Ricardo Medina, Jr.  Palmdale, CA —L.A. County Sheriff’s officers responded to a Saturday 911 call from Ricardo Medina, Jr ., 37 after he reportedly stabbed his roommate.   Deputies entered the home and found Joshua Sutter mortally wounded after being stabbed by a sword allegedly by the actor most famous for playing the Red Mighty Morphing Power Ranger .   A Sheriff’s spokesman said that Sutter was fighting with Medina who with his unidentified girlfriend fled to a bedroom.   The dead man then forced his way into the bedroom when he was mortally wounded. Sutter lived in the home but assuming the sheriff’s department is correct that he stepped up his violence by forcing his way into the safety of the bedroom.   Depending on size or strength disparity use of deadly force to terminate such of an attack was reasonable. Bail for Medina was set at $1million.   Since I specialize in self-defense cases this one is right up my alley.   Should th...

Chicago, IL —Shortly after the confession and arrest of John Wayne Gacy partial human remains were discovered on a warm spring day of 1979 at the Indian Boundary Forest Preserve near Belmont and Cumberland. This was very close to Gacy's Summerdale Avenue bungalow. Apparently wild dogs and other creatures ate part of the victim who was later positively identified as Douglas Morgan, Jr. Nearby was a cardboard box containing porno magazines and some women’s undergarments. The contents of the box were positively connected to Morgan. Morgan was a young apprentice electrician living in the area. The cause of death was not determined at the time because of the condition of the remains. But it appeared that it was anything but natural death of a young healthy man. Detectives that did not have the great forensic tools available today followed up that investigation. Additionally, Gacy was on the fast track to a solid conviction for so many other murders. To bring forward yet anot...