Underworld Turns

Southern California girl, 4, fighting for life after swallowing button battery

Parents of a 4-year-old girl who is fighting for her life in a Southern California children’s hospital after swallowing a button battery are warning others with small children to be on the lookout for the potentially deadly bite-size batteries. Cassandra Tafolla and Hugo Romero said it’s not exactly clear how or when their daughter, Camilla, ingested the battery. Initially, doctors thought the young girl had a virus […]
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Convicted double murderer out on parole kills South L.A. mother of 6

The Los Angeles County District Attorney says the law that allowed a man convicted of double murder out on parole contributed to a third murder of a South L.A. mother, and now, a day ahead of her killer’s sentencing, her family is speaking out. Fatima Johnson, a 53-year-old mother of six, was found dead by her daughters in her apartment on July 4, 2021. Her family grew worried after she failed to show up for work […]
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