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A young graphic designer is found dead in her parents’ garage of an apparent drug overdose. Police say the son of Pepperdine University’s president may have been the last to see her alive, but he’s not talking—leaving investigators and the woman’s family searching for answers.
 
Son of Pepperdine President to be Questioned in Death of Malibu Woman
Investigators are looking to speak with the last person they say saw Katie Wilkins before her body was found in the garage of her parents' home in Malibu.
According to sheriff's officials, 25-year-old Wilkins' body was found at the home in the 23400 block of Moon Shadows Drive on April 28.
An autopsy has been conducted, but the cause of death is pending the results of toxicology tests, which can take several weeks.
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http://www.ktla.com/videogallery/69...-Found-in-Malibu-watch-David-Begnaud-s-report
Video: Womans Body found in Malibu
25-year-old Katie Wilkins was found dead in the garage of her parents' Malibu home, and her BMW was missing.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/04/katie_wilkins_found_dead_malibu_garage_bmw_missing.php
Katie Wilkins, 25-Year-Old Graphic Designer, Found Dead in Malibu Garage; BMW Missing
A young graphic designer described by her father as "well-liked" was found dead in the garage of her parents' house, where she was apparently staying, on Saturday night.
The body of Katherine Jessie Wilkins (or Katie Wilkins), 25, was reportedly discovered by her brother Steve. But strangely, when he came across her body, the victim's silver BMW had vanished.
"Somebody stole her car..."
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ins-dead-parents-Malibu-home-BMW-missing.html
What happened to Katie? Mystery as graphic designer, 25, is found dead in her parents' garage
Mystery surrounds the death of a promising young graphic designer, who was found dead at her parents' home in a quiet, upscale neighborhood in Malibu, California.
Katie Wilkins, 25, was on the garage floor when her brother discovered her body on Saturday after her parents left town for the weekend. Police still have no idea how she died.
Among the many bizarre circumstances of her death: her 1998 BMW Z3 convertible is missing; all of the doors to the house were locked; and the family's dog was found wandering the neighbourhood.
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http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8641445
Malibu woman's death: foul play not suspected
The coroner's office said Monday that they do not believe foul play was involved in the death of a 25-year-old Malibu woman. However, they will need to wait for toxicology tests to determine a cause of death.

Katie Wilkins was found dead Saturday night by her older brother Steve inside the garage at a house on the 23400 block of Moon Shadows Drive. The victim's parents had left Friday on a trip out of state. Steve Wilkins said he was concerned when he hadn't heard from her.
"When I got closer and put a hand to her wrist, it was really cold, and all of a sudden, a bunch of question come through, what happened? How could she be left like? Was she alone?" Steve Wilkins said.
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http://thesop.org/story/20120501/wh...her-parents-malibu-home-the-day-she-died.html
Who Was With Katie Wilkins at her Parents` Malibu Home the Day She Died?
How could a 25-year-old graphic designer, Katie Wilkins, die of natural causes? Katie Wilkins was found dead by her brother Saturday night, lying on the garage floor of her parents Malibu home (at 23400 Moon Shadow Drive). An autopsy doesn`t point to foul play, but toxicology testing may expose the true cause of death, which could still be homicide. The circumstances of Katie`s puzzling death indicate she had some company at the comfortable, secluded Malibu home of her parents (Rob and Diane Wilkins).
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0510-katie-wilkins-20120510,0,49395.story
Detectives seek to question son of Pepperdine's president
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are seeking to question Christopher A. Benton, the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton, in connection with the death of a Malibu woman almost two weeks ago.
The body of 25-year-old graphic designer Katie Wilkins was found in her parents' garage on West Moon Shadows Drive by her brother, Steve, the evening of April 28. Det. Tim O'Quinn of the sheriff's homicide bureau said Wilkins apparently died of a heroin overdose, although the results of toxicology tests are pending.
O'Quinn said Wednesday that the case was being considered "non-criminal" but that detectives had surveillance footage of 27-year-old Christopher Benton getting into a car with Wilkins hours before at a McDonald's restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Benton, who has checked into a rehabilitation facility, was probably the last person to see Wilkins alive, O'Quinn said.
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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012...ng-car-found-as-mystery-of-her-death-deepens/
Malibu Woman’s Missing Car Found As Mystery Of Her Death Deepens
The mysterious death of a 25-year-old Malibu woman continues to confound authorities as new wrinkles in the case continue to appear.

