GUILTY CA - Fabio Sementilli, 49, renowned hairdresser, murdered in LA, 23 Jan 2017 *Arrests, 1 guilty*

[Alice253]

Holy crow, was not expecting that!:jawdrop:

For once, I wasn't either.

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[dotr]

https://tribktla.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/suspects.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&strip=all

The suspects were in an "intimate relationship" for about 1 1/2 years, during which time the victim and Monica Sementilli remained married and living together, police said.

Fabio Sementilli, a Coty Inc. executive, had stab wounds to his neck and upper torso when he was found by his daughter about 5 p.m. on the porch of his home in the 5000 block of Queen Victoria Road.

He was "brutally murdered," said LAPD chief of detectives Justin Eisenberg, who also called it a "particularly vicious murder."

The suspects are being held without bail. When asked how the pair met each other, Hayes said they both belonged to the LA Fitness gym in Woodland Hills.

The person still being sought is described only as about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall with a stocky build. He wore a hoodie pulled tight to his face. He's believed to be an associate of Baker, Hayes said.

rbbm.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Wow i didn't see that coming!

 

[Snoopster]

I guess it's so much more typical than the "stranger murder", so in the end not so surprising after all.

Police believe the 49-year-old Fabio Sementilli had been killed for a $1.6 million life insurance policy, Hayes said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-hairdresser-arrest-1.4165560

 

[LadyL]

the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread is the wife is involved

 

[dumpater]

the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread is the wife is involved

Great intuition! The thought never crossed my mind at all. Totally insane but I guess as mentioned in the thread above, it makes more sense than a random killing.


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[nancydrew71]

This shocked the heck out of me! Poor guy. Evil, evil wife, ((scary)). His poor daughter found him.

 

[CocoChanel]

Wow, what an unfeeling mother to plan the murder of her husband and allow her daughter to discover her slain father. Reeks of narcissism imho.

 

[BrownRice]

Once someone is killed and LE finds out the spouse has a lover, things usually don't end well for the cheating spouse.

 

[dotr]

http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2017/08/09/22744246.html

The pair are already charged with capital murder in the Jan. 23 stab slaying of the former Toronto superstar hairdresser.

The duo have pleaded not guilty but are now also charged with conspiring to murder Sementilli.

Prosecutors already tagged on special circumstance allegations that the murder of the 49-year-old was for financial gain and murder while lying in wait.

But the conspiracy charges make it likely that if the illicit lovers are found guilty they face the prospect of execution at San Quentin.

Cops suspected Monica Sementilli and Baker had been carrying on a torrid affair for 18 months.

Her prize if her husband died? A cool $1.6 million.

 

[dotr]

http://www.citynews.ca/2017/08/26/wife-lover-stand-trial-prominent-toronto-hairstylists-murder-l/

Monica Sementilli reportedly waited for her youngest daughter to arrive home and find her father’s body before returning home herself.

It’s alleged Monica Sementilli then tried to make a claim on her husband’s life-insurance policy and called the Los Angeles Police Department several times to ask why the proceeds were being withheld.
Fabio’s sister, Mirella Sementilli-Rota, says the news has been overwhelming and an emotional roller coaster.
“The family is pleased to have an indictment,” she tells CityNews. “Our hearts are broken and with every little bit of news that reflects some justice. We relive the heinous and unbelievable death of my beautiful brother.”

If convicted, Monica Sementilli and Baker could be sentenced to life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

 

[MsFacetious]

It should be an additional charge that she let her daughter find his body.
Cruelty, depraved indifference, abuse... something should be able to be added for that.
That is always the part I really don't understand about these cases!

 

[nancydrew71]

It should be an additional charge that she let her daughter find his body.
Cruelty, depraved indifference, abuse... something should be able to be added for that.
That is always the part I really don't understand about these cases!

It's inhumane. Imagine the horror of her daughter finding her father like this.

 

[dotr]

Feb 19 2018
http://torontosun.com/news/world/wi...tylist-tries-to-get-death-penalty-case-tossed

[h=1]Wife of slain Toronto stylist tries to get death penalty case tossed[/h]

“It’s ridiculous, it ain’t gonna happen … There’s a one-way ticket with her name on it for death row,” the source alleged.

