Daniel Crespo

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Lawyer: Slain Mayor Abused His Wife for Years

Pics, voicemail show Levette Crespo endured violent marriage: lawyer

(Newser) - The wife accused of murdering the mayor of an LA County town last month is beginning to fill in some of the blanks in the fatal shooting of Daniel Crespo: Levette Crespo's attorney has given NBC4 photos that show Levette "about two years ago" with lacerated lips and...

Mayor's Wife: I Killed Him to Save Son's Life

19-year-old backs up his mother's claim

(Newser) - The woman who shot to death the mayor of California's Bell Gardens —her husband—has told police that she did so in order to save her son from a fatal beating, reports the Los Angeles Times . And in a move that could make a conviction on criminal charges...

Cops: Wife Kills LA-Area Mayor
 Cops: Wife Kills LA-Area Mayor 
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Cops: Wife Kills LA-Area Mayor

Daniel Crespo's wife released after questioning

(Newser) - The town of Bell Gardens in Los Angeles County has been stunned by the murder of its mayor, who police say was shot dead by his wife during a domestic dispute that also involved their 19-year-old son. Daniel Crespo, 45, was shot several times by his wife, Levette, after the...

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