Katherine Wilkins’ missing car turned up Wednesday in Woodland Hills. Investigators have not said if the find gives them any more clarity on the graphic designer’s death.

Wilkins’ body was found in the garage of her Malibu home almost two weeks ago.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ins-dead-parents-Malibu-home-BMW-missing.html
Police to question son of university president over mysterious case of 25-year-old graphic designer who 'died of heroin overdose in her parents' garage'
Police in Los Angeles are looking to question Christopher A. Benton, the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton, in connection with the death of a young graphic designer in California.
The body of Katie Wilkins, 25, was discovered by her brother Steve on the garage floor of her parents house in a quiet, upscale neighborhood in Malibu.
Detective Tim O'Quinn of the Sheriff's Department homicide bureau said Wilkins apparently died of a heroin overdose, although the results of toxicology tests are pending.
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...tery-death-of-graphics-designer.html#comments
L.A. Sheriff and Relatives Baffled by Mystery Death of Graphics Designer
A young graphic designer is found dead in her parents’ garage of an apparent drug overdose. Police say the son of Pepperdine University’s president may have been the last to see her alive, but he’s not talking—leaving investigators and the woman’s family searching for answers.
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New details in Katie Wilkins case add to growing list of questions
According to the county coroner's office, an official cause of death for Katherine Jessie Wilkins is still deferred; and family members await completion of forensic testing they hope will offer some insight into what happened before April 28 when the 25-year-old's lifeless body was discovered on the garage floor of the family home.
In an interview with the Malibu Surfside News this week, Rob and Diane Wilkins, the parents of the young woman everyone called Katie, reflected on the difficulty of coping with her death and the frustration over how long the official forensic analysis process takes. It is this process, however, that may provide the means to shed light on the circumstances surrounding Katie Wilkins' last hours.
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http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201205/201205310005.html
Coroner's Office Says Katie Wilkins Tox Results Still Weeks Away
The official cause of death for Katherine Jessie Wilkins continues to be listed as deferred. Chief Coroner Investigator and Chief of Operations Craig Harvey of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner told the Malibu Surfside News Tuesday that he "just heard back from the deputy medical examiner on this case [and] it appears that the toxicology is still 4-6 weeks out before final results will be available."
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http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201206/201206070006.html
A Few Pieces of the Katie Wilkins Puzzle Fall into Place
The lead detective on the Katherine Jessie Wilkins case confirmed this week that fingerprint analysis has identified a thumb print of Christopher Benton on the door leading to the garage where the 25-year-old Malibu graphic designer known as Katie was found dead on April 28.
Detective Tim O'Quinn of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau told the Malibu Surfside News this means "Benton can definitely be put at the Wilkins house that night, but we still don't know what occurred there."
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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012...s-her-parents-still-questioning-how-she-died/
Woman’s Heroin Overdose Has Parent’s Still Questioning How She Died
Her parents have yet to reconcile their daughter’s tragic death.

Katie Wilkins died of a heroin overdose in the garage of her parents upscale Malibu home at the age of 25.

As tough as it is to deal with their daughter’s untimely death, Wilkins’ parents — Robert and Diane — believe there is more to the story and they believe the president of Pepperdine University, for one, is keeping the full story from coming to light.
 
http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201207/201207190007.html
County Coroner's Toxicology Test Results Due Soon—Expected to Confirm that Katie Wilkins' Death Was Result of Heroin Overdose
Toxicological test results are expected to confirm next week that Malibu resident Katie Wilkins died from a heroin overdose. The official results will not be announced until after the Department of Coroner's Chief Medical Examiner Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran reviews the final report, but sources close to the case say they do not expect any surprises.
 
http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201208/201208230006.html
Coroner's Final Report Attributes Katie Wilkins' Death to Heroin Overdose But Says Classification Remains Undetermined
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's autopsy report on the death of Katherine Jessie Wilkins, who died April 28 at the Malibu family home she had moved back into a year ago, the official cause of death was acute morphine (heroin) intoxication.
However, according to a copy of the document obtained by the Malibu Surfside News that is still to be officially released, the coroner's department did not rule on the classification or context of the death of the 25-year-old everyone called Katie, which remains undetermined.


http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/...n_malibu_heroin_death_arrested_gun_campus.php
Chris Benton, Pepperdine President's Son Tied to Malibu Heroin Death, Arrested on Campus
Sheriff's investigators told LA Weekly last month that 27-year-old Christopher Benton's family hired a fancy lawyer as soon as Wilkins was found dead. Although surveillance video shows he was hanging out with Wilkins on the night she died, the younger Benton has refused to talk. "I have my own opinions as to what he did, and none of them are very good," said Detective Tim O'Quinn. "But I can't go to a D.A. with them."
 
