UCLA grad student, 24, is stabbed to death
while working in LA furniture store: Homeless
man knifes her in random attack before
calmly walking out of back door
Posted By: zephyrgirl, 1/17/2022 11:42:02 AM
A UCLA grad student has been stabbed to death in a random attack while she was working in a luxury furniture store in Los Angeles. Brianna Kupfer, 24, was alone in the Croft House store on La Brea Avenue when a man entered and knifed her. The architectural design student from Pacific Palisades was discovered 20 minutes later by another customer after Thursday's attack.
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A UCLA grad student has been stabbed to death in a random attack while she was working in a luxury furniture store in Los Angeles. Brianna Kupfer, 24, was alone in the Croft House store on La Brea Avenue when a man entered and knifed her. The architectural design student from Pacific Palisades was discovered 20 minutes later by another customer after Thursday's attack.
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If they ever catch the perp, I'll bet he's got a long rap sheet and has been released multiple times by the LA DA.