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PRESS CONFERENCE: A press conference is scheduled on Wednesday December 10, 2008 at 10:00AM at Orange County Sheriff’s Headquarters, 550 N. Flower St., Santa Ana to solicit the public’s help in locating suspects in the murder of Richard Zarate. This press conference will include Zarate’s Widow Monica two stepchildren, and Orange County Sheriff’s Department Investigators.

DETAILS: On the evening of May 2, 2008 the victim, Richard Zarate along with his wife Monica and a group of friends were at Loffler’s Bar at 8901 Katella Ave, in Anaheim. Zarate and his friends exited the bar shortly after 0100 hours. A verbal and minor physical altercation took place in front of the bar involving subjects in Zarate’s group with another group of people which was broken up by Loffler’s security. The argument involved a man in the other group urinating on a wall in front of women. As Zarate and his friends walked toward their vehicle parked several yards away from the bar, the subjects from the earlier altercation drove up in what witnesses describe as a light colored 4 door late 90’s or early 2000 Honda or Toyota sedan possibly with tinted windows and custom rims . The subjects in the vehicle grabbed Zarate’s wife Monica while the vehicle was still driving, engaging her in a physical fight. Richard Zarate apparently attempted to intervene in the fight on his wife’s behalf and was caught underneath the moving vehicle. The vehicle dragged Zarate nearly 200 feet prior to running him over near the intersection of Mac St. and Regal Ave. The vehicle continued North along Mac St., made a U-turn and drove back by the victim who was now being joined by his wife and friends. The vehicle was last seen turning west on Katella Ave. from Mac St.

Richard Zarate died later at UCI Medical Center of multiple injuries he suffered during this incident. The suspect vehicle contained at least one male and one to three female occupants. Two of the subjects in the suspect vehicle were described by witnesses as follows:

Male Hispanic, 5’9” to 6’0” tall, heavy set possible near 250 pounds, closely cut or shaved dark hair, subject was wearing a turquoise or green shirt and possibly goes by the nickname of “Oso”.

Female subject described as Hispanic, 5’7” to 5’9” tall, heavy set (around 200 pounds), wearing a bright yellow top.

Composite sketches were completed by witnesses depicting the above described suspects. This case is being investigated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Homicide

Unit and anyone with information on this case is asked to call Investigator J. Hoskins with OCSD / Homicide at (714)647-7429 or the Watch Commander at (714)628-7170.

SHERIFF-CORONER DEPARTMENT COUNTY OF ORANGE CALIFORNIA
550 NORTH FLOWER STREET – P.O. BOX 449
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702-0449
(714) 647-7042
SANDRA HUTCHENS – SHERIFF-CORONER
12/09/08
PRESS RELEASE
INCIDENT: Homicide
DATE: SATURDAY 5-3-08/ ABOUT 1:00AM
LOCATION: MAC ST. @REGAL AVE., UNINCORPORATED
ANAHEIM
VICTIM: ZARATE, RICHARD LLAGUNO
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