Son Arrested in California Killing of Parents, Housekeeper

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
February 15, 2019US News
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Son Arrested in California Killing of Parents, Housekeeper
Crime scene with police tape. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and their housekeeper in an upscale Southern California community, authorities said on Feb. 15.

Richard Nicholson, 64, Kim Nicholson, 61, and Maria Morse, 57, were identified as the victims found dead in a Newport Beach home on Wednesday, said Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County sheriff’s department.

The Nicholsons, who lived in the home, were the parents of 27-year-old suspect Camden Nicholson. Morse, of Anaheim, was their housekeeper, said Heather Rangel, a Newport Beach police spokeswoman.

The three were found dead when police checked on them at the home in response to a request by police officers in the nearby city of Irvine, who were in contact with Camden Nicholson at an area hospital, authorities said.

Nicholson was arrested for investigation of the killings. No charges had been filed against him early Friday. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Authorities have arrested two Southern California brothers on suspicion of killing a 16-year-old girl who vanished last month.

Gary Anthony Shover,
Gary Anthony Shover, 21, one of two brothers who have been arrested in the disappearance of Aranda Briones, 16, who has been missing since Jan. 13, 2019. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Tuesday that evidence dug out of the brothers’ Hesperia backyard led investigators to believe Aranda Briones was a victim of homicide.

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Owen Shover, 18, one of two brothers who have been arrested in the disappearance of Aranda Briones, 16, who has been missing since Jan. 13, 2019. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

She was last seen alive on Jan. 13 at a park in Moreno Valley, east of Los Angeles. Authorities are searching for her body.

Aranda Briones,
Aranda Briones, 16, as they seek information from the public about her Jan. 13, 2019 disappearance. Two brothers have been arrested, one on suspicion of murder, in the disappearance of Briones from a location in Moreno Valley, Calif. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

The sheriff says Briones was a high school friend of 18-year-old Owen Shover, who was arrested Monday at his home. He could face a murder charge. His brother, 21-year-old Gary Shover, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

It’s unclear whether they have attorneys.

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