a judge ordered the execution of Pravin "Peter" Govin, 35
a judge ordered the execution of Pravin "Peter" Govin, 35, a motel owner who strangled and burned a business rival and her 3 relatives.
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a judge ordered the execution of Pravin "Peter" Govin, 35, a motel owner who strangled and burned a business rival and her 3 relatives.
A jury found him guilty of the May 4, 2002 murders of Gita Kumar, 42; her son, Paras Kumar, 18; her daughter, Tulsi Kumar, 16; and her mother-in-law, Sitaben Patel, 63. The sentence was imposed by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell. Other 2 men, Govin’s brother and a
business partner, have also been convicted of the crimes, stemming from a dispute over access to an alley that separated two hotels on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. Virendra "Victor" Govin, 37, is on death row, and Carlos Amador, 28, pleaded guilty and is in prison for life.
A jury found him guilty of the May 4, 2002 murders of Gita Kumar, 42; her son, Paras Kumar, 18; her daughter, Tulsi Kumar, 16; and her mother-in-law, Sitaben Patel, 63. The sentence was imposed by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell. Other 2 men, Govin’s brother and a
business partner, have also been convicted of the crimes, stemming from a dispute over access to an alley that separated two hotels on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. Virendra "Victor" Govin, 37, is on death row, and Carlos Amador, 28, pleaded guilty and is in prison for life.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Los Angeles Times, 08/09/2005)
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