Family Member Murder
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A man accused of killing a 70-year-old family member in her Perris home — where the victim’s body remained for several weeks before authorities were alerted — pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other offenses.
John Douglas Cruthirds, 44, of Perris was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the slaying of Debra Cruthirds.
Along with murder, John Cruthirds is charged with a sentence-enhancing allegation of inflicting great bodily injury on a senior…