The Region - News from Feb. 6, 1987

Warren James Bland, a convicted sex offender already accused of murdering a South Pasadena girl, has been identified as a suspect in the murder of Wendy Rachelle Osborn, 14, of Placentia, whose body was found in the Chino Hills. A warrant for Bland’s arrest previously was issued by Riverside County authorities in connection with the kidnap and strangulation slaying of Phoebe Ho, 7, whose body was found in a field in the Glen Avon area. The charge carries the death penalty. Meanwhile, Bland, 51, remains at large. He may be driving a stolen 1970 light blue Toyota Corolla station wagon with license plate 314 ASU, authorities said. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Capt. Gene Rogers said Bland is a suspect in Osborn’s killing because “he is pretty well linked . . . with physical evidence” in the Phoebe Ho case and because of similarities between the killings.