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Karen Quincy Loberg / Star staff Law enforcement officials stand outside the Simi Valley house where a woman's body was found on Tuesday afternoon.
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Police said they found the body of a slain Simi Valley woman Tuesday afternoon at a home in a quiet residential neighborhood on the east side of town.
Sgt. Adam Darough, a spokesman for the Simi Valley Police Department, said Rose Weiss, 69, was dead when officers arrived at her home at Diane Street and Emory Avenue about 2:45 p.m.
Investigators have determined her death to be a homicide, but the manner and cause of death were still under investigation late Tuesday evening, Darough said.
The department's detective division is investigating persons of interest in the killing, he said.
Heavily armed officers combed the neighborhood with dogs after the body was discovered.
A call was received at 2:44 p.m. reporting "suspicious circumstances" in the 5300 block of Diane Street, Darough said.
He would not say if Weiss was found inside or outside the home.
Investigators combed the area around the home for evidence into the late afternoon and early evening.
One investigator was seen taking swabs from a sidewalk along the side of the home, placing the material collected into a container.
— Correspondent Charles Ellis contributed to this report
Posted by rnlulu1 on February 6, 2008 at 8:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Could the woman, Rose Weiss, found dead yesterday be the former wife of Vic Weiss, murdered 29 years ago in a mob style hit?
Posted by rusmartin on February 6, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
sumdumfuc, wow...per the article Rose was the wife of Vic Weiss....crazy!
Posted by jennilsh on February 6, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I live right across the street from the victim. I came home from work sick around 1, left to go to the dr. and was back at the house around 2:30. I didn't see or hear anything. At around 3:00 we saw one officer arrive and look over the wall into the backyard. Then all of the sudden there were around 10 cop cars, fire trucks, ambulances, detectives in suits... There was a young boy and young girl (13-16 years old?) sitting outside the house on the curb talking to police and detectives. There were a lot of us standing outside trying to figure out what happened. Some kids on bikes rode further down the street and pointed out the blood on the sidewalk to the cops. There have been police at that house a few times since we've lived here, but we never knew why. EDITED BY MODERATOR.
Posted by jennilsh on February 6, 2008 at 11:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
hmmmm...my commet about the rumored suspect was "edited by moderator"...thats interesting.
Posted by DoctorDude on February 6, 2008 at 11:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Edited by Monitor in what manner?
Posted by rnlulu1 on February 6, 2008 at 11:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder shy the moderator edited the comment by jennilsh. I didn't see anything in the story that mentioned vic Weiss. Interesting. I would like to know more about the circumstances if anyone or the reporters know
Posted by welcome2paradise on February 6, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I think it was edited because she said who she and her neighbors thought was the suspect of Rose's murder.
Posted by eggsorpancakes on February 6, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm assuming they edited it because it was a rumor and they don't want to be held responsible for something that isn't backed up by law inforcement. Who knows? It seems as though people are lawsuit happy. I guess you have to be careful! However, you were PRETTY CLEAR in stating that it was just the "word around the neighborhood".
Posted by OxnardNative on February 6, 2008 at 1:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I thought this stuff only happened in Oxnard?
Posted by jennilsh on February 6, 2008 at 1:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I am pretty sure they edited it because I said it was rumored that the daughter was the suspect (notice I said rumored and suspect)...now they just broke the story that the daughter was arrested. They probably didnt want me spoiling their story.
Posted by rnlulu1 on February 6, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
which daughter? If it is the Rose Weiss I think it is she had two daughters Lori and little Rosie
Posted by jennilsh on February 6, 2008 at 2:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
rnlulu1--go to the home page. the article is there. It says the daughter's name is Lauren (Lori?).
Posted by lisam on February 6, 2008 at 7:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Lauren is not just a drug addict. She is Bi-Polar and has been since she was a very young girl. I am not trying to defend her but I do think our country should do more to help the mentally disabled. Unfortunately this is a very sad tragety that maybe could have been avoided if she was provided adequate healthcare.
Posted by rgadams on February 9, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Lisam: Being bi-polar does not mean that you are unable to distinguish right from wrong. This suspect made a horrible CHOICE, and is now going to pay for it.
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