US EditionEx-NFL Player Kevin Johnson's Death May Be Linked to Other Homicides Near L.A. County Homeless Encampments
Four unhoused people, including former NFL player Kevin Johnson, were murdered over four months; investigators consider a single suspect or gang involvement, sheriff's department said.
- On Jan. 21, Kevin Johnson, former NFL defensive lineman, was found dead at a Willowbrook, Los Angeles County encampment with his death ruled a homicide, and investigators are probing links to three other killings.
- Between October 2025 and January 2026, four homicides occurred in the Compton Creek/Willowbrook corridor, beginning with Michelle Steele on October 5, 2025, followed by Octavio Arias on Dec. 4 and Mauro Alfaro on Jan. 26.
- All four victims were unhoused and living in encampments on East 120th Street near Central Avenue; the medical examiner determined Arias died from head and neck trauma, Alfaro from blunt force trauma.
- Authorities urged anyone with information to call the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, as investigators continue to follow leads and have not identified a suspect.
- Detectives are exploring whether the killings reflect hostility toward unhoused people or involve drugs or gangs, but no concrete evidence links the cases, and motives remain uncertain.
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Former Eagles player Kevin Johnson may have been murdered by a serial killer
The murder of former Eagles defensive lineman Kevin Johnson at a Los Angeles homeless encampment may be linked to three other killings in the area, according to reports out of Southern California Tuesday. The L.A. County medical examiner said Johnson, who played two seasons with the Eagles in the mid-1990s, died of “blunt head trauma and stab wounds” late last month. He was 55. Johnson’s body was discovered Jan. 21 around 7:30 a.m. on the 1300 b…
Ex-NFL player Kevin Johnson’s killing at L.A. encampment may be linked to 3 other slayings, officials say
The stabbing death of former NFL player Kevin Johnson may be connected to three other killings involving homeless people in the same area of Los Angeles County, officials said Tuesday
Ex-NFL player Kevin Johnson's death may be linked to other homicides near L.A. County homeless encampments
The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly linked to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, detectives said.
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DNyuzTwist in murder of ex-NFL player Kevin Johnson probed for links to three other killings
Detectives are looking into the possibility that the murder of former NFL player Kevin Johnson may be tied to three other homicides of homeless people in area known as Compton Creek in Los Angeles.
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