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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Cabazon Triple Killing

A ministry director has pleaded not guilty to a 1981 triple murder in the Southern California desert.

 (12/16/2009)
Arrest in 1981 Tribal Murders Revives Old Mystery
Arrest in 1981 Tribal Murders Revives Old Mystery

Twenty-eight years after the execution-style slaying of Cabazon tribal leader Fred Alvarez, years later, the arrest of a murder suspect has revived the question, which lengthy investigations and a grand jury probe failed to answer.

 (11/22/2009)
Complaint: Killing of Tribal Leader Was Hit Job

An unsolved 1981 triple murder that spawned decades of conspiracy theories was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation, state authorities said Thursday in a felony complaint.

 (10/2/2009)

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