Man Pleads Not Guilty in 1984 Double Murder
A man extradited from Mexico to stand trial for a 1984 double homicide on an Antelope Valley ranch pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Lancaster Superior Court on Wednesday, the district attorney’s office said.
Josif Jurcoane, 51, is charged in the shooting deaths of Lloyd “Bill” Bryden, 66, and his live-in girlfriend, Alice B. McCannel, 39, Deputy Dist. Atty. Rouman Ebrahim said.
The slayings occurred July 4, 1984, at Bryden’s ranch in Valyermo. If convicted, Jurcoane faces up to life in prison without parole, he said.
He was extradited in April and is being held without bail at the North County Correctional Facility in Santa Clarita. A pretrial conference is set for Jan. 10, and a jury trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 7.
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