P. v. Kubica CA4/2
In June 1990, defendant and appellant Anton Kubica, along with his wife CJ Michaels, killed Marie Darling and buried her in a shallow grave in the desert near Palm Springs. Kubica and CJ then forged a document that transferred funds from Darling’s Swiss bank accounts into an offshore account in Anguilla opened by defendant just prior to Darling’s murder. In 1993, CJ and defendant were identified as suspects in Darling’s murder. They were both prosecuted for committing fraud against other victims in Palm Springs and spent time in jail. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office (RCDA) did not pursue murder charges.
In 2014, the cold case unit of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation into the case. An arrest warrant was issued for defendant; CJ was deceased. While investigating the case, new evidence came to light that defendant had admitted to a business partner that he had buried a body in the desert in California.
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