Homicide Report > Karina Michel, 31
Karina Michel, 31
Died May 29, 2007 at 8:33 p.m.
Karina Michel, 31, a Latina woman, was killed while out to dinner with her family Tuesday, May 29, about 9 p.m. at 62nd and Main streets in LAPD's Newton Division.
Michel, her commmon-law husband, and her two children, an 11-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son, had stopped at a taco stand. But the children didn't want to eat tacos. So Michel had taken them to a McDonalds nearby and returned to her husband, who was ordering tacos for the couple, according to the 11-year-old's grandmother, who heard the story from the little girl. The family sat and ate at the taco stand briefly, but then, the little boy grew cold and went to wait in the car with his sister. Karina Michel was carrying their dinner to them, and had just set the family's sodas on the hood of the car. She was reaching in her purse for the keys, when two black men or youths walked up, possibly with the intention to rob the mother.
- Neighborhood: Florence
- Age: 31
- Gender: Female
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LAPD Newton
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Robbery
- Crime scene: Public place
Five reader comments about Karina Michel
It is my understanding that the guy who murdered her is presently in trial proceedings. Is there any way we can get an update?
March 30, 2010 at 11:17 a.m.
Yes, Jason Martin has been charged with murder in the first degree with gang activity, attempted murder on two counts and attempted robbery.. Sad in all areas, such a young man to let it all go to waste and Karina was such a young woman with a beautiful family. This was so tragic.
April 16, 2010 at 11:02 a.m.
Can the Times get a more detailed update on the accused and what the rial status is?
April 16, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1576425.html
Defendant and appellant Jason Martin appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in his convictions for first degree murder and two counts of attempted premeditated murder. Martin was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus two terms of life in prison, plus 45 years.
Oct. 21, 2012 at 7:26 a.m.
I'm glad they caught the cheese toast gangster, they'll take real good care of him in prison.
Oct. 24, 2012 at 1:10 p.m.
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