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From the AMW archives:
Grisly Sabotage Echoes Through Quiet Suburb
Whoever was waiting in the dark outside George Taylor's hacienda-style home in Rancho Cucamonga on the night of March 18, 1999, apparently hated the Los Angeles County jurist deeply enough to pull a shotgun trigger three times at point-blank range, killing him in cold blood.
Taylor, who had just returned home from a retirement dinner for a fellow judge, hadn't even turned off the engine of his white Mercedes-Benz before the fatal blasts ripped through the driver-side window, hitting him in the head and chest.
The car lurched forward with a crunching bang against the house. Taylor's wife, Lynda, apparently roused by the ruckus, rushed outside, where she was killed by two shotgun blasts to the chest.
Her body was found crumpled on the floor of their garage.
Possible Retaliation?
Taylor worked in family law, where the potential for danger lurks just below the surface of every courtroom clash over a divorce, child custody, child support and property division.
Detectives suspect Taylor, a family court commissioner, was targeted by someone aggrieved by one of his rulings, and that the judge’s wife just happened to be in the way.
As judges and lawyers from coast to coast are fond of saying, criminal court is where bad people are on their best behavior, while family court is where good people are at their worst.
The brutal deaths of Lynda and H. George Taylor stunned their colleagues, friends and family. They were fun-loving people who adored jazz and USC sports, and appeared to have no enemies.
Local family lawyers had recently declared the 68-year-old "the best, most-respected family law judge they've ever worked with."
Lynda's co-workers at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in nearby Colton say the 61-year-old occupational therapist had a unique ability to motivate even the most unapproachable psychiatric patients.
They also say she was an excellent piano and accordion player, and held patents on equipment that helped disabled children lead better lives.
Few Clues, Hope Remains
By the time everyone converged on the Taylors' house, there were no killers in sight, only the two bloody bodies. George's car was still running.
Detectives have little to go on; they're not even sure whether more than one person was involved or if it was a contract killing.
Cops released fliers, with descriptions of a white, mid-1990s, compact car sighted in the neighborhood the night of the murders being driven by either a White or Hispanic male, 45 to 55 years old, with brown or gray curly hair.
Having the case profiled on America's Most Wanted is the next step.
Alex Ferrer, from the hit-television show Judge Alex joined up with AMW and the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department to shed new light on this cold case. At age 19, Ferrer became one of the youngest police officers in the state of Florida. He left the Coral Gables police force at age 24 to pursue his other calling of becoming a lawyer.
Then, in 1995, he became a judge in the Criminal Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, which covers Miami-Dade County, where he spent ten years presiding over thousands of criminal cases. In 2005, Alex accepted the offer to bring his courtroom into the homes of America.
Judge Alex jumped at the chance to get back to his law enforcement roots. After reviewing the case, he traveled to San Bernardino to meet the cold case team charged with solving the Taylor double-murder. Ferrer tagged along with cops as they reviewed all the physical evidence, retraced the events occurring at the crime scene and re-interviewed key eye-witnesses.
Judge Alex is hoping that bringing new attention to this cold case will get answers for police and bring justice for George and Lynda Taylor’s family.
web.archive.org/web/20090601061136/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=59663
Photo of George & Lynda Taylor and additional information on case (please copy and paste to view link): cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/34/HomicideColdCase/1999/Taylor,%20George%20Lynda.pdf
Thoughts? George and Lynda's case was profiled on the May 23rd, 2009 episode of America's Most Wanted. Despite Judge Alex's help, it seems to unfortunately remain unsolved.
Admin Note #1: According to San Bernardino County website information flyer, Anyone with information on this case should contact the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office homicide detail at (909) 387-3589 or WE TIP 1-800-78-CRIME (anonymous)
Admin Note #2: If you have any (news related) updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
Grisly Sabotage Echoes Through Quiet Suburb
Whoever was waiting in the dark outside George Taylor's hacienda-style home in Rancho Cucamonga on the night of March 18, 1999, apparently hated the Los Angeles County jurist deeply enough to pull a shotgun trigger three times at point-blank range, killing him in cold blood.
Taylor, who had just returned home from a retirement dinner for a fellow judge, hadn't even turned off the engine of his white Mercedes-Benz before the fatal blasts ripped through the driver-side window, hitting him in the head and chest.
The car lurched forward with a crunching bang against the house. Taylor's wife, Lynda, apparently roused by the ruckus, rushed outside, where she was killed by two shotgun blasts to the chest.
Her body was found crumpled on the floor of their garage.
Possible Retaliation?
Taylor worked in family law, where the potential for danger lurks just below the surface of every courtroom clash over a divorce, child custody, child support and property division.
Detectives suspect Taylor, a family court commissioner, was targeted by someone aggrieved by one of his rulings, and that the judge’s wife just happened to be in the way.
As judges and lawyers from coast to coast are fond of saying, criminal court is where bad people are on their best behavior, while family court is where good people are at their worst.
The brutal deaths of Lynda and H. George Taylor stunned their colleagues, friends and family. They were fun-loving people who adored jazz and USC sports, and appeared to have no enemies.
Local family lawyers had recently declared the 68-year-old "the best, most-respected family law judge they've ever worked with."
Lynda's co-workers at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in nearby Colton say the 61-year-old occupational therapist had a unique ability to motivate even the most unapproachable psychiatric patients.
They also say she was an excellent piano and accordion player, and held patents on equipment that helped disabled children lead better lives.
Few Clues, Hope Remains
By the time everyone converged on the Taylors' house, there were no killers in sight, only the two bloody bodies. George's car was still running.
Detectives have little to go on; they're not even sure whether more than one person was involved or if it was a contract killing.
Cops released fliers, with descriptions of a white, mid-1990s, compact car sighted in the neighborhood the night of the murders being driven by either a White or Hispanic male, 45 to 55 years old, with brown or gray curly hair.
Having the case profiled on America's Most Wanted is the next step.
Alex Ferrer, from the hit-television show Judge Alex joined up with AMW and the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department to shed new light on this cold case. At age 19, Ferrer became one of the youngest police officers in the state of Florida. He left the Coral Gables police force at age 24 to pursue his other calling of becoming a lawyer.
Then, in 1995, he became a judge in the Criminal Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, which covers Miami-Dade County, where he spent ten years presiding over thousands of criminal cases. In 2005, Alex accepted the offer to bring his courtroom into the homes of America.
Judge Alex jumped at the chance to get back to his law enforcement roots. After reviewing the case, he traveled to San Bernardino to meet the cold case team charged with solving the Taylor double-murder. Ferrer tagged along with cops as they reviewed all the physical evidence, retraced the events occurring at the crime scene and re-interviewed key eye-witnesses.
Judge Alex is hoping that bringing new attention to this cold case will get answers for police and bring justice for George and Lynda Taylor’s family.
web.archive.org/web/20090601061136/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=59663
Photo of George & Lynda Taylor and additional information on case (please copy and paste to view link): cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/34/HomicideColdCase/1999/Taylor,%20George%20Lynda.pdf
Thoughts? George and Lynda's case was profiled on the May 23rd, 2009 episode of America's Most Wanted. Despite Judge Alex's help, it seems to unfortunately remain unsolved.
Admin Note #1: According to San Bernardino County website information flyer, Anyone with information on this case should contact the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office homicide detail at (909) 387-3589 or WE TIP 1-800-78-CRIME (anonymous)
Admin Note #2: If you have any (news related) updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form