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Woman Beheaded With Sword by Ex in Front of Horrified Onlookers

A woman was beheaded with a sword in the streets of a Bay Area neighborhood in California on Thursday in front of stunned witnesses, according to reports.

The victim, a woman in her 20s with two daughters who has not officially been identified by police, knew her suspected killer, according to law enforcement. The two had been in a relationship apparently marred by domestic violence.

Law enforcement sources told KGO-TV that in April the victim had obtained a temporary restraining order against the man, identified as Jose Solano Landaeta of Hayward. Landaeta is now into custody after being arrested at the scene of the beheading, where authorities said he returned.

According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department, deputies were called on the scene of the incident around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday.

"Deputies were flagged down in the area of Magnolia and Laurel in the city of San Carlos by witnesses reporting an assault in progress," the department wrote on Twitter.

"Deputies arrived within minutes and located an adult female, deceased. Shortly after, the suspect returned to the scene and was detained by deputies. He has since been placed under arrest for murder."

Police called the attack "an isolated incident" and said there was no outstanding threat to the community.

While authorities have only spoken of the victim as being killed with a stabbing instrument, unidentified law enforcement sources told KGO-TV that the woman had been beheaded.

Law enforcement records obtained by KGO-TV show that just before noon on Thursday reports came in that the woman's head had been cut off by a sword. At 12:14 p.m., the notes indicated "Children are there, scared to come ... want their mom."

The woman's children were not present at the scene of the beheading, according to the Sheriff's Department. According to KGO-TV's reports, the two young girls were then inside the home.

During a press conference held on the same day of the murder, Lt. Eamon Allen said the weapon "is still outstanding" and deputies are looking to locate the stabbing instrument.

Sheriff's deputies and onlookers who witnessed the brutal murder are being offered counseling, according to law enforcement.

"Anytime someone loses their life it's certainly a tragedy," Allen said during Thursday's press conference.

"As far as the shocking nature of it, I do know that the deputies that first arrived on scene were a little beset by the scene. We are providing peer support, we are also providing support for the witnesses that were on scene as well, because there were several civilian witnesses."

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by Anonymousreply 64October 11, 2022 2:17 AM

[quote]and deputies are looking to locate the stabbing instrument.

Chopping instrument.

by Anonymousreply 1September 10, 2022 2:37 AM

When we learn the parties are Hispanic, the interest level plummets.

by Anonymousreply 2September 10, 2022 2:39 AM

That's a damned sharp sword to be able to behead someone.

by Anonymousreply 3September 10, 2022 2:39 AM

This is one of the most grotesque stories regarding DV, that I’ve ever read.

The witnesses will need therapy ASAP, as will her children.

I hope there is funding for them to receive it.

It’s a shame that there really isn’t anything potential victims of DV can do, since men are usually not arrested for stalking and harassment of women, as it’s usually difficult to prove, until something beyond tragic & even gruesome, happens.

by Anonymousreply 4September 10, 2022 2:39 AM

"with two daughters who has not officially been identified"'

Great writing

by Anonymousreply 5September 10, 2022 2:42 AM

"Anytime someone loses their life it's certainly a tragedy," What a profound statement.

by Anonymousreply 6September 10, 2022 2:43 AM

Schwing!

by Anonymousreply 7September 10, 2022 2:45 AM

"Anytime someone loses their life it's certainly a tragedy,"

But to lose one's head looks like carelessness.

by Anonymousreply 8September 10, 2022 2:45 AM

[quote]When we learn the parties are Hispanic, the interest level plummets.

There would be residual interest in knowing if the victim is also Hispanic and if the murderer is an illegal.

by Anonymousreply 9September 10, 2022 2:47 AM

R2, I do wonder if you are ever going to mature into a decent and trustworthy human being, or if it is just too late for you.

I suspect the latter is the case.

I don’t know if I feel sorry for you, or if I even should, because it’s REALLY clear that you’re not normal, and that sadly, your sociopathy has been hardwired in for quite some time.

But I want you to understand something:

You are under the misguided impression, that trolling gives you power. However, it does not, because if it did, you wouldn’t have to continue trolling.

That said, people know what you are, and what sucks is that even with your disorder, you could have taken steps to be someone other than who you present yourself to be.

How you behave is a choice you have made, and not one person here with a lick of common sense is annoyed by you or set upon by your bullshit, as you believe they might be.

You’re the equivalent of an insect, buzzing about the room, landing here and there, until you are swatted to your peril, or fly out to another space where you can continue being aimless.

You’re not a good person, R2, and minorities have ZERO to do as to why that is, and there are MILLIONS of minorities out there who are good people who have purpose.

