By:
Juliet Lemar Mar 07, 2024
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced the arrests of four suspects in the murder of 96-year-old Violet Evelyn Alberts.
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''The sheriff said that just days before Alberts' death, Rostomyan and MartinDelCampo made a scouting trip to her home on May 24, 2022, indicating to investigators that she was the target of a murder-for-hire scheme.
All three men are currently in custody. However, Brown said that while in custody, Basmadjian suffered a medical emergency that left him "essentially brain dead."
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Violet Evelyn Alberts was found dead in her Montecito, California, home on May 27, 2022. Charges allege a murder-for-hire plot.
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''A 96-year-old California woman was killed in a murder-for-hire plot while she was preparing for her upcoming birthday in 2022, authorities said this week after they arrested a fourth person in the scheme that allegedly included financial abuse and fraud.
Violet Evelyn Alberts was found dead in her Montecito, California, home on May 27, 2022, and investigators found a broken window in the back of the home and ingredients for baking cookies on her table, said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown at a news conference.
Alberts' cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation.
"She was a vibrant 96-year-old widow, a cherished figure in the Montecito community. Despite her age, she remained active and engaged, and she was known for her warm demeanor and social nature," Brown said''