Homicide Report > Martha Carmona, 21 [Updated]

Martha Carmona, 21 [Updated]

Died May 14, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

Martha Carmona

Martha Carmona, a 21-year-old Latina, died Friday, May 14, in the 6900 block of Remmet Avenue in Canoga Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Los Angeles firefighters received a call of a stabbing about 1:15 p.m. and found the bodies of Carmona and her daughter, Valerie Camacho, a 6-year-old Latina initially identified by coroner's officials as Jane Doe #30, authorities said.

Credit: KTLAValerie's name had been withheld until coroner's investigators could speak with her father, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.

Carmona and the girl were pronounced dead at the scene, said LAPD Officer Gregory Baek.

"Each had knife wounds," Baek said.

Police said Friday night that after interviewing the husband, the case remains wide open. No suspect or motive has been determined so far in the killings.

— Andrew Blankstein and Sarah Ardalani

[Update Jan. 6: Martha Carmona's uncle, Manuel Carmona, was arrested at his home on July 6 and later charged with two counts of murder.

He is believed to have killed Martha and Valerie Camacho.

Manuel Carmona, a 51-year-old Latino, is currently being held at the Men's Central Jail in downtown. His next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2011 at the Van Nuys Municipal Court.]

Credit: KTLA

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Updated: Jan. 6, 2011 at 10:42 a.m.

 
 

11 reader comments about Martha Carmona

Thank you L A Times for puting a face on victims of homicide.
We are racial, age and comunity.

There is a need for heavy police in the Latino and Black comunity. We hate young guys being pulled over often by police and harassed . But how do you check for guns in Iraq, or Afganastan, security checks.

But they do murder more than the average per capita, check out the ages of the victims most likely to die is 16- 25 brown and black in the neighborhood of higher poverty and same ethnic population.

We gotta get guns off the street.
Mexico, Iraq, & Afganastan is not under siege

We are!

— elliott Bradley
June 25, 2010 at 7:33 a.m.

elliot you are an idiot. this poor young lady was stabbed with a knife. Not shot by a person with a gun. We need more guns in the hands of the civil to defend against the villain.

— eladave
June 28, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

Es muy fácil opinar estupideces. Esta mujer era una madre joven trabajadora. Hasta donde yo se no tenía problemas con nadie. Y la niña menos. Esto es obra de un desquiciado. Es un crimen horrible. Por que a una nena de 6 años? El que lo hizo merece la pena de muerte

— El chiko temido
Nov. 10, 2010 at 9:35 p.m.

Any updates?

Just wondering if her baby's daddy a suspect? young mon at 21
-6 year old.
Do the math.

— Pedro Sanchez
Jan. 6, 2011 at 10:04 a.m.

This is really a sad story. What a shame for a mother and this young child to be murdered for nothing.

— Rothenberg
Jan. 6, 2011 at 1:36 p.m.

News need to be updated. There was a second killer who has now confessed. What heartless beasts. Martha and Valeri you are missed.

— R.I.P
Jan. 14, 2011 at 6:31 p.m.

She is my family does anyone have information? Please update they won't tell us anything

— Tt
Jan. 22, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.

Para mi que fue un crimen racista de algun loco de esos fanaticos que pululan en los Unites, la beba nada de verdad tenía que ver. Pero bueno, en las series como la ley y el orden o como csi son buenísimos para la investigada, pues igual debe ser la policia de por allá, al menos eso es lo que Hollywood le transmite al mundo y este se lo cree, asi como hizo creer en el mundo que México es un desiertote lleno de cactáseas donde toman la siesta unos zarapeados con un sombrero ridículo. Muestren quienes son! no se estereotipen a si mismos como los mejores detectives!
Ojalá agarren al asesino.

— Tony T. Mata
Feb. 9, 2011 at 4:50 p.m.

Onde kiera ke esten las extranamos y siempre en nuestra mente y en nuestros corazones por siempre vale y tita

— K
Feb. 16, 2011 at 7:17 p.m.

que desgracia para la familia, ojala que agarren a los culpables y los crucifiquen, la nina era inocente de todo, un angelito de dios, que dios las bendiga.

— marisol cordero
July 14, 2011 at 12:24 a.m.

Hey tita miss u so much u were.such.a happy person and u were a good mother..may u and ur little princess valerie rest in paradise....u will always be in my heart.....

— Rosie reyes
Dec. 10, 2011 at 7:25 a.m.

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