Five facts about the suspect, Vanesa Zavala
http://www.heavy.com/news/2014/01/vanesa-zavala-kim-pham-murdersuspect/
1. She Was Identified Through Cell Phone Footage
2. She is the First of Many Suspects Arrested
3. The Attack May Have Been Caused by a 'Photobomb'
4. She Could Spend Her Life in Prison
5. A Reward is Being Offered for Info on the Other Suspects
zavala has a 5 yrs old son too. Her lawyer said she plead not guilty.
A Santa Ana woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the beating death of a 23-year-old nightclub patron who was hit and kicked during an altercation in Santa Ana's historic district.
Vanesa Zavala is being held on $1-million bail and faces a single murder charge in the death of Kim Pham, a Westminster resident who'd been coaxed into going out for the evening by friends.
Zavala's attorney said his client never hit Pham and was actually struck and knocked to the ground herself during the fight outside The Crosby.
Defense attorney Kenneth Reed said Zavala, 25, went to the popular club with her boyfriend and other friends.
During the altercation early Saturday, Reed said Zavala lost her cellphone, which police later found. Reed said he's unsure if that's the only piece of evidence police have against his client.
"Your day is fine, your life is fine. You have a 5-year-old son, you go out one night on a Friday night with your boyfriend. Then your life is turned upside down and you find out someone is killed," Reed said. "No matter what the situation is, you're going to be devastated. No matter how you look at it, and that's how she feels."
Zavala, who was arrested Monday, is one of the five people suspected of attacking 23-year-old Kim Pham outside the nightclub. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on the outstanding suspects.
The incident was captured on video, some of which has been reviewed by police. Detectives are asking any other witnesses who saw or recorded what happened to come forward.
Pham, a recent Chapman University graduate who aspired for a career as a talk-show host, was declared brain-dead shortly after she was admitted to the hospital and was pronounced dead Tuesday after being taken off life-support.
Police have not said what prompted the argument, but friends of Pham said the argument may have started after she accidentally stepped in front of a camera as a group of men and women posed for a photo.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...eating-20140122,0,3143053.story#ixzz2rBLZ9BQv
I agree, we should not have thousands of American youth in range of NK artillery, just to protect ungrateful pieces of shit like you.
Wait, so she had friends with her that night? And they didn't help? Was she all alone?
so what if it was? doesn't justify an ass beating.
I'm friends with some of her lady friends... really sad to hear... I first wondered why my friend posted a map of the Crosby on her Facebook early Saturday morning... then a few hours later the news media went wild. All I can say is the media is exploiting the hell out of it... I've seen plenty of club/pubs brawls invloving pretty girls and they were all Asian vs Asian, none never made the news... normally a security guard gets shot or a guy ends up in the hospital (even died) - those never makes the news around here... but this one did because it was Asian vs Hispanic.
Proof that walking in front of the camera was "accidental"?
It could have been intentional.
she looks like a club slut
she looks like a club slut
It was a round-about way to announce she has a 5-year old son - probably to solicit compassion, but doesn't that tell you that she is also irresponsible? Kid at 20. 25yo mom and still doing the club scene. Uhuh. I'm not judging, but I'm judging, because I can do that from behind a computer.
There are wealthy socialites that have 3 kids and still do the club scene. Not frequently though but what is your point? Could be a first night out for this girl and she got caught up in the adrenalin flow and started beating a girl but not kill her. Really sucks for both.
duh. she should change her name to trayvon martin, this would be front page news the world over.