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New York Post
02-05-2025
- New York Post
Two Israeli businessmen murdered hours apart in same LA neighborhood — with one held captive for hours and beaten to death
Two Israeli businessmen were found murdered hours apart in their homes in the same section of Los Angeles Saturday, with one tied up and beaten to death while the other was identified as the brother of a prison warden in the Jewish state, police said. There is no apparent connection between the two killings, but they both occurred in the San Fernando Valley inside the victims' homes. The murder of Alexander Modebadze, 47, was particularly heinous, according to cops. Three attackers broke into Modebadze's home, held him captive for hours and savagely beat him to death, police said in a statement. The crime scene in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where police found the murdered Aleksandre Modebadze. KTLA Police say three attackers broke into Modebadze's house and beat him to death. KTLA Advertisement Police later arrested and charged three Georgian nationals for the murder: Pata Kochiashvili, Zaza Outarashvili and Basiki Kutsishvili. They are being held on a $2 million bail. Later that day, cops found another murdered Israeli businessman in the San Fernando Valley: Meni Hidhra, the brother of the warden of Israel's Nitzan Prison, the Jewish Journal reported. Police have revealed few details about that crime, including how he was killed, but they did release photos of a possible suspect: a 30 to 40-year-old Hispanic male.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Community on Edge After Two Jewish Angelenos Murdered in the Valley Saturday
Police are investigating the homicides of two Israeli men found dead in their San Fernando Valley homes on Saturday in what appears to be unrelated incidents that left two businessmen dead, including the brother of an Israeli officers were called to a home on the 22200 block of De La Osa Street in Woodland Hills just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 26 where they discovered the body of 47-year-old Alexander Modebadze, who had been brutally beaten and suffered severe head trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The LAPD, with agents from the FBI's Fugitive Task Force, soon tracked three men down in connection with the vicious attack: Paata Kochyashvili, 38; Zaza Otarashvili, 46, and Besiki Khutsishvili, 52. A motive was not immediately available, according to the LAPD, who did announce that the men held him captive, assaulted him, and stole property from his home. Later that day, at 2:30 p.m., police were called to an apartment on the 12600 block of Riverside Drive in Valley Village, to conduct a welfare check after relatives were unable to reach the resident. Upon arrival, they found the body of businessman Meni Hidhra, the brother of Nitzan Prison Warden Moshe Hidhra in Israel, according to the Jewish Journal. While the cases do not seem to be related at this time, the Jewish community is on edge. "It's terrifying. These do seem like targeted attacks," said Jennifer Feldman, 28, of Valley Village. "Two men with ties to Israel killed on the same day feels frightening to say the least." Last week the Anti-Defamation League released a report showing a staggering uptick in antisemitic crimes in 2024.
