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How location sharing helped police catch a serial rapist-turned-killer

How location sharing helped police catch a serial rapist-turned-killer

Summary

Two women, Hilda Marcela Cabrales and Christy Giles, were attacked in Los Angeles and later taken to hospitals by masked men in a black car. Police used the women's shared phone locations to quickly find the suspect’s home and arrest two men connected to their deaths.

Key Facts

  • Hilda Cabrales and Christy Giles went to parties in Los Angeles on November 12, 2021.
  • Both women shared their phone locations with close contacts for safety.
  • Christy’s husband noticed her phone at an unknown Los Angeles address and lost contact with her.
  • Both women were found unconscious and taken to hospitals by two masked men driving a black Prius without license plates.
  • Christy was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
  • Hilda was in critical condition and later taken off life support two weeks later.
  • Police used phone GPS data to locate the address linked to both women.
  • David Pearce and Brandt Osborn were arrested; Pearce was charged with two counts of murder, and Osborn with accessory to murder.
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