
Tragedy.
Posted by: BKALLLLDAY on Long Beach: burglar dies under police custody | Jul 15, 2008 3:59:41 PM
Thank you for your bon voyage. No need to "slam" the door, but do be sure to lock it after I leave. Don't want you following me and ruining my new place like you did to LA.
Posted by: Fed Up on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
Come on! What is this, a nanny state? You really expect "our leaders" to fix this problem. What happened to personal responsibility? Where are these kids parents? I would think by now people would have figured out that government isn't going to solve our problems. The only thing L.A. city government does efficiently is waste money.
Posted by: Nate on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
Have a nice trip fed up...
Posted by: Farewell on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
Fed Up
You are correct in wanting our "leaders" to do something, but money needs to be made for "leaders" and their friends and parties. They are out of town on business. Hurry up and join them.
Door Slam
Posted by: DoorSlam on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
How is this report not accurate?????
Posted by: Tony on Long Beach: burglar dies under police custody | Jul 15, 2008 3:59:41 PM
he was 16!!!
Posted by: jose on Maywood: youth killed | Jul 4, 2008 10:28:04 AM
I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET CHRIS I WAS 16 AT THE TIME HIS MOTHER ANGEL TAYLOR IS MY MOM'S BEST FRIEND...I USE TO LOOK AT HER PICTURES AND SAY DAMN ANGEL YOU HAVE SOME HANDSOME SONS...SHE WILL ALWAYS SAY YOU WANT ME TO HOOK YOU UP WITH CHRIS.LOL THEN ONE SUMMER ALL 3 OF HER SONS CHRIS, TERRELL,AND ANDREW CAME DOWN..ANGEL CALLED MY HOUSE AND SAID YOUR MAN IS HERE....WHEN I SEEN CHRIS IN PERSON I WAS IN AWE LIKE OMG HE IS FINE....THAT SUMMER ME AND CHRIS USE TO HANGOUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OR HIS. I REMEMBER WHEN WE USE TO LAUGH AT OUR MOM'S TRYING TO HOOK US UP.LOL BUT ME AND CHRIS BUILT US A FRIENDSHIP...THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I'LL BE OVER ANGEL'S HOUSE AND SHE'LL BE ON THE PHONE WITH CHRIS AND HE'LL ASK TO TALK TO ME AND WE'LL JUST BE ON THE PHONE CATCHING UP SEEING WHO GOTTA GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND OR ABOUT HOW OUR MOM'S CLUBBING FIASCALS WENT TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY NEED TO RETIRE THEIR DAYS..LOL DAMN CHRIS I MISS YOU....BUT GOD HAS CALLED UPON HIS ANGEL FOR HIS DUTY AND THATS BEING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANGEL THAT GOD CAN SEND US....LOVE YOU.
Posted by: TIFFANY CHARLES on Christopher Taylor, 19 | Jun 16, 2008 7:20:00 AM
ya, its funny how some people only find this blog when someone they know is featured. and then get so offended how things are done here and want to cause a raucus. take it easy man. ya'll should be interested in what happens in LA with reagrds to homicide regardless.
as for the killer being a student? i think they said he was a construction worker.
could have been a day laborer hired by the prof. in order to provide "services". who knows. i hope the story comes out, but i have a feeling the killer might use some sort of self defense motive.
truly sad this man was killed. as it is when other men are killed. him being a prof. makes him no different than anyone else here. if you beleive otherwise, then you are out of touch with reality.
what i do appreciate is that he dedicated himself to literature. i revisited some of my fav L.Hughes stuff when i read that he specialized in this area. makes me want to go back and read some e. hemphill.
im sure he will be missed by many
Posted by: unico on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
You posters should do your research as well. The PRIMARY purpose of this blog is to REPORT homicides that have been going unreported. If YOU take the time to do some research, you will find that most of the hundreds of entries here do not appear anywhere else in either digital or print media. You will also find cases where this blog contained more biographical information on the victim than an actual article did, and when possible, there is follow-up.
The primary source for this information comes from other news and coroner reports that often don't delve into the rich background that the victim may possess. I first heard about this story on the radio, and they did not mention the victim's curriculum vitae, either. And yes, ALL POSTS contain the ethnic background of the victim as reported by the Coroner and reporting police agency. In some cases, a post will go up without the name of the victim. In some cases, the name is unavailable due to lack of identiy documents, or problems locating the next-of-kin.
Thank you, however, for providing the background on this unfortunate soul. I'm can see that the community will be the worse for this loss.
