Witnesses play a vital role in police investigations by sharing first-hand information about what they saw or heard. However, witness reporting is often conditional on a number of factors, such as overcoming the belief that their input won't be helpful.
The daughters of Stefana Otilia Malinici, missing for over seven years, have publicly appealed for help in locating their mother and urging her to return home.
Homicide detectives later determined that the assailants entered Modebadze's home, assaulted him, held him captive and stole his property, according to a statement issued by LAPD.