Severed Head

Hollywood Body Parts Murderer Is ‘Going To Meet Their Maker,’ Says Victim’s Family


Posted on Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:00PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The family and friends of the man whose head, hands and feet were found on a hiking trail near the Hollywood sign last month are still coming to terms with their loss and demanding justice for whoever is responsible, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

“We don’t know what happened. Whoever did has a problem with God, he is going to meet their maker,” said Joanna from Los Angeles, who described herself as "like a niece" to the victim, Hervey Medellin.

“There is nothing we can do to help Hervey, he is gone. It is now the cops’ job to find out what happened.”

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Hollywood Body Parts Case: Victim Was On 'Business Trip' To Tijuana Before He Was Murdered


Posted on Jan 31, 2012 @ 02:00PM - 15 comments

By Radar Staff

The man whose head, hands and feet were found on a hiking trail near the Hollywood sign on January 19 told his gay lover that he was headed on a "business trip to Tijuana" before he was killed, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

As detectives continue to investigate the death of Hervey Medellin, 66, a retired Mexicana Airlines employee, the man's close friend of three decades has come forward and provided stunning new clues.

Speaking exclusively to RadarOnline.com, Joanna -- who described herself as "like a niece" to Medellin -- revealed that his live-in gay lover had told her the victim was picked up for his trip by an unknown person at his third-floor Los Angeles apartment on  DeLongpre Avenue, days before he was found dismembered.

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Victim In Hollywood Severed Head Mystery Identified


Posted on Jan 20, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

UPDATE: Officials have released the name of the man whose head, feet and hands were found in Bronson Canyon this week. According to the Los Angeles Times, the man has been identified as Hervey Medellin, a 66-year-old former Mexicana Airlines employee. Police have not identified any suspects in connection with the case.

The victim of the gruesome murder mystery in the heart of Hollywood's most historical location has been identified.

The head -- which was discovered in Bronson Canyon on Tuesday - finally has a name but the Los Angeles Police Department have not yet released it, reported CBS affiliate KCAL.

Detectives served a warrant on Thursday night at a Hollywood apartment as part of the investigation, and while no arrests were made, a car was towed from the property and neighbors were asked how often the trash was taken away.

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Severed Head Mystery: Police Now Find Hands And Feet


Posted on Jan 19, 2012 @ 03:00AM - 3 comments

By Neil Woulfe - Radar Senior News Director

Police will continue their search Thursday for more clues in a gruesome murder mystery in a popular wilderness area in the Hollywood Hills -- a place near the homes of many of the rich and famous.

On Wednesday -- one day after two dog walkers discovered a severed head of a man in a plastic bag -- police found two severed hands and feet not far away from where the head was found.

Investigators -- using cadaver-recovery dogs --  first found a hand that appeared to match the body about 50 yards from where the head was found Tuesday afternoon. Later Wednesday afternoon, authorities discovered a second hand, Los Angeles police officer Rosario Herrera said.

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Authorities believe the hands are in good enough condition to obtain fingerprints as they attempt to identify the victim -- a man, believed to be in his 40s with graying hair.

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Severed Hand Found In Same Vicinity As Human Head In Hollywood


Posted on Jan 18, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 7 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

A male human head was found in a plastic bag on Tuesday afternoon near the Griffith Observatory in Hollywood and as the search for the body continues, RadarOnline.com has learned a severed hand has also been found.

"What we have is that we found a severed hand in the same vicinity as the head," Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Cleon Joseph revealed on Wednesday.

Joseph tells RadarOnline.com several police officers are continuing their search.

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