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Wife of coin/bullion dealer found murdered, husband missing
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CENTURY CITY - Police were tight-lipped today as to the whereabouts of the estranged husband of the woman slain in a Century City parking structure.
James Fayed is the founder of e-Bullion and Goldfinger Coin & Bullion Sales, both Internet gold-trading sites, and is reported to have deposits worth about $12 million -- money that Pamela Fayed allegedly was denied access to, according to court papers filed in October in connection with their impending divorce.
"We've got several leads," said Los Angeles police Detective Mike Pelletier of the West Los Angeles Station. No arrests have been made, he said.
Pelletier declined to elaborate on his investigation.
E-Bullion is incorporated in Panama, according to its Website.
The couple had a daughter together, and Pamela Fayed has another daughter, 18, by an previous marriage, according to published and broadcast reports.
Pamela Fayed, 44, was fatally slashed and stabbed in a parking garage next to a high-rise office building at 1875 Century Park East about 6:35 p.m. Monday.
A neighbor and friend of the woman, Mike Nelson, told the Los Angeles Times that she was afraid of her estranged husband and had asked him about building a "panic room" in her Camarillo home.
The suspect was described as a male wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He may have fled in a red sport utility vehicle. It was unclear if detectives recovered surveillance video of the vehicle.
"A female witness heard screaming in a parking structure and saw the victim lying between two cars," LAPD Officer Julianne Sohn said. "She contacted police, and two doctors who happened to be there tried to render aid."
Witness Paul Almond said emergency workers were pumping the victim's chest as she was taken from the parking structure's elevator to an ambulance. She was declared dead at a hospital about 7:45 p.m.
"She was drenched in blood," said Almond, an attorney whose office is in the adjacent building.
A man holding a blood-soaked shirt was handcuffed and questioned, but he was released once it was determined he was a physician who ran to the scene after the attack and tried to use his shirt to stop the blood flow.
CENTURY CITY - Police were tight-lipped today as to the whereabouts of the estranged husband of the woman slain in a Century City parking structure.
James Fayed is the founder of e-Bullion and Goldfinger Coin & Bullion Sales, both Internet gold-trading sites, and is reported to have deposits worth about $12 million -- money that Pamela Fayed allegedly was denied access to, according to court papers filed in October in connection with their impending divorce.
"We've got several leads," said Los Angeles police Detective Mike Pelletier of the West Los Angeles Station. No arrests have been made, he said.
Pelletier declined to elaborate on his investigation.
E-Bullion is incorporated in Panama, according to its Website.
The couple had a daughter together, and Pamela Fayed has another daughter, 18, by an previous marriage, according to published and broadcast reports.
Pamela Fayed, 44, was fatally slashed and stabbed in a parking garage next to a high-rise office building at 1875 Century Park East about 6:35 p.m. Monday.
A neighbor and friend of the woman, Mike Nelson, told the Los Angeles Times that she was afraid of her estranged husband and had asked him about building a "panic room" in her Camarillo home.
The suspect was described as a male wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He may have fled in a red sport utility vehicle. It was unclear if detectives recovered surveillance video of the vehicle.
"A female witness heard screaming in a parking structure and saw the victim lying between two cars," LAPD Officer Julianne Sohn said. "She contacted police, and two doctors who happened to be there tried to render aid."
Witness Paul Almond said emergency workers were pumping the victim's chest as she was taken from the parking structure's elevator to an ambulance. She was declared dead at a hospital about 7:45 p.m.
"She was drenched in blood," said Almond, an attorney whose office is in the adjacent building.
A man holding a blood-soaked shirt was handcuffed and questioned, but he was released once it was determined he was a physician who ran to the scene after the attack and tried to use his shirt to stop the blood flow.
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Terrible thing to happen. Hope the guy who killed the woman gets caught, convicted and sent to prision for life.
Man! This is BEYOND terrible! How times have changed. This is absolutely horrible.
<< <i>With the name Fayed, maybe it was an "honor" killing?
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Well then, if were actually an honor killing then it's ok. (said sarcastically)
I know that gets some coin people real mad.
Meant it install a little humor.
Ray
But the nine-year marriage was troubled, and after bitter divorce proceedings, the 45-year-old mother of two was about to be single again.
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Despite living in apparent luxury, some aspects of Pamela Fayed's life were in turmoil, according to a neighbor and court documents. Security-firm owner Mike Nelson, 49, who lived next door in Camarillo, said that James Fayed, 45, moved out about a year ago.
Nelson said she asked him three months ago about building a "panic room" in her house because of threats she said her estranged husband had made. Nelson said that he recommended she hire a security guard and that he made arrangements for one to call her that afternoon. She did not follow through, he said.
Fayed could not be reached for comment, but in court papers related to his pending divorce, James Fayed alleged that his wife "has a history of making false accusations." He said that when he contemplated divorce in 2002, Pamela threatened to retaliate by falsely claiming that he had assaulted her and had sexually assaulted one of their daughters.
respectfully
-Paul
<< <i>A man holding a blood-soaked shirt was handcuffed and questioned, but he was released once it was determined he was a physician who ran to the scene after the attack and tried to use his shirt to stop the blood flow. >>
Yeah, that's a good way to encourage people to be good samaritans. Cuff 'em when they try to help.
Thanks for all the cheery news you always bring us
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
<< <i>One other thought:
<< <i>A man holding a blood-soaked shirt was handcuffed and questioned, but he was released once it was determined he was a physician who ran to the scene after the attack and tried to use his shirt to stop the blood flow. >>
Yeah, that's a good way to encourage people to be good samaritans. Cuff 'em when they try to help. >>
Well, in all fairness, what are the police supposed to do when they see a man holding a blood-soaked shirt in a stabbing scene? Let him go without questioning him? And yes he does have to be cuff for their safety and his. I would think the doctor understood that they were only doing their job.
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/02/james-fayed-arrested-financial-charges/