Posted by: O'Dawg on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
Have you had enough of this lawlessness and chaos? Are you, like me, wondering when our so-called city leaders are going to put these barbarians either in jail or deport them out of the country? It wasn't like this in the past! Like so many native Angelenos before me, I'm moving out and taking my tax dollars with me!!
Posted by: Fed Up on Mid-City Los Angeles homicide | Jul 16, 2008 10:10:34 PM
Excuse me! I too am saddened by the senseless murder of any human being. The death of Lindon Barrett is most unfortunate. But so are the deaths of others we scan throughout the Homicide Report. I work everyday attempting to make sense out of the senseless.
Whether it's Compton, Long Beach or South Los Angeles the blood of the innocent flows. It is important to list the race of the victim. For so long the deaths of people of color were ignored by the mainstream media. My community needs to recognize that we are murdering brilliance, as well as our future. Look at the ages of the victims!
I mourn what we have become.
Posted by: Fr. Gary Leon Daniels, Ph.D. on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
I find it sad that each of the previous people who posted messages here also found fault with the reportage on this weblog. The long-winded professor-type began his eulogy with the words "Do your research next time," the following poster took fault with the fact that the L.A. Times forgot to mention that this professor was well-liked (how would the reporters know that?), and the third person who posted took offense at the mention of Professor Barrett's race (which I find particularly ironic, since his research focused on race).
The attitudes of these three posters are indicative of the elitism found on many university campuses and is the reason that universities are out of touch and are no longer instruments of change in our society. This elitism and "holier-than-thou" attitude is also partly why I decided not to pursue a Ph.D. (I stopped at a master's degree). That said, I'm sorry for your loss, and I find it very disturbing that so many (presumably) innocent men are being killed in Los Angeles County. This professor sounds like an intelligent, kind-hearted man who, perhaps out of naivete, got involved with a heartless criminal.
Posted by: James on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
The last court date was on 7/15 and the next one is in early August. Does anyone know what the status of this case is?
Posted by: Gabe on Brian Chapman, 32 | Mar 7, 2007 12:36:23 PM
Donabelle, the Times states race in every single writeup of a homocide. Somewhere around here, there is a FAQ that explains the reason for doing so. It's not personal.
That said, I was surprised that until today, there was no mention of Barrett's position in the community. I commented to this effect yesterday and included a link to a substantive article, and of course, my comment was not published and no edits to the post were made at that time.
Once again the LB Report scoops the major news outlets.
Posted by: areles on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
Everything about the police version of events stinks to high heaven! Start thinking for ourselves and stop accepting the same story without thinking. It's always "suspect refused to show his hands and we thought he had a weapon so we killed him" defense. This sounds like an EXECUTION plain & simple. If we allow police to do it to this man (known gang member or not) someone you love or maybe even vou may be next.
Posted by: Averroes on Inglewood: officer-involved shooting | Jul 3, 2008 3:49:39 PM
Donabelle,
maybe you have not gotten a chance to read the rest of the blogs on here but everyone's race is stated after there names. Take a look at all the blogs before you assume anything
Posted by: Cindy on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
I know this guy and I would like to see more info put up about his murder. Please. I and others would deeply appreciate it. Thank You.
Posted by: Ann on Willowbrook homicide | Jul 15, 2008 4:07:12 PM
people need to wake up and get out of bad relationships before this kind of thing happens. here's a young women who at the tender age of 26 already had 4 kids. Her kids will have to live a hard life and be traumatized because of the actions of her boyfriend. She should have thought long and hard before bringing another man into her life and into her home. My heart goes out to those children who now have no mother.
Posted by: karen12 on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
Hey Babe, just thinking about u...xoxo
Posted by: Lil Lady on Tierney Yates, 37 | May 9, 2007 5:19:16 PM
THIS REPORT IS NOT ACCURATE.
Posted by: Scrap From da 4 on Long Beach: burglar dies under police custody | Jul 15, 2008 3:59:41 PM
i will respect gangsters when they dont need guns to fight. when they can be a man and fight with their fists. the only reason they think theyre tough is because of their weapons. without them theyre nothing.
Posted by: phillip on Daniel Leon, 22 | Feb 20, 2008 9:40:00 AM
i agree with P. why is this on this blog.....
Q. justice
Posted by: Q on Compton gang sweep | Jul 8, 2008 4:31:14 PM
Whoever did this, you have destroyed the lives of my children. I pray for your soul and the souls of your children.