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2012/08/29/news/news3.txt
Benton questioned about Katie Wilkins in jail
Following his arrest Thursday last week on felony charges of threatening his parents and possession of a loaded weapon, 27-year-old Chris Benton was visited at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station by the father of Katie Wilkins, a 25-year-old woman who died in April of a heroin overdose, and a detective investigating her death.



http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201208/201208300004.html
Father of Overdose Victim Katie Wilkins Meets with Chris Benton
While Christopher Benton was still being held at the Lost Hills Station, Tim O'Quinn, the lead Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detective on the Katie Wilkins death investigation, arranged an impromptu visit with him. O'Quinn was accompanied by dead woman's father Rob Wilkins.
The LASD detective said, "I took [Katie's father] with me in an attempt to get some/any answers and possibly some degree of closure for the family."
 
http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201209/201209060004.html
Son of Pepperdine Prexy Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges
At his arraignment hearing last week in Van Nuys Superior Court, Christopher Benton, 27, pleaded not guilty to five felony counts stemming from criminal threats made against his parents, Pepperdine University president Andrew Benton and his wife Deborah, and theft of a handgun from Brock House, the family residence on campus, on Aug. 22.
Benton's case is expected to return to the same courthouse on Friday, Sept. 7, for a preliminary hearing. He remains in custody at the Men's Central Jail. Bail on the felony charges is set at $195,000, with an additional $25,000 bail amount for a warrant information sheet hold based on parallel misdemeanor complaint proceedings that ultimately may or may not be conjoined with the felony case.
 
http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_3c8e78da-8794-11e2-8559-0019bb2963f4.html
Detectives to seek manslaughter charge against Pepperdine president's son
A detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said the bureau will pursue a felony manslaughter charge against Chris Benton for his involvement in the death of Katie Wilkins, a 25-year-old Malibu resident who died last April of a heroin overdose.
 
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013...pepperdine-president-in-drug-death-of-friend/
Criminal Charges Planned Against Pepperdine President’s Son In Drug Death Of Friend
The Sheriff’s department is planning to file criminal charges against the son of Pepperdine’s president in the drug overdose death of a friend.
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http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_d7e231ec-862b-11e2-a5e6-001a4bcf887a.html
Pepperdine president opens up about son’s troubles
In a candid, personal interview published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton revealed that he offered to resign from his post last year after his son was arrested on the Malibu campus for making threats and possessing a firearm.

http://malibusurfsidenews-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/sheriffs-department-seeks-criminal_6.html#links
Sheriff’s Department Seeks Criminal Charges in Katie Wilkins’ Death
Katherine Jessie Wilkins died on April 28, 2012, at the east Malibu family residence she had moved back to in August a year earlier. The death of the 25-year-old everyone called Katie was attributed to acute morphine (heroin) intoxication.

The Malibu Surfside News has learned this week that following an intensive Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation, the LASD Homicide Bureau is seeking a criminal filing against Christopher Benton regarding the aspiring young graphic artist’s death.
 
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...charge-against-pepperdine-presidents-son.html
Manslaughter charge to be sought against Pepperdine president's son
Los Angeles County investigators plan to pursue a felony manslaughter charge against the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton for his alleged involvement in a Malibu woman's fatal heroin overdose.

Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore confirmed Friday the homicide bureau will recommend that Christopher Benton be charged with involuntary manslaughter and taking a vehicle without an owner's consent. It was not known when the recommendation would be presented to the district attorney.
 
http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_3c8e78da-8794-11e2-8559-0019bb2963f4.html#user-comment-area
Felony charges sought against Pepperdine president’s son

A detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said he will pursue a felony manslaughter charge against Chris Benton for his involvement in the death of Katie Wilkins, a 25-yearold Malibu resident who died last April of a heroin overdose.
Det. Tim O’Quinn plans on recommending to the county district attorney that Benton, the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton, be charged with involuntary manslaughter and taking a vehicle without an owner’s consent. Both are felony counts.
 

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