"Los Angeles Man Charged with 4 Murders After Receiving $700,000 Windfall"
Jerrid Powell, the man charged with the serial murders of three homeless men in Los Angeles and the robbery and murder of an LA County employee, recently received a $700,000 personal injury payment after suing the city of Santa Monica for negligence. Powell was also found to have a felony conviction from a previous assault with a deadly weapon case. Ballistic comparisons matched a gun found in Powell's car with all of the killings, leading to his arrest.