a friend of brittany killgore's the next day filed a missing person's report.ased on what she had to say, investigators keyed in on this marine staff sergeant, louis perez, who was arrested on charges of having -- being in possession of a stolen marine ar-15 assault rifle and other stolen property. investigators also believe that he has somehow connected to brittany killgore's disappearance. at his arraignment today, they asked that he be held in lieu of $500,000 bail. now staff sergeant perez pled not guilty to those weapons charges and the judge granted that bail request by prosecutors because, they said, he is a person of interest, a possible suspect in the disappearance of brittany killgore. >> casey, i know there's another woman, a woman found at a motel who's also facing murder charges. apparently she's related to this case. do you have any sense as to how? >> reporter: investigators are not telling us how she is directly related to this case. it's very bizarre. she was staying at a ramada inn near the airport in san diego. she was found on a medical call

he is a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation. >> reporter: the homicide of brittany killgore. investigators have searched the home allegedly shared by jessica lopez and sergeant perez, not far from the killgore home. and continue to question neighbors about reports of unsavory parties at this house. in the meantime, corey killgore is on the way home from afghanistan to try and sort out this tragic mess. and the stew of rumors and unconfirmed reports led brittany killgore's father to plead for compassion. >> please leave my daughter in peace. she does not deserve to be a victim of lies and innuendo any more than she deserved to be murdered. >> officials are being very tight-lipped about this case, as you heard. homicidal violence is the closest they've come to providing even a preliminary cause of death. this isn't a military marriage that cracked under the strain of multiple deployments. but it is a murder mystery. life in the military a tragic strand from beginning to end. >> mike taibbi, thank you. once again here's matt. >> all right, savannah, thanks. now a rare and revea

police say they found a body believe to be that off brittany killgore, not far from the city of san diegoillgore is the wife of a marine serving in afghanistan. she was last seen on friday. that woman, jessica lynn lopez, tried to kill herself and left details of killgore's murder in a suicide note. >>> police in northern california say they have some new leads in the case of 15-year-old girl, sierra lamar. she fvanished about a month ago. divers have been searching reservoirs near her santa clara county home. but so far, they have turned up nothing. >>> and a suburban detroit woman who won a $1 million lottery jackpot, she's been charged with welfare fraud. prosecutors say amanda clayton continued to get food stamps and public health insurance for months after accepting the lump sum payment. the 25-year-old has pleaded not guilty. and she could face up to eight years in prison. >>> an elderly florida woman has now been charged with careless driving, after crashing her car into a crowded supermarket. just to warn you a little bit. this video could be hard to watch. surveillance cameras ca

. >>> a california charged with first degree murder in the death of brittany killgore, a marine's wife not said how killgore died or what her relationship was with the accused woman. jessica lynn lopez, pleaded not guilty to the charges, is being held on $3 million bond. >>> the l.a. county coroner says heart failure led to the death of andrew breitbart. he was connected to controversy surrounding anthony weiner had an enlarged heart and heart disease. he died last month at 43. >>> trayvon martin's family's attorney say they are devastated by a judge's decision to set bond for george zimmerman. here is how the judge summed up his decision. >> good thing about practicing law in florida, as a judge, prosecutor and he defense attorneys we have lots of experience. what i'm going to do is find that the motion is well-taken, i'll grant the motion, set bond in the amount of $150,000. >> we go now to sanford, florida where we find martin savage, good morning to you, martin. zimmerman could be released as early as today. are there any details yet where he might go? >> reporter: only a few, rand

california a woman there remains in jail charged with the first-degree murder of this woman, brittany killgore. killgore, recently filed for divorce from her marine husband stationed in afghanistan disappeared april 13th. her body was found days later in a neighboring county. detectives have not revealed the relationship, if any, between killgore and the woman charged with murder. jessica lynne lopez. lopez is being held on $3 million bond. >>> mitt romney pushing forward to november. he took sort of a victory lap speaking at the republican national committee gathering in arizona yesterday. romney split his message between a call for party unity and attacks on president obama. and a word for his past and present republican rivals. >> let me also commend the people who had the courage to run for president on our side of the aisle this year. some still running. some have gotten out of the race, but each contributed to the process. each of them campaigned in an aggressive and dynamic way to spread our message of kef conservatism and each will play a vital role of making sure we win in november. >

