GUILTY CA - Lisa Thorborg, 68, murdered on hiking trail, Carlsbad, 11/23/2020 *ARREST*

[Curious Me]

Watch the Video if you can.
Grandmother of Carlsbad teen murder suspect speaks out amid new images (10news.com)

His grandmother says--
"He would not have done this. It's like stabbing me in the neck," added Hernandez.

Hernandez said that he had been living with her and doing online schooling for the last two months after moving to San Diego from Hawaii. She described him as a kind young man who is incapable of violence.

"We go to the store and he's helping little old ladies pick out which watermelons are good and which grapes are the sweetest and holding doors open. So, this just really baffles me," she stated. "They got the wrong person. The killer's still out there."

The teen's attorneys said that no weapons were found on him and that he had no injuries or signs of struggle on his body.

 

[Curious Me]

Grandmother of Carlsbad teen murder suspect speaks out amid new images (10news.com)

"On Wednesday, the DA's Office confirmed that it filed a motion to request that the teen be tried as an adult but that it will take almost a year before a hearing is set where a judge will make the determination."

A year! Will he be allowed to get out on bail while this drags on a year? His attorney argues that he is a free spirit who often left his sandals behind and that Lisa may have picked them up and got his DNA on her. Wait, aren't we talking about his blood on her?

 

[Yemelyan]

A year! Will he be allowed to get out on bail while this drags on a year? His attorney argues that he is a free spirit who often left his sandals behind and that Lisa may have picked them up and got his DNA on her. Wait, aren't we talking about his blood on her?

RSBM.

I haven't read every article about this case, but the ones I have read only said "DNA" and never specified that the source was blood.

DNA can also come from sources like saliva, sweat, urine, etc...if any body fluid is carrying nucleated cells, DNA can be there.

Since the defense was arguing that his DNA could have gotten on her shorts from sitting on a log, I'm guessing that they have a small amount of DNA on her/her clothes that is linked to him but may not know what specific body fluid it came from.

MOO.

 

[Curious Me]

I haven't read every article about this case, but the ones I have read only said "DNA" and never specified that the source was blood.

You're right that it only says DNA and that could be anything.

Judge releases name of Carlsbad murder suspect, case details - The Coast News Group

"Carlsbad police detective Josh Bubins detailed how police arrested Beaudet roughly three weeks after the murder. Bubins said police found Beaudet’s DNA on Thorborg’s shorts and also on a pair of flip-flops found at the scene."

Also of note--

"However, Kirkwood said four different types of DNA were found on Thorborg’s body, which was confirmed by Bubins and only a small percentage belonged to her client. Beaudet’s attorney claimed the arrest occurred because her client just happened to be on the trail."

[…]

"According to the police report, Thorborg was stabbed twice in the neck cutting her carotid artery causing “a lethal injury.”'

 

[Yemelyan]

Also of note--

"However, Kirkwood said four different types of DNA were found on Thorborg’s body, which was confirmed by Bubins and only a small percentage belonged to her client. Beaudet’s attorney claimed the arrest occurred because her client just happened to be on the trail."
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It definitely makes sense. If she resides with anybody (I read one article that said after her husband died, the victim moved with her daughter to Carlsbad), one would expect that their DNA could be on her body or clothes, the DNA from first responders could possibly be there - all of this would be expected and explainable. What would not be explainable is the DNA of a person seen on camera running from the scene minutes after her murder, especially one whose property (flip-flops) was at the scene but who originally denied this.

In the surveillance images I saw, he was shirtless and wearing just what appeared to be long swim trunks. A lot of his body was uncovered. If they grappled at all, it's easy to see how his DNA could have transferred to her or her clothes.

 

[ScorpioRising]

Haloa Beaudet participated in online proceedings today to determine whether he should be tried as an adult.

From the story: (see link below)
“Beaudet was arrested weeks later, on Dec. 14, 2020.

On that day, NBC 7's cameras were rolling when he was spotted, shoeless and shirtless, in the park where the woman was killed. He kept a broad smile on his face, always looking around curiously as he climbed the playground equipment and walked a trail.

Before running off, Beaudet approached NBC 7 reporter Alexis Rivas, asked about the murder and if there were any leads.”
Defendant in Carlsbad Hiker Slaying May Be Tried As Adult

 

[Curious Me]

Defense fights against efforts to try teen accused of murdering Carlsbad hiker as an adult​

Haloa Beaudet, now 18-years-old, is charged in stabbing death of Lisa Thorborg, 68.

See the Video at the news link below.

Lisa Thorborg (the victim)​

Defense fights against efforts to try teen accused of murdering Carlsbad hiker as an adult

Haloa Beaudet, now 18-years-old, is charged in stabbing death of Lisa Thorborg, 68.

www.cbs8.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Man pleads guilty to murdering woman on Carlsbad hiking trail when he was 17

Police and prosecutors said DNA from the defendant, who was a juvenile at the time of the slaying, was found on the victim

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

 

[alexwood]

California Murder Suspect is Missing Hawaii Juvenile

Beaudet went missing from the Hilo Youth Academy on February 1.

bigislandgazette.com

Here's an article with a photo of Haloa Beaudet.

