Katlynn Goodwill Yost, 17, Missing Since September 24, 2016 - Fullerton, CA

Three adults found slain in Fullerton home after child calls police; teenager is missing (Video)

Los Angeles Times
Javier Panzar and Howard Blume
2 hrs ago

Authorities are now calling the deaths of two men and a woman found in a Fullerton, Calif., home a triple homicide and said they also are trying to locate a 17-year-old girl who lived in the house.

Police had been called to the scene, a home in the 400 block of South Gilbert Street, early Saturday morning after another minor, a young girl, called dispatchers and said her parents had died.

Police received the child's call at 8:21 a.m. and the first officers arrived at 8:26 a.m.

Officers found a bizarre and unsettling scene: three bodies and two apparently untouched children. Police said the dead had suffered "significant trauma" but did not immediately release details, except to say no weapons were found at the scene.


© Fullerton Police Department Fullerton Police are looking for Katlynn Goodwill Yost, 17, who lived in the house where three adults were found dead.

"We have confirmed that we do not believe it is a murder-suicide," said Sgt. Jon Radus. "We are treating it as a triple homicide. We do not believe that this was a random act of violence." A neighbor told a CBS Los Angeles reporter that the girl who made the call is a fourth-grader and that she has two older siblings.

The teenager being sought is Katlynn Goodwill Yost.

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Girl, 17, missing after police find three bodies at her home in California (Video)

By Faith Karimi, CNN
Updated 8:04 AM ET, Sun September 25, 2016

(CNN) — A 17-year-old girl is missing and believed to be in danger after police found three bodies at the home where she lived in Southern California.

Police rushed to a house in Fullerton on Saturday after a child called dispatchers and said her parents had died, authorities said.

When they arrived, they found two men and one woman dead at the home, the Fullerton Police Department said in a statement. They also found two children, who were unharmed.

Authorities determined that a third minor, Katlynn Goodwill Yost, 17, lived at the home, but was nowhere to be found.

Police did not release any information on how they are related, but a neighbor told the Orange County Register that the couple who lived there had three children -- a teen and two others between ages 7 and 9.

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/us/southern-california-fullerton-teen-missing/

Police say 3 deaths in Fullerton are not a murder-suicide; teen missing

Sept. 24, 2016 | Updated Sept. 25, 2016 9:07 a.m.
By SCOTT SCHWEBKE  / STAFF WRITER

FULLERTON - A young girl’s call to 911 on Saturday morning was the first sign of trouble at the modest Fullerton home on Gilbert Street.

She told the operator that her parents had died.

When officers arrived at 401 S. Gilbert, they found three people – two men and a woman – dead inside. Two girls were inside, too, though unharmed, Fullerton police Sgt. Jon Radus said in a statement.

Now police are trying to piece together what happened and are investigating the deaths as a triple homicide after ruling out a murder-suicide late Saturday.

All of the bodies had obvious signs of trauma, Radus said, but he did not know yet what caused it.

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Saturday night, the Fullerton police asked for the public’s help in finding a third girl – 17-year-old Katlynn Goodwill Yost – who also lives at the house. Investigators haven’t been able to find her after searching all day, Radus said.

She is neither a victim nor a suspect at this point, Radus said, describing Yost as a “missing/at-risk person.”

Radus said she may be a family member of one or a few of the victims, but he couldn’t confirm it because the coroner has not yet identified the victims.

“We are concerned for her safety and we are asking the public’s help in locating her,” Radus said.

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http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-730079-fullerton-radus.html

Katlynn Goodwill Yost

Girl, 17, missing after police find three bodies at her home in California


On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at approximately 8:21 AM, Fullerton PD Dispatch received a call from a child indicating that her parents had "died." Fullerton Police Officers responded to the 400 block of S. Gilbert Street and found three adults, two males and a female, deceased in a residence. Officers also located two children inside the residence unharmed. A third juvenile, 17 year old Katlynn Goodwill Yost (2-11-1999), resides at the residence in which three adults where found deceased earlier today in the 400 block of S. Gilbert Street. Detectives have spent the day searching for Katlynn, but have been unsuccessful in locating her.

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Help sought

“Detectives have spent the day searching for Katlynn, but have been unsuccessful in locating her,” the statement said. “We are asking for the public’s help in locating Katlynn, who is now described as a missing/at risk person.”

Preliminary information indicates it’s a multiple homicide, according to authorities.

Katlynn is described as 5-foot-6, weighing about 150 pounds, with strawberry blonde hair and dark-colored eyes.

Fullerton is about 30 miles from Los Angeles.

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Missing teen found unharmed; arrests made in case (Video)

Police say Katlynn Goodwill Yost has been found, unharmed. They also say two men were arrested and a teen was detained in the investigation of three bodies found in a California home.Source: KABC

http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2016/09/25/katlynn-goodwill-yost-found-police-presser-sot.kabc

Breaking news: 2 men and 17-year-old girl arrested in Fullerton triple homicide

Sept. 24, 2016 | Updated Sept. 25, 2016 4:40 p.m.

By SCOTT SCHWEBKE  / STAFF WRITER
sschwebke@ocregister.com

UPDATE: Police have arrested two men and a 17-year-old girl in the slaying of three adults in a Fullerton house, authorities announced Sunday afternoon. They said state law prevents them from identifying the girl, but Katlynn Goodwill Yost, the daughter of the dead couple, knew the suspects. The victims were identified as Christopher and Jennifer Yost, Katlynn's parents, and Arthur William Boucher. Arrested were Josh Acosta, 21, of Fort Irwin, and Frank Felix, 25, of Sun Valley. More to come.

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http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-730079-fullerton-radus.html

Fullerton police arrest 2 men, 1 teen in triple homicide

KPCC Staff
37 minutes ago

UPDATE, Sun. 4:15 p.m. — Two suspects have been arrested for a brutal triple homicide, the Fullerton Police Department announced on Sunday afternoon. Two men — identified as Josh Acosta, 21, from Fort Irwin and Frank Felix, 25, from Sun Valley — were arrested Sunday morning in connection with the murders.

They are expected to be charged Monday morning with crimes related to homicide.

Missing 17-year-old Katlynn Goodwill Yost was also located and is unharmed — but she is believed to have been detained in connection with the murders.

At a Sunday afternoon press conference, Sgt. Jon Radus with the Fullerton Police announced that a 17-year-old girl was also detained for murder. But due to state laws regarding minors and crime, police won't confirm that the minor in custody is Katlynn Yost.

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http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/09/25/65070/fullerton-police-investigate-triple-homicide/?slide=2

Frank Felix, left, and Josh Acosta are shown in a booking photo released Sept. 25, 2016, by the Fullerton Police Department

2 Suspects, Teen Girl in Custody in Fullerton Triple Murder Case: Police

Posted 4:52 PM, September 25, 2016, by Erika Martin, Updated at 05:47pm, September 25, 2016

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On Sunday investigators also located unharmed the teen who was missing Saturday, Kaitlynn Goodwill Yost, 17. A 17-year-old girl was also detained, Radus said, but state law prevents officers from disclosing the identity of juveniles placed into police custody.

The teen also faces murder charges. All suspects knew the family, officers said.

Jennifer Goodwill Yost was Kaitlynn’s mother and she looked upon Christopher Yost as a stepfather, according to Radus. Boucher was a family friend who stayed at the residence from time to time, he said.

Radus said the suspects also know Kaitlynn, but their relationship is under investigation.

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http://ktla.com/2016/09/25/2-suspects-teen-girl-in-custody-in-fullerton-triple-murder-case-police/