Record Of LAPD Murder Investigation In 1980

[CdwJava]

May 4th, 2012: LAPD, whom I contacted via www.lapdonline.org., emails me that its 'Records and Identification Section usually retains police records up to ten years (and) the records are then purged'.

Surely this can't be true in the case of of an unsolved murder?

I understood that the file on a murder was never closed.

Any thoughts, anyone? Please.

If the case is unsolved, they still have it. If it is closed, and the time for appeals has passed and the sentence has been carried out, then they may have purged it. It is my understanding that the LAPD does not destroy homicide records. But, that doesn't mean you can get access to it.

What you got was the standard boilerplate response. You might need to make some personal contacts down there to try and find out if you can get access to the file. It may not be easy, and it may take some time and effort.

 

[whimangb]

If the case is unsolved, they still have it. If it is closed, and the time for appeals has passed and the sentence has been carried out, then they may have purged it. It is my understanding that the LAPD does not destroy homicide records. But, that doesn't mean you can get access to it.

What you got was the standard boilerplate response. You might need to make some personal contacts down there to try and find out if you can get access to the file. It may not be easy, and it may take some time and effort.

Right. Thanks.

 

[las365]

You may want to see whether the cold case unit would be willing to assist you in some way. Do you have any information that may not have been available to detectives back then?

http://www.lapdonline.org/detective_bureau/content_basic_view/6262