LOS ANGELES : Man Convicted of Killing Grocer, Faces Life in Prison
A 28-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the robbery-killing of a grocer.
Willie Talos faces life in prison without parole in the Feb. 4, 1993, beating death of Hyung Soo Kim.
The 69-year-old victim was lured out of his store in the 6200 block of South San Pedro Street by a 13-year-old, who told the grocer someone was writing on the wall. Talos then beat Kim, leaving him unconscious, and robbed the store. The grocer died of his injuries the next day.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Ron Goudy said the Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about three hours before finding Talos guilty with a special allegation that the killing was committed in the course of a robbery. Talos is scheduled to be sentenced June 2 by Judge Morris B. Jones.
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