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Commit murder.....go free in 7 years.....and do it again.....this is crazy.
Commit murder....go free in 7 years....do it again. People get more time for drug possession and white collar crimes....this is insane. I am sure the ALCU will make sure he gets his comfy mattress, color tv, and three squares with snacks before they try to get him paroled in the next few years. Of course he only did it because another kid stepped on his tinker toys when he was 4 yrs old. This is why we need the death penalty.
Clerk Beaten To Death With Baseball Bat
POSTED: 11:34 am PDT October 13, 2006
UPDATED: 7:00 pm PDT October 13, 2006
LOS ANGELES -- A convenience store clerk was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Chatsworth Friday, allegedly by a felon who had committed a similar murder in the 1990s and told his family he wanted to commit "suicide by cop," police said.
Upon his arrest early Friday, 33-year-old Frank Kaatz directed officers to the victim, Rohan Rambukwella, who had worked the night shift at the am/pm store at 20445 Devonshire Blvd. for about five years, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
"He did direct the officer to the body," said Lt. Paul Vernon, who heads up the LAPD's media relations section.
Kaatz's family called police to report that he was smashing furniture in their home in the 10000 block of Oso Avenue around 2 a.m., Smith said. He had already left the house by the time officers arrived, but his family told authorities he wanted to commit "suicide by cop," she said.
"He started saying that he didn't have a life and it wasn't worth living, and that he was going to end it," said Frank Kaatz Sr. "He said, 'You'll never see me alive again,' and then he walked out the door.
"I really feel bad for the family. It's just one of those crazy things that I don’t have any answers for."
The clerk was discovered dead at the shop, Smith said. A bloodied baseball bat believed to belong to the suspect was found in a nearby alleyway, she said.
After the beating, Kaatz went to a nearby Denny's restaurant, ordered a coffee and told the server that he had "murdered someone," investigators said.
"He came in and he said that he murdered someone," said witness Maria Delgadillo.
The servers then called 911 to inform officials of Kaatz being in their restaurant. Kaatz then left the restaurant and went on the roof, officers said.
Kaatz was convicted of murder in 1994 for the stabbing death of another convenience store clerk, Smith said. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison, but was released after serving seven years, according to Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon.
Kaatz was arrested at least two more times for parole violations and was most recently released in July, he said.
Rambukwella, a native of Sri Lanka, had worked the night shift at the convenience store for five years, according to police. He had no family in the United States....
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Clerk Beaten To Death With Baseball Bat
POSTED: 11:34 am PDT October 13, 2006
UPDATED: 7:00 pm PDT October 13, 2006
LOS ANGELES -- A convenience store clerk was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Chatsworth Friday, allegedly by a felon who had committed a similar murder in the 1990s and told his family he wanted to commit "suicide by cop," police said.
Upon his arrest early Friday, 33-year-old Frank Kaatz directed officers to the victim, Rohan Rambukwella, who had worked the night shift at the am/pm store at 20445 Devonshire Blvd. for about five years, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
"He did direct the officer to the body," said Lt. Paul Vernon, who heads up the LAPD's media relations section.
Kaatz's family called police to report that he was smashing furniture in their home in the 10000 block of Oso Avenue around 2 a.m., Smith said. He had already left the house by the time officers arrived, but his family told authorities he wanted to commit "suicide by cop," she said.
"He started saying that he didn't have a life and it wasn't worth living, and that he was going to end it," said Frank Kaatz Sr. "He said, 'You'll never see me alive again,' and then he walked out the door.
"I really feel bad for the family. It's just one of those crazy things that I don’t have any answers for."
The clerk was discovered dead at the shop, Smith said. A bloodied baseball bat believed to belong to the suspect was found in a nearby alleyway, she said.
After the beating, Kaatz went to a nearby Denny's restaurant, ordered a coffee and told the server that he had "murdered someone," investigators said.
"He came in and he said that he murdered someone," said witness Maria Delgadillo.
The servers then called 911 to inform officials of Kaatz being in their restaurant. Kaatz then left the restaurant and went on the roof, officers said.
Kaatz was convicted of murder in 1994 for the stabbing death of another convenience store clerk, Smith said. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison, but was released after serving seven years, according to Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon.
Kaatz was arrested at least two more times for parole violations and was most recently released in July, he said.
Rambukwella, a native of Sri Lanka, had worked the night shift at the convenience store for five years, according to police. He had no family in the United States....
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