David Viens, a former restauranteur in Lomita, was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Dawn. Police arrested him after he jumped off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes. He was sentenced in March to 15 years to life in prison.
Here are links to Palos Verdes Patch's coverage of David Viens' trial:
- Man Jumps From Cliffs Near Point Vicente
- Missing Lomita Woman's Husband Jumps from Cliff, is Suspect in Her Murder
- Murder Suspect Out of Coma After Jumping off Cliff
- Lomita Man Arrested on Suspicion of Wife's Murder
- Detectives Search Restaurant for Missing Lomita Woman's Remains
- Lomita Man Admits to Killing Wife, Investigators Continue Search for Body
- Missing Lomita Woman's Body Not Found at Restaurant
- Lomita Man Charged with Murder
- Lomita Man Pleads Not Guilty to Wife's Murder
- Updated: Hearing Date to be Set for Lomita Man Charged With Killing Wife
- Hearing Date to be Set for Lomita Man Charged With Killing Wife
- Jury Selection Starts in Cliff Jumper's Trial
- Prosecutor: Cliff Jumper Admitted to Killing Wife
- Witness: Cliff Jumper Threatened to Kill Wife
- Prosecutor: Cliff Jumper Said He Boiled Wife's Remains
- Cliff Jumper Will Not Testify in His Defense
- Viens Loses Bid to Represent Himself in Murder Case
- Closing Arguments Start in Cliff Jumper's Trial
- Jury Continues Deliberations in Cliff Jumper Trial
- Jury Mulls Cliff Jumper's Fate
- Cliff Jumper Who 'Cooked' Wife Guilty of Murder
- Cliff Jumper to Represent Himself at Sentencing
- RPV Cliff Jumper David Viens Sentenced
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