Posted by: KIOSHA on Dwayne Smith, 31 | Apr 10, 2007 12:42:50 PM
i would like to know if maybe it was one of his students. Why would a 20 year old be hanging out with a 50 year old man?
Posted by: lbcgay on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
Hey Donabelle Esposo, read the whole blog for half a year before you post anything. This blog addresses everybody as that.
Posted by: jwa on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
I'm disturbed that your paper has written this as the intro. mentioned as a 46 yr. old black man! Is race a motive in this murder? Racially insensitive write up.
If this he was Filipino or White, would you have addressed him as that?
Posted by: Donabelle Esposo on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
I am sad that the LA Times "forgot" to mention that the 46 year old black man was a well known and well liked professor. Lindon Barrett was a powerful and insightful professor at the University of California Riverside. He foresaw a bright future for the English department that prides itself on openness and diversity. His specialized research in African American literature inspired his students. I am grateful for having been his student.
Posted by: April Valencia on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
Right on. Southoc.
I could not have said it better myself. We live in a very polarized and segregated nation. Why are we not trying to win the hearts and minds of disenfranchised segments of the american population. Why are their no rebuilding projects for the ghetto's of our land. We ride in our metallic bubbles not knowing what are the dreams of your fellow black brother or brown or red brother. These are not simply hardened vicious thugs but people who have grown hardened and hopeless. People who have learned to wear a mask of fearlessness because their environment has taught them not to be afraid. Out of the desperation and heartlessness that we show to their histories they strike back. So the commenter who said in response to the question of how much of this do we have to endure " You endure it because you endure it, stop enduring" is wrong. People endure it because they have lost a sense of community like many Americans have. The problem is know bigger then individual communities. The question is who has the heart to join these communities and stand up with these communities and take your beliefs whatever they may be and evangelize with these communities. The difference between your community and gang infested communities may be the next great depression away. So show your brother and sisterhood if you are a true believer.
Posted by: risingsunq on 'How much do we have to endure?' | Jun 30, 2008 6:38:57 PM
Gog Bless you Lucy. I know that you are heaven, you were such a good mother, daughter, and friend. Everyone will always remember you. Lots of love to you too, Amanda. Let's help Lucy's family in whatever way we can.
Love,
Griselda
Posted by: Griselda on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
I'm a complete stranger to all of you and yours. Our deepest condolences to the family of this Ms. Preciado. Our family carries a heavy heart with you and yours at this very difficult time of your lives. To the children, always remember your mommy, and to that monster, that I consider a worthless waste of human and waste of airspace. This monster should of never had the oppurtunity to produce, so that later in life he can leave his own blood to venture for themselves. Who is going to care for these babies and take this horrific scenario from there little minds. This will never go away! THAT MONSTER WILL MEET OUR MAKER SOONER THAN WE ALL KNOW. May God bless you all. rr
Posted by: RR on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
My heart goes out to the children and family of this young lady..My kids and I heard about it on the news as we were getting ready to go to work/school, we also heard the frantic 911 call from one of the daughters, and boy was it heart breaking for me and my kids (ages 16,15,13,9,4). I can honestly say that we sat there and cried for a bit before we headed out . Although we did not know this family, it really hurts just to think of all the trauma these kids went through and will continue to go through for the rest of their lives...Just what the heck is wrong with some of these men/women who think its ok or cool to beat on your significant other! I hope that for all those women / men who are going through this kind of violence seek for help, talk to someone, get out of these unhealthy relationships. If a spouse puts hands on you obviously he does'nt love you enough!! Leave him / her, Don't do it for your self, do it for your kid/s..They dont have to be exposed to this kind of violence..
Now as for this S.O.B. who thought he was man enough to take the life of this beautiful young mother.. I hope they catch him and pays for what he did, because not only did he take his girlfriends life, he also took his kids life by taking their mother away for ever...I've always said to my kids to leave everything in the hands of God, because only he can judge us, but i hope that when they do catch this "parasite" he get's what he deserves...With all this anger i feel right now, how i wish that they would let him feel that pain that his girlfriend "the mother of his children felt as he was stabbing her.... May God forgive me but i honestly wish this man dead...I know its wrong to think like that, but it really hurts just to think of the trauma the trauma are going to have to endure for the rest of their lives..Once again my deepest condolences go out to these kids,family and friends...she is in a much better place...May god be with you through these tough times and always... Kathy,33
Posted by: Kathy guzman on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
DO YOUR RESEARCH NEXT TIME!!
