David Randell Jones, a 46-year-old Black man, died on April 2, 2005, after being strangled. The death is recorded in the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report as having occurred on that date and the cause of death listed as strangulation.
Little publicly available biographical information about Jones was found in the records reviewed; the Homicide Report entry lists his age, race, gender and cause of death but does not provide details about his family, employment or the precise circumstances in which he was discovered. The record identifies the investigating agency with the code "SW" but does not include a narrative of the investigation, suspect information, arrests, or follow-up media stories that would clarify where or how his body was located or what leads were developed.
As of the sources reviewed, the case remains listed in the homicide archive without any indication that it has been solved, that arrests were made, or that charges were filed. No public reward notices, police press releases, court records or obituaries connected to this specific name-and-date combination were located in the searches conducted. Anyone with information about this death should contact the agency listed on the homicide record or the Los Angeles Police Department's homicide or cold-case units so investigators can be notified of new tips. The entry remains part of the LA Times homicide archive of deaths in Los Angeles County.
