After the body of a young woman was found inside a furniture store in Los Angeles, California, detectives began in their investigation. On the counter beside the till, they came across an audio recording device. It had captured the entire murder in chilling audio.
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Audio Sources:
“Brianna Kupfer murder trial: Prosecution says killer recorded attack”
“Suspect identified in killing of UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer | ABC7”
“Closing arguments in Brianna Kupfer death trial”
“Family, friends remember slain UCLA student Brianna Kupfer”
Sources:
Associated Press, 14 January, 2022 – “Killing of Woman in Los Angeles Store was Random”
Jewish Journal, 14 January, 2022 – “Croft House Employee”
International Business Times, 16 January, 2022 – “24-Year-Old Employee”
Canyon News, 17 January, 2022 – “Pacific Palisades Resident”
The Independent, 17 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer”
MailOnline, 17 January, 2022 – “We Have a Lot of Criminals”
ABC – 2 WSB, 18 January, 2022 – “Suspect Sought”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 18 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer Murder”
The Independent, 18 January, 2022 – “New Video of Suspect”
The Press Democrat, 18 January, 2022 – “L.A. Police Identify Suspect”
ABC – 2 WSB, 19 January, 2022 – “Suspect in Death”
The Independent, 19 January, 2022 – “Who is Shawn Laval Smith?”
The Independent, 19 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer Murder”
The Independent, 19 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer’s Father”
MailOnline, 19 January, 2022 – “LA’s Woke DA”
The Independent, 20 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 21 January, 2022 – “LA Community Gathers”
MailOnline, 21 January, 2022 – “I See a Gentleman Who Looks”
The Paradise, 21 January, 2022 – “Suspect in Brianna Kupfer Stabbing”
MailOnline, 22 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer’s killer is Charged”
Associated Press, 28 January, 2022 – “LA, NYC Killings Spark Anger”
Daily Bruin, 27 February, 2022 – “Loved ones Remember Brianna Kupfer”
The Daily Beast, 28 January, 2022 – “Brianna Kupfer Was Stabbed 26 Times”
Santa Monica Mirror, 30 August, 2024 – “Trial Begins”
NBC, 29 August, 2024 – “Trial Begins”
NBC, 5 December, 2022 – “Indictment is Unsealed”
WFIN – 1330AM, 6 September, 2024 – “Prosecutors Say”
Circling the News, 4 September, 2024 – “Both Sides Rest”
Circling the News, 29 August, 2024 – “Trial Underway”
MailOnline, 10 September, 2024 – “Huge Update”
US Fed News, 10 September, 2024 – “Shawn Laval Smith”
Daily Breeze, 11 September, 2024 – “Man Convicted”
Pasadena Star-News, 2 October, 2024 – “Transient Gets Life”