Campus Community:
I regret to announce the death of Lindon Barrett, Professor of English.
Professor Barrett had joined the UCR faculty only a year ago, after many years as a faculty member at UC Irvine. He embraced his new position in the English department with passion, good humor, and a vision for the future of the study of African American literature and culture at UCR. He was an ideal colleague who quickly established himself as a supportive mentor to junior faculty and a thoughtful presence in department discussions of even the most difficult topics and critical concerns. He was quick to offer to read colleagues’ publications or work-in-progress, and his comments were constructive and rigorous as only the most valued colleagues can offer. His quick wit and probing conversation brightened social gatherings. The English Department at UCR saw him
as a bright beacon of the future in a department that prides itself on openness and diversity.
His loss at the age of 46 is devastating to the department and to the campus as a whole.
Lindon Barrett’s published work was distinguished by its thorough research, breadth of literary reference, and incisive interventions in major critical debates regarding race, value, and identity. Professor Barrett’s first book, Blackness and Value: Seeing Double, was published in
1999 by Cambridge University Press, one of the most prestigious publishers of literary criticism in the world. By foregrounding the question of “value,” Professor Barrett offered a critical study of key concepts, including authenticity, voice, vernacular, and otherness, which structure African American literary studies and its relation to the broader canons of English and American literature.
Professor Barrett was just completing his second book, Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity, which extends the focus on twentieth-century black expressive culture in his first book to the historical and philosophical origins of the slave trade in the 18th century.
One of the major essays Professor Barrett published from this research carried the resonant
title: “Mercantilism, Federalism, and the Market Within Reasoning: The ‘People’ and the Conceptual Impossibility of Racial Blackness,” and traced the evolution of modernity and slavery as conjoined historical and philosophical events.
Professor Barrett’s published articles trace the breadth of his influence in African American literary studies, Critical Theory, American literature, and Gay studies. His articles cover topics from the slave narrative and theories of autobiography, to homoeroticism in Langston Hughes and Dennis Rodman, to the interdependence of the development of mercantilism and slavery. These essays have appeared in major scholarly journals and edited collections, including Callaloo, American Literature, Cultural Critique, and The Yale Journal of Criticism.
The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, along with the English department, will be planning a memorial event in the Fall.
Sincerely,
Timothy P. White
Chancellor-designate
Posted by: channe on Long Beach update: man found dead at home | Jul 15, 2008 5:38:45 PM
JUS THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN THEY START KILLIN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THATS HOW U KNOW THAT LIFE IZ THA ONLY PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE AS INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY KILLING OUR MEN, BUT TO RESULT IN TO KILLING OUR WOMEN IN CHILDREN , THEN THATS LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT US AS CITIZENS NEED TO DO SOME "DAMAGE CONTROL".....
Posted by: HER NAME IZ LISA on Athens Village: woman shot | Jul 14, 2008 10:12:33 AM
Dear Amanda,
this is saw it all. And I respecfully disagree with you. Now is exactly the time to deal with the shoulda, woulda, coulda. I'm sorry that this is the out come of years of abuse. But just like my mother she had an obligation to these children, she neede to love her children more then she loved her man. My father always told me that he would kill me if I ever ran away and for 18 years I stood by and watched and heard my father and MOTHER fight. On my 18th birthday I walked out of the house and never looked back. I did not call my mother for six months because I was affraid that she would talk me into going back. Guess what, he never did go looking for me. I will until the day I die hear them in my nightmares going at it. My mother had a responsiblity to keep me safe, not just from strangers (so called) but from him and at times her. If my own mother could not take care of me she had no right to bring more children into this hell that was my childhood. Now other children are left without parents. The children will be effected by this for the rest of their lives and yet again the woman's family wants support and for what happened in that house to be swept under the rug never to be talked about again. Maybe if someone had stepped in and called child protective services those kids would be saved from years and years of thearapy. Maybe if someone had stepped in she would be alive today. No my dear NOW is exactly the right time to talk about all the what if's. It has to be what better time? Like I said I hated my mother for along time for her letting this happen. I hated my relatives for along time too because they would walk out the door whenever he would start to go off. Everyone knew what was going on behind closed doors and sometimes right out in the open and NOT one person stood up and said ONE thing. Now is the perfect time to talk about everything that went wrong and the things that could have been done for if not now when? These kids are not going to forget what went wrong or the fact that nothing was done. Someone has to talk about it if not these kids will never be able to get "over it."