And no, I don’t need a response or a “MARY”! I just wanted to let you know that you are pitied, at best, and invisible, at worst.

by Anonymousreply 10September 10, 2022 2:51 AM

Dollhead thread.

by Anonymousreply 11September 10, 2022 2:51 AM

[quote]"Anytime someone loses their life it's certainly a tragedy,"

That reminds me of when Brooke Shields said in an interview, "When you die, you lose a very important part of your life."

by Anonymousreply 12September 10, 2022 2:54 AM

[quote]"He is a diagnosed schizophrenic on meds. And he would use that as an excuse for his behavior. He drank excessively and you're not supposed to do that on those kind of medications."

[quote]The family confirms what the I-Team learned from law enforcement sources Thursday, that Solano had been violent with Castro and she got a restraining order against him in April, but continued to interact with him.

[. . .]

[quote]She threatens to tell the world about Solano's criminal record that includes a rape conviction involving a minor. He calls her "snitch lip" and warns her "F*** around and find out."

[quote]Castro fires back, "U wanna put a target on my back, ur homies gunna kno the real u" and threatens to expose his sexual relationship with another man. She adds, "Dude, go head try and take my ass out."

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by Anonymousreply 13September 10, 2022 3:08 AM

[quote]Castro fires back, "U wanna put a target on my back, ur homies gunna kno the real u" and threatens to expose his sexual relationship with another man. She adds, "Dude, go head try and take my ass out."

Ok, now it's getting interesting.

by Anonymousreply 14September 10, 2022 3:24 AM

Damn Papi is hot.

Other news sources are reporting the killer has been schizo for years and known to act crazy when his meds aren't regulated. He is father of the victim's one year old daughter.

The murder victim attended Menlo-Atherton High School which is in a wealthy area on the Peninsula.

At least the kids have their Abuelita to raise them. Abuelitas are the best.

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by Anonymousreply 15September 10, 2022 3:24 AM

Is the woman at R15 an extra from Hairspray?

by Anonymousreply 16September 10, 2022 3:27 AM

R10 He probably thinks he’s funny. But he’s not. Just move on.

by Anonymousreply 17September 10, 2022 3:31 AM

With King Charles now in charge, have they brought back beheading? TLDR, was there a guillotine?

by Anonymousreply 18September 10, 2022 3:34 AM

[quote]The murder victim attended Menlo-Atherton High School which is in a wealthy area on the Peninsula.

While the school covers Atherton, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, E. Palo Alto, and Redwood City, it's kids from the latter two, as well as Belle Haven in Menlo Park, who actually go there.

by Anonymousreply 19September 10, 2022 3:50 AM

Mercy! Some people are too fucked up.

by Anonymousreply 20September 10, 2022 3:57 AM

[quote] The two had been in a relationship apparently marred by domestic violence.

Yeah, no shit.

by Anonymousreply 21September 10, 2022 3:58 AM

This is really horrible. Thank god the children weren’t present.

by Anonymousreply 22September 10, 2022 4:14 AM

Pretty sure the kids will still be horribly traumatized

by Anonymousreply 23September 10, 2022 1:56 PM

Wasn't there a similar incident a few years ago? Same scenario: The woman was beheaded on her front law by an ex.

by Anonymousreply 24September 10, 2022 2:01 PM

To my knowledge, the sheer force and effort it takes to decapitate someone- I don't think a sword can just poof- cut someone's head off- I takes great strength and I just cannot fathom what onlookers saw and what that girl went through.

by Anonymousreply 25September 10, 2022 2:04 PM

Oh. He was gay.

by Anonymousreply 26September 10, 2022 2:10 PM

R25 Exactly. Even the A-list executioners in medieval England frequently fucked it up, needing a 2nd go at it.

by Anonymousreply 27September 10, 2022 2:10 PM

R24 Yes. It may have been more recent. There have definitely been a few. This comes to mind.

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by Anonymousreply 28September 10, 2022 2:13 PM

This one was particularly gruesome.

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by Anonymousreply 29September 10, 2022 2:14 PM

She’s positively head under heels for him!

by Anonymousreply 30September 10, 2022 2:30 PM

Video or it didn't happen

by Anonymousreply 31September 10, 2022 2:38 PM

I'm confused, did the guy just guillotine her, or did it take a few whacks?

by Anonymousreply 32September 10, 2022 2:38 PM

R32 A few whacks. Unless it was a samurai sword, it takes a couple of whacks to hack through the spinal cord.

by Anonymousreply 33September 10, 2022 2:42 PM

Amateur!

by Anonymousreply 34September 10, 2022 2:47 PM

As I sipped my morning latte, I couldn’t help but wonder; “Did her head bounce?”.

by Anonymousreply 35September 10, 2022 2:48 PM

I keep picturing those scenes from Kill Bill

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by Anonymousreply 36September 10, 2022 2:50 PM

[quote] Castro fires back, "U wanna put a target on my back, ur homies gunna kno the real u" and threatens to expose his sexual relationship with another man. She adds, "Dude, go head try and take my ass out."

