Alberd Tersargyan: The Little Armenia Murders
Background
Alberd Tersargyan was an Armenian-American suspected serial killer accused of committing four fatal shootings in the Hollywood and East Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California, between December 2008 and March 2010. His name was also reported as Albert Tersargyan, and he was sometimes identified by the alternate name Albert Huratunyan.
Born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in approximately 1951, Tersargyan reportedly served in the military before immigrating to the United States with his wife. The couple settled in the Little Armenia area of Los Angeles, where Tersargyan obtained work at a cabinet-manufacturing business. He became acquainted with Armenian immigrants Khachik Safaryan and Karine Hakobyan, a married couple raising two young daughters in Hollywood.
The two families initially shared a close friendship and occasionally spent vacations together. Investigators later alleged that Tersargyan developed an obsessive romantic interest in Hakobyan. Although she repeatedly rejected his advances, he reportedly continued pursuing her and became increasingly resentful of her marriage.
Obsession with Karine Hakobyan
According to the prosecution's theory, Tersargyan attempted to destroy the marriage between Hakobyan and Safaryan. Safaryan allegedly confided in Tersargyan that he had been communicating with a former girlfriend in Armenia. Tersargyan then disclosed this information to Hakobyan, apparently expecting her to leave her husband.
Hakobyan instead decided to remain in the marriage. Investigators believed that her refusal to separate from Safaryan intensified Tersargyan's anger. Safaryan subsequently received an anonymous letter threatening him with harm unless he left the United States. Authorities later viewed the threatening message as part of the escalating campaign against the family.
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