Slaying Suspect Back in Newport Beach

One of Orange County’s most notorious murder suspects was transported from Prescott, Ariz., under tight security Thursday and made his first court appearance here on charges that he murdered a young Newport Beach woman and kept her nude body in a freezer.

John J. Famalaro, 37, was shackled during his flight into John Wayne Airport and flanked by three Costa Mesa police detectives as he was whisked to jail and later to Municipal Court in Newport Beach. Famalaro made a brief courtroom appearance before his arraignment was postponed until Sept. 26.

The handyman and former Orange County resident is accused of murdering 23-year-old waitress Denise Huber.