A Los Angeles mom murdered her companion of their ritzy house earlier than killing their toddler daughter and dumping her on the facet of a freeway along with her nine-year-old half-sister in a horrifying murder-suicide.
The stunning chain of occasions started at 4:30am on Monday when police had been referred to as to the 405 Freeway in Culver Metropolis the place they discovered the physique of an eight-month-old child laying subsequent to her nine-year-old sister on the shoulder of the street.
The toddler was pronounced useless the scene, and the nine-year-old lady was rushed to a hospital.
Police discovered the physique of their mom 15 miles away. She had crashed right into a tree and killed herself.
The mom, who DailyMail.com can title as 34-year outdated Danielle Johnson, had left a grisly scene on the $5,600 house the place she murdered her companion, Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29.
Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, was discovered useless in his Woodland Hills, Calif. house Monday morning. Neighbors stated they heard Chaney arguing with the girl he lived with only a few hours earlier than he was killed
California Freeway Patrol officers stated an toddler who was deserted on the 405 Freeway within the Culver Metropolis space died on the scene, however her 9-year outdated was rushed to a hospital. Above, cops reply to the youngsters
Police discovered the physique of their mom 15 miles away. She had crashed right into a tree and killed herself
He was discovered within the household’s house by a neighbor who noticed blood ‘pouring’ underneath the door.
On Tuesday, Los Angeles Police Division officers supplied extra particulars as to how the tragedy unfolded.
Investigators stated Chaney and Johnson had been heard arguing at about 3:40 a.m. Monday, and sooner or later, the struggle turned lethal when the 34-year outdated stabbed her companion.
LAPD officers stated the bloody knife Johnson used to stab Chaney was discovered on the house.
Johnson then fled from the house along with her two youngsters.
Johnson’s automobile was noticed on the 405 Freeway at about 4:30 a.m. when witnesses noticed the toddler and the nine-year-old being pushed out of the operating automobile, LAPD stated.
The infant died from her accidents sustained from the autumn and the nine-year-old lady suffered reasonable accidents.
Johnson then drove south to Redondo Seashore at speeds over 100 mph when she plowed her automobile head-on right into a tree on the intersection of Pacific Coast Freeway and Vincent Avenue.
Chaney’s grieving brother, Matthew Chiricas, instructed DailyMail.com his sibling had ’embraced’ the older baby from Johnson’s from a earlier relationship as his personal.
‘I by no means seen him like children, however I do know he completely adored her.’
What drove the girl to kill stays a thriller.
Johnson’s member of the family, who didn’t wish to be recognized, stated the 34-year outdated was a stay-at-home mother.
‘She sounded OK after I spoke to her final month,’ the shocked member of the family stated.
Neighbors stated the couple had lived within the posh house for just a little over a 12 months with the 2 youngsters.
A neighbor instructed ABC7 she heard the couple arguing in the course of the evening.
The following morning, she noticed a path of blood popping out of the house.
LAPD officers stated Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, was killed at his Woodland Hills house, which had some injury probably related to the homicide
Cops are nonetheless investigating if the girl who was driving the automobile and fatally crashed right into a tree was related to Jaelen Allen Chaney’s homicide
Danielle Johnson, had left a grisly scene on the $5,600 house the place she murdered her companion, Jaelen Allen Chaney
Chaney, who cherished to journey and play video video games, was within the U.S. Air Power for about 4 years, relations stated
‘Their door was extensive open, there was blood on the ground main into their house, after which a path of it within the hallway main as much as the elevator, and I noticed some blood on the partitions,’ she stated.
The lady’s father referred to as 911.
‘Referred to as the police and instructed them that one thing was not proper,’ the neighbor stated.
‘And so they instructed me, after I spoke to the EMT, to go in and test on the physique. So I did.
‘And he was deceased, he was facedown on the ground. And there was a whole lot of blood.’
Members of the family stated Chaney was a mechanic for the U.S. Air Power and was stationed in Europe
Chiricas stated his brother checked in with him sporadically, however by no means shared particulars of his relationship.
In a single regarding textual content message from November 2022, he stated: ‘I’ve been dealing lots personally with my girlfriend that I do not care to actually share proper now as a result of it is not applicable.
Chiricas stated his brother and his girlfriend had traveled round Europe when he was stationed in Italy.
‘The final message he despatched to me was greeting me a cheerful birthday,’ Chiricas stated.
‘He was within the Air Power, however he had desires to change into a climate man. He was similar to the remainder of us, attempting to have enjoyable and attempting to have a household.’
Police are but to disclose the girl’s motive or explanation for loss of life.
The older lady was taken into the care of CPS.
