Murder Charges Filed Against Man in 3 Deaths
A Stanton man accused of stabbing to death his estranged girlfriend and their two young daughters in their San Fernando Valley home was charged Monday with three counts of murder, prosecutors said.
Julian Beltran, 27, appeared in Van Nuys Superior Court, but his arraignment was postponed until Feb. 11. Prosecutors said he could be eligible for the death penalty because there were multiple victims.
Beltran is being held without bail at the Twin Towers jail in the slayings of Maria Michelle Barahona, 24; Marissa Beltran, 6; and Natalie Beltran, 2.
Beltran and Barahona had been together on and off for eight years. They had no documented history of verbal or physical abuse, police said.
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