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Branden Higgs’ Case In Halloween Murder To Be Continued

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The retrial of Branden Higgs, a Santa Clarita Valley man accused of a 2011 Halloween murder in Canyon Country, was scheduled to be continued, District Attorney officials said Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Higgs is expected to appear back in court on Jan. 22 at the San Fernando Courthouse, said District Attorney ...

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Jury Finds Two Guilty, One Mistrial In 2011 Halloween Murder

Ed. Note: More will be added to this story as it becomes available. Jurors found Eric Edwards and Diamonte McGhee guilty Thursday in the 2011 Halloween murder in Canyon Country. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. McGhee and Edwards were both found guilty of murder and attempted murder, with special allegations that a ...

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‘Halloween Trio’ Accused Of Murder Could Face Trial In June

A long-awaited Santa Clarita murder trial for three teen suspects accused of fatally shooting a man during an alleged Halloween robbery in 2011 could see jury selection in June, an official said Thursday. The “Halloween trio,” Diamonte Jerome McGhee, 20, Branden Trevaughn Higgis, 19, and Eric Michael Edwards, 19, were all under 18 when they were arrested on charges they were involved in the death of Alex Sanchez and wounded Ricardo Sandoval during a robbery gone awry Oct. 21, 2011. “We expect (jury selection) to start June 23 or June 24,” said Brad Lieberman, the deputy district attorney in charge of the case’s prosecution. The defendants have a June 16 court date, but that’s a pretrial conference for the attorneys, officials said.

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