Posted by: saw it all on Lancaster: mother killed | Jul 12, 2008 5:47:16 PM
I do not live in that area and have no idea what it must be like for regular citizens. I do hope this RAID has made the streets safer for the residents who live there. I do hope more Compton folks will sign in and comment so the rest of us can hear from the horses mouths the situation as it really is.
MANY OF US ARE LISTENING and believe or not, we do care!
Posted by: Darrell on Compton gang sweep | Jul 8, 2008 4:31:14 PM
dammm baby girl cant believe ur gone...
We all miss u may uuu REST.IN.PARADISE "SERENITY"
love babeee gurrlll!!
Posted by: Chubie on Cynthia Perez, 14 | May 15, 2008 9:35:00 AM
I met Rubin Walten Ortega 4 weeks before his death,
Rubin was a very sweet young man, I got to know him,
very well, I am 22 years older than Rubin, I spoke to Rubin
every day, he called me every night to let me know that he was ok, and what he was doing to become Successful in life, life is so short, and Rubin did not deserve to die in that alley, Rubin will be truly missed, and
I know the truth what happend , Justice will be served,
Ruben is with god now, Rest in Peace Rubin Walten Ortega, July 26, 1984 = July 1, 2008.
Posted by: lc on Inglewood: officer-involved shooting | Jul 3, 2008 3:49:39 PM
I WAS THERE WHEN MY HOMIE GOT SHOOT YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I BEEN THROUGH KNOWING MY HOMIE GOT SHOOT BY A CHUMP..I SPENT A NIGHT AT ROBERTS HOUSE THE DAY BEFORE HE PASSED ON HE WAS HAPPY PERSON CAREING ALWAYS LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER ... ALL I KNOW IS I CANT WAIT TO SEE MY FRIEND AGIAN...ILL SEE HIM SONE.......BUT PEOPLE ARE WRONG HOW THEY COULD RUN THERE MOUTH LIKE JK ....JK DIDNT KNOW ROBEERT I DID....SO.....REST IN PEACE BIG HOMIE EXIT......MRA KRACK
Posted by: ROBERT on Robert Hernandez Jr., 19 | Jul 2, 2007 6:08:24 PM
Mark was a human being who was being human...the exact chain of events of the night of his death will never be fully known, he did not deserve to die. The police shouldn't shoot a man armed with a knife if he in fact had a knife. They have guns. Period. Mark was my brother's friend Gabe Scoggin. Gabe knew Mark, and I spent time with him as well he was a peaceful man, and a man who loved life and people. These "officers" I use quotes because I don't belive murderers to be officers robbed the world of a shining spirit and a wonderful person. To Mark, May you rest in peace and know that you changed all the lives of those you touched the wonder you created will live with us forever and our children will learn of your brief but wonderful life!
Posted by: Brendan Scoggin on Mark Gregg, 25 | Jul 31, 2007 7:27:24 PM
Hi Love,
I can't even begin to express what i feel right now. This doesn't feel real at all . I know time has passed and things have changed but Chris i will never forget a thing we shared or a thing you've told me. Sometimes i sit and i think about our endless convos at night about life and our dreams. When i kissed that day i never knew that it would be our last. There was so much that i wanted to tell you. So much i wanted us to share. Kiara is now 1 she turned 1 on the 21st . I think back to the day she was born. Hearing them say fetal distress . I knew you would help us get through it all. Every day i know you're helping all of us get through what seems to be unbearble. I send my prayers to your family , your son and his mother because i can't imagine the feeling of grief she has. I love you Chris and I know that you're proud of me . I'm finally about to have my bachlors degree and go to get my masters like you said i would. If it weren't for you telling me i deserve the world i probably wouldn't have known that. Babe i hope you RIP ill see you when i get there .
I love you
- Desiree
Posted by: desiree on Christopher Marvin Rice, 22 | Jun 14, 2007 5:05:59 PM
Warren was more than a friend to me that knew how to make me smile. We had many good times that I will remember for ever. He was unbreakable and a highly capable man that was always proving he was getting through. Heaven sent us an angel in him. He will always be a beautiful man to me even though I won't see him anymore. It doesn't have to be your birthday or Fathers Day for me to tell you "I love you" with all my heart and I'll think of you always. My prayers and blessings go out to Herman and Margaret, Jonathan, Natia, and Warren Jr.
Posted by: Anita on Inglewood homicide | Jul 8, 2008 4:26:39 PM