 

[Curious Me]

Man pleads guilty to murdering woman on Carlsbad hiking trail when he was 17

Police and prosecutors said DNA from the defendant, who was a juvenile at the time of the slaying, was found on the victim

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

^^^Pay Wall. Here's some articles from today though.

Teen Admits to Murdering Woman on Carlsbad Hiking Trail in 2020

The 68-year-old widow was killed while trail hiking in Hosp Grove Park on Nov. 23, 2020.

www.nbcsandiego.com

"A San Diego County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman said Beaudet is slated to be sentenced Sept. 1 in San Diego Juvenile Court."​

The Coast News Group

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thecoastnews.com

 

[Curious Me]

Sentenced to seven years and will serve it in a Juvenile facility.

Man sentenced to 7 seven years in killing of Carlsbad hiker

A man accused of stabbing and killing a woman on a Carlsbad hiking trail in 2020 has been sentenced. The then 17-year-old defendant will spend the next seven years behind bars.

www.10news.com

"Haloa Beaudet is no longer a juvenile but both parties agreed he was still fit for juvenile court. He will serve his sentencing in the Department of Juvenile Justice. During the sentencing, he was referred to as “the youth.”'

Man sentenced to 7 years for killing woman on Carlsbad hiking trail

The defendant, whose name is withheld because he was a minor at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty last month to a murder count in connection with the Nov. 23, 2020, death of Lisa Thorborg.

www.kpbs.org

"The seven-year term is the maximum term a defendant can receive in juvenile court, according to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office."

Man Who Killed Carlsbad Hiker at 17 Sentenced to 7 Years Behind Bars

The man who pleaded guilty to murdering a 68-year-old hiker as a teenager in North County was sentenced on Thursday to 7 years behind bars, according to a San Diego Superior Court spokesperson.

www.nbcsandiego.com

"In addition to the 7 years Beaudet has been sentenced to, he was also ordered to pay a restitution of $2,110, a San Diego Superior Court spokesperson said."

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for murder of woman on Carlsbad hiking trail

The man, who was 17 when he stabbed the woman to death, pleaded guilty last month to a count of murder.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

"As part of the plea agreement, his case was allowed to remain in Juvenile Court, which will retain jurisdiction over him only until he turns 25."

 

[coastal]

Seven years! And restitution of $2,110.00? That hardly seems just.

SMH
Rest in peace, Ms. Thorborg, at least for seven years.

 

[Curious Me]

Sentenced to seven years and will serve it in a Juvenile facility.

Man sentenced to 7 seven years in killing of Carlsbad hiker

A man accused of stabbing and killing a woman on a Carlsbad hiking trail in 2020 has been sentenced. The then 17-year-old defendant will spend the next seven years behind bars.

www.10news.com

"Haloa Beaudet is no longer a juvenile but both parties agreed he was still fit for juvenile court. He will serve his sentencing in the Department of Juvenile Justice. During the sentencing, he was referred to as “the youth.”'

Man sentenced to 7 years for killing woman on Carlsbad hiking trail

The defendant, whose name is withheld because he was a minor at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty last month to a murder count in connection with the Nov. 23, 2020, death of Lisa Thorborg.

www.kpbs.org

"The seven-year term is the maximum term a defendant can receive in juvenile court, according to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office."

Man Who Killed Carlsbad Hiker at 17 Sentenced to 7 Years Behind Bars

The man who pleaded guilty to murdering a 68-year-old hiker as a teenager in North County was sentenced on Thursday to 7 years behind bars, according to a San Diego Superior Court spokesperson.

www.nbcsandiego.com

"In addition to the 7 years Beaudet has been sentenced to, he was also ordered to pay a restitution of $2,110, a San Diego Superior Court spokesperson said."

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for murder of woman on Carlsbad hiking trail

The man, who was 17 when he stabbed the woman to death, pleaded guilty last month to a count of murder.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

"As part of the plea agreement, his case was allowed to remain in Juvenile Court, which will retain jurisdiction over him only until he turns 25."

Lisa Thorborg

Man sentenced in killing of woman on North County hiking trail

A man who pleaded guilty last month to the 2020 stabbing death of a 68-year-old woman on a hiking trail in Carlsbad when he was 17 years old was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison, county …

fox5sandiego.com

"... sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison, county court officials announced."

 

[Essbee]

I am so angry that this only got 7 years for this horrific crime. He stabbed a woman for no apparent reason at all... no robbery, no sex crime... as far as I can tell, he killed her just for enjoyment. I think he has the making of a serial killer. Personally, I would have been OK with giving him the death penalty.

 

[TruthIsStranger]

Disgusting!!! He's the scariest kind of offender--one with no motive other than the joy of killing.

 

[Charlot123]

Am I getting the right impression? If he is 18 and yet sentenced to serve 7 years in juvenile facility, it means he is not expected to mature beyond a juvenile at 25? Such a light punishment can't be just because he admitted his guilt. He killed a stranger woman for absolutely no reason. Quite a grievous crime.