Two Israelis were found murdered in Los Angeles in just over a 12-hour period. Though it’s unclear if the two murders are related, the Jewish community is concerned, local media reported.
Los Angeles police arrested three suspects Tuesday connected to the first murder. On Wednesday, they issued a request for public assistance to find the alleged suspect in the second murder. It remains unclear if the murders are connected.
On Saturday morning, 47-year-old Israeli American businessman Alexander Modvadze was found tortured and murdered in his Woodland Hills home.
Modvadze is believed to have been murdered around 1 a.m. on Saturday after being held captive and tortured by his assailants. Police believe he was tortured to death. He was found with a head injury and pronounced dead at the scene, the LAPD said.
Although the assailants fled the scene, by Tuesday, members of LAPD’s Marshal’s Taskforce and FBI Fugitive Task Force found them. They arrested Paata Kochyashvili, 38, Zaza Otarashvili, 46, and Besiki Khutsishvili, 52, who were each charged with murder and other crimes. They appeared in court on Tuesday; their arraignment is set for May 21. They remain in custody with $2 million bail each.
Kochyashvili was also charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary with a person present, false imprisonment by violence and dissuading a witness by force or threat, according to the charges. Otarashvili was charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary with a person present. Khutsishvili was charged with first-degree home invasion and first-degree burglary with a person present, NBC Los Angeles reported.
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