Homicide

Berkeley Hills homicide began with break-in, confrontation

The alleged killer, Jonah Roper, "admitted to assaulting the victims with a knife, with the intent to kill," police wrote in charging papers.

'Erratic, violent': Berkeley Hills murder suspect has dark past

A police officer described Jonah Roper's behavior as "erratic, violent and sexually inappropriate" after he broke into his mother's home in 2021.

2 women stabbed, 1 has died, after Berkeley Hills attack

Berkeley police said the attack at about 12:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Overlook Road was "not random."

Man set to serve 21 years after fatal Berkeley Hills shooting

Jessie McAllister, then 26, was charged with the murder of 39-year-old Alfred Charles Taylor Jr. at a home in the 1100 block of Glen Avenue.

UC Berkeley skeleton ID'd as Steven McCreary, homicide victim

McCreary's family last spoke with him in 2009. He would have been 37 years old at that time, UCPD said.

Victim families slam Pamela Price: 'They didn’t fight for us'

"There are so many families like us," said Teresita Mendoza. "If we all come together, we can do something."

Dana Rivers sentenced to life in prison without parole

The judge called the murders "the most depraved crime that I’ve handled in the criminal justice field in 33 years."