— On the same day, the grieving widow contacted her hubby’s company and Met Life to make an insurance claim.

— She contacted the LAPD numerous times about her insurance claim. Monica also badgered Fabio’s family for cash.

— While she was begging for money, she was travelling with her lover and living it up.

— After her husband’s funeral, Monica and her beau met in the master bedroom to discuss how they would fabricate their stories for family, friends and detectives.

 

[dotr]

http://torontosun.com/news/world/48-hours-profiling-brutal-murder-of-t-o-stylist-fabio-sementilli

[h=1]48 Hours profiling brutal murder of T.O. stylist Fabio Sementilli[/h]

The stylist — called “Big Daddy” by pals — was also a “terrific father” and husband, his sister said.

“He called Monica, ‘my queen’ and he would come home from work and sweep her off her feet and dance with her,” Mirella added.

The 48 Hours episode, entitled Who Killed Fabio, airs Saturday at 10 p.m. on CBS.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sneak-peek-who-killed-fabio/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Thanks for the heads up dotr....I’ll be watching.

 

[grannymithers]

It was a very good 48 Hours.

 

[Niner]

Just found this from another thread!

I'll be following this one, since I used to live the San Fernando Valley.

Anyone news on "when" trial date might be?

TIA!

 

[dotr]

Lots of information at link.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alleged-murder-conspirators-seen-in-photos-at-crime-scene/
By Greg Fisher CBS News March 12, 2018

In these photos taken last February, Monica Sementilli, 46, and Robert Baker, 55, are seen on the patio at a family memorial only days after the murder of Monica's husband, world-famous hairdresser Fabio Sementilli, 49. He had been brutally stabbed to death at his Los Angeles home while smoking a cigar on that same patio.

Four months later, Monica Sementilli and Rob Baker were arrested, accused of being secret lovers who planned Fabio's killing.

Rob Baker and Monica Sementilli were photographed together at Fabio's wake

Relatives and close friends wondered about Baker, an unfamiliar face at the gathering which followed Fabio Sementilli's funeral. He was introduced as a friend of Monica Sementilli's from the gym, who spent time that evening attending to the grieving widow

"48 Hours" has learned that a neighbor took these photos surreptitiously and forwarded them to the police, suggesting that Baker might be a possible suspect. "48 Hours" obtained copies of the photos, which have not been made public previously.

One of the photos clearly shows Baker has a bandage on his left index finger.

The complaint explains that blood from that cut finger is what cracked the case. Police say Baker left blood and DNA at the scene of the murder, as well as in Fabio Sementilli's stolen Porsche, which the killers used as a getaway vehicle and discarded in a nearby part of Los Angeles four hours after the murder.

The DNA led directly to Baker, who had a criminal record.

LAPD never let on to friends and family, nor the suspects, that Baker was a suspect. Instead, they watched the couple under surveillance while carrying out a ruse aimed at lowering the guard of their suspects.LAPD detectives allowed the family to think that Fabio Sementilli's murder may have been part of a pernicious Los Angeles crime wave of what are called "knock-knock burglaries."

Police say the second man in that surveillance video, whom they identify as an accomplice of Baker's, has not been identified. Police are still investigating and searching for leads as to his identity.

 

[Niner]

In the same article (post #39):

Blair Berk, the Hollywood celebrity defense attorney who is representing Harvey Weinstein, is one of Monica Sementilli's lawyers. At a Feb. 27 hearing arguing to have the complaint dismissed against her client, Berk characterized evidence in the case as "poppycock."

"The evidence is as consistent with my client's innocence as with her guilt, and there is no evidence of conspiracy," Berk argued.

In response, DDA Silverman countered that "circumstantial evidence doesn't appear to be something Ms. Berk understands." Silverman said that circumstantial evidence must be viewed in totality to establish its validity.

Judge Scott Gordon denied the defense motion and sent the case to trial in Judge Ronald Coen's courtroom. The next hearing is scheduled for March 27 and trial could come by the end of the year.

Both Monica Sementilli and Baker have pleaded not guilty. Baker's lawyer refused comment. Sementilli's lawyers have also declined to comment except for one statement that another of her attorneys, Leonard Levine, made after the initial arraignment.