Double murder charges in 405 crash that killed LAPD Sergeant

Mario Joseph Bickham has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of 53-year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesús Garcia
By KTTV at FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV) · · 1 min read

Mario Joseph Bickham has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of 53-year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesús Garcia
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