Kenneth Griffin arrested for the murder of Andrea Perry
Single mother of six
PALMDALE, Calif.—A 51-year-old Antelope Valley man was arrested last night on suspicion of murdering his 41-year-old girlfriend, who was found stabbed to death in her Palmdale home, authorities said this morning.
Kenneth Roger Griffin walked into the Palmdale Sheriff Station to speak to detectives at 7:45 p.m. Monday, when he was arrested, said Deputy Benjamin Grubb of the Los Angeles County sheriff's headquarters bureau.
Until they announced the arrest, the sheriff's department had said Griffin was not a suspect but that he should make himself available for questioning.
The coroner's office declined to name the victim, citing a "security hold'' this morning, but neighbors and relatives identified her as Andrea Perry, a single mother who cared for six children —four born to her, plus two she was in the process of adopting. They range in age from 1 to 14.
The woman's body was discovered about 9:30 a.m. Sunday inside her house in the 39000 block of Desert Holly Lane, said sheriff's Sgt. Michael Thomas.
Neighbor Brett Kepner told Fox 11 that Perry's 13-year-old daughter discovered her mother's body.
"Nine o'clock in the morning, you don't (normally) see a 13-year-old girl in her front yard crying and upset,'' Kepner said.
The victim's brother, Lowell Perry, told Channel 11 that his sister "was the glue to the family. When we would get out of touch with each other, she was the one who brought everybody back together.''
Thomas asked anyone with information on the slaying to call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
PALMDALE, Calif.—An investigation was continuing today into the killing of a 50-year-old Palmdale woman who was found stabbed to death in her home, with detectives still hoping to talk to the woman's boyfriend.
"The victim's boyfriend, who has not been named as a suspect, has not yet been contacted. Detectives intend to interview him regarding the incident,'' according to a sheriff's department statement.
PALMDALE, Calif.—An armed man who was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Palmdale was identified today as 32-year-old Darrell Logan, authorities announced.
Deputies responded to the 3100 block of Heather Avenue at 11:48 a.m. Thursday after receiving a call reporting gunfire at a home, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Benjamin Grubb said.
Deputies ordered the suspect to come out of the garage, but he refused.
Deputies entered the the garage and opened fire when they encountered the armed suspect, Grubb said.
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PALMDALE, Calif.—A quiet, friendly neighborhood turned into a horror scene on Sunday, March 27, as police investigated a murder on the 3900 block of Desert Holly Lane, where Andrea Perry, 41, a single mother of six, was found stabbed to death in her home.
On Monday, the victim’s boyfriend, Kenneth Roger Griffin, walked into the Palmdale Sheriff’s station and turned himself in.
Perry’s body was reportedly discovered by two of her teen-age daughters. The children range in age from 1 to 14.
PALMDALE, Calif. —On Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the home of grandparents Roger “Pudgy” Elliott and his wife Carmen, the family and friends of murder victim Ricky Elliott were supported by local community activists and clergymen to protest the recent violence that has taken the lives of young people within the Antelope Valley.