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. >>> a california woman remains in jail charged with the first-degree murder of this woman, brittany killgore who recently filed for divorce from her husband, disappeared. her body found in a neighboring county. detectives have not revealed the relationship, if any, jennifer lynne lopez. held ones 3ds million bond. $3 million bond. >>> and did anyone from the white house play a part in the secret service prostitution scandal. iowa's republican senator chuck grassley is asking whether or not the secret service agents reserved or shared hotel rooms with house staffers. six secret service agents lost their jobs already and the investigation is far from over. stay with cnn. drew griffin is actually in colombia and we'll talk with him later on this program. >>> mitt romney pushing forward to november. he took a sort of victory lap while speaking at the republican national committee gathering in arizona yesterday. romney split his message between a call for party unity and a attacks on president obama, and a word for his past and present republican rivals. >> let me also commend the people who had

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. >>> a california woman has been charged with first degree murder in the death of brittany killgore,hey have not said what her relationship was with the accused woman. jessica lynn lopez is being held on $3 million bond. >>> the fbi is getting back to work this morning in the search for answers into a three decades old missing child case. agents digging up a basement for clues in etan's disappearance. new and old information led them to question a carpenter who had a workshop in the place they are searching. he has not been charged as he says he has no involvement. what happened the day etan went missing? here is susan candiotti. >> reporter: it's a friday. 6-year-old etan patz is upstairs getting ready for school. he comes straight out in a corduroy jacket, pants and a pilot hat. he can't wait to get to school. for the first time, his mom and dad are allowing him to walk two blocks down the street to go to a school bus stop, all by himself. >> it was friday before memorial day weekend. this is the last opportunity. they said he could go. >> reporter: it's just after 8:00 a.m. accord

brittany killgore was last seen friday night.een arrested in connection with the disappearance and is now expected to be charged with murder. in a twist, though, that woman attempted suicide and in a note apparently detailed what had happened to killgore. >>> police in northern california say they have new leads in the case of a missing 15-year-old girl who vanished a month ago. investigators will not say what those leads are, but they do believe sierra lamar was kidnapped shortly after leaving home to catch a school bus. they have been searching reservoirs near her santa clara county home but so far nothing has been turned up. >>> sadly, the remains of a minnesota couple who died in that cruise ship accident off italy, they've been officially identified. barbara and gerald heil were the only americans killed when the "costa concordia" capsized in january. the heil family thanked the recovery crews. they said they will now be able to move forward and bring their parents home to rest. >> they were even prepared that the remains mi

. >> reporter: an urgent search overnight for 22-year-old brittany killgore.estigators tell abc news, they now believe foul play may be involved in her disappearance. and police say an active-duty marine may hold the key to what happened. police are questioning 45-year-old louis perez, about killgore's disappearance. saying perez may have been the last to see her alive. perez, who is based here at camp pendleton, was arrested sunday, on an unrelated charge, in position of an ar-15 assault rifle. >> mr. perez was not cooperative, coming in for his interview. >> reporter: abc news was unable to reach perez, who has not been charged in killgore's case. killgore told friends she was going to trendy gaslamp quarter friday evening. but authorities say she never made it. her cell phone was later recovered in the area by trolley security. can you tell us who she was supposed to be going to the gaslamp with?point, no. >> reporter: was it mr. perez? >> at this point, we're not ready to release that information. >> reporter: on monday, more than two dozen deputies search

brittany killgore was last seen friday night.g has been turned up. >>> sadly, the remains of a minnesota couple who died in that cruise ship accident off italy, they've been officially identified. barbara and gerald heil were the only americans killed when the "costa concordia" capsized in january. the heil family thanked the recovery crews. they said they will now be able to move forward and bring their parents home to rest. >> they were even prepared that the remains might never be found. but i think now that they know that the remains -- that it was their parents, that they did pass away on the ship, that this will help bring some closure to it for them. >> jerry was one of the instructors for teaching the kids religion. and then barb worked with homeless and the dorothy day center. >> sounds like they leave behind quite a legacy. the heils saved a lifetime to go on that cruise. they leave behind four children and 15 grandchildren. >>> a government investigation is blaming pilot fatigue for a stunning mistake that led to a ter