Where did you find this??

Is it for real, you did you just write those lines yourself?

by Anonymousreply 37September 10, 2022 2:54 PM

R9- The victim looks White Latino so there should be some interest in this story.

by Anonymousreply 38September 10, 2022 2:57 PM

I don't think its hacks either- It requires a sawing motion... No words...

(Maybe a sword is different- maybe a machete?)

I don't know..

by Anonymousreply 39September 10, 2022 3:04 PM

It took Vince Li quite a while to saw off Tim McLean's head on the Greyhound bus in Canada.

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by Anonymousreply 40September 10, 2022 3:12 PM

R40- My god that was utterly horrific.

by Anonymousreply 41September 10, 2022 3:13 PM

What goes through a person's mind that says, "Yeah I want to cut their head off"?

by Anonymousreply 42September 10, 2022 3:21 PM

Let the children and witnesses eat cake

by Anonymousreply 43September 10, 2022 3:33 PM

R42 I think that they have a weapon capable of doing that already speaks volumes about their rich/delusional fantasy lives. They also probably think it will be much cleaner than it is. (Like Michonne on The Walking Dead.)

Ultimately, they want to kill their girlfriends / partners and it’s the weapon they have on hand.

by Anonymousreply 44September 10, 2022 3:35 PM

Gay men don't usually behead other people.

But maybe the girlfriend's threat of outing him, sent him over the edge.

by Anonymousreply 45September 10, 2022 3:45 PM

I’d take it as a compliment if someone put lots of thought and effort into how they were gonna murder me!

by Anonymousreply 46September 10, 2022 3:46 PM

R46 That's actually a great way to look at it.

by Anonymousreply 47September 10, 2022 3:49 PM

R42 I'm guessing it's not the first wildly-irrational thought they've had.

by Anonymousreply 48September 10, 2022 3:49 PM

told you I was hard core!

by Anonymousreply 49September 10, 2022 11:23 PM

I've always believed that in these types of situations where there is no crime to "solve" and there is no question who the perp is that the death penalty should be given - and it should be in the same manner as that chosen by the criminal.

This goes for those wackos doing mass shootings. If they're caught, don't worry about not having the drugs to carry out the sentence. Just use the same method they used to execute their victims.

by Anonymousreply 50September 10, 2022 11:31 PM

Exxie Wilson!

by Anonymousreply 51September 10, 2022 11:43 PM

R10 I like your prose even if I don't agree with your ideas. . . and anyway half of people are mindless idiots

by Anonymousreply 52September 11, 2022 12:04 AM

He's schizophrenic and has been for many years. This is another case of poor governmental services available for the mentally ill.

He should have been locked up in a mental institution where doctors could have tried to find a way to stabilize him long term. This would have happened long ago in many European countries the moment he acted out violently.

by Anonymousreply 53September 11, 2022 6:34 AM

I feel especially bad for the witness who complied when he said “here — hold my beer.”

by Anonymousreply 54September 11, 2022 7:30 AM

[quote]Oh. He was gay.

If true then he was bi. But nice try pinning the schizo on us yet again.

by Anonymousreply 55September 11, 2022 7:38 AM

[quote]"Dude, go head try and take my ass out."

In retrospect, not the best thing to say to a schizo...

by Anonymousreply 56September 11, 2022 7:52 AM

It's been done before

by Anonymousreply 57September 11, 2022 10:49 PM

He was just exploring the difference between doing something and thinking about doing something.

by Anonymousreply 58September 11, 2022 11:30 PM

[quote]Gay men don't usually behead other people.

Completely different kind of head.

by Anonymousreply 59September 12, 2022 12:28 AM

[quote] EXCLUSIVE: Beheading victim, suspect Snapchat messages examined

POSSIBLE MOTIVE? In the day before the murder, Snapchat messages between the young woman and suspect got very contentious, with her threatening to tell the world about a rape conviction involving a minor.

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by Anonymousreply 60September 12, 2022 5:45 AM

[quote] Oh. He was gay.

He was mentally ill and apparently fucked everything that moved.

I bet diamonds to dollars we'll hear about him and some underaged kid soon, too.

by Anonymousreply 61October 10, 2022 8:00 PM

good example of the gap between thinking of doing something and doing it.

by Anonymousreply 62October 10, 2022 8:08 PM

Today's Special: Head Cheese

by Anonymousreply 63October 10, 2022 8:51 PM

[quote]U wanna put a target on my back, ur homies gunna kno the real u

Isn't rap and hiphop culture great.

by Anonymousreply 64October 11, 2022 2:17 AM
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