The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday reinstated an $80,000 reward that was previously offered to anyone who could provide information related to three homicides in East Los Angeles, but was never given to those who came forward to ensure a conviction.
The case involves three slayings involving residents in a tight-knit neighborhood in East L.A., all of whom were connected to the same solitary man and his enabling father.
For years, detectives suspected Anthony Velasquez and his father, Manuel Velasquez, were responsible for the killings. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had ballistic evidence and a vehicle description tying them to the crime, and the younger suspect had personal relationships with all three victims, according to the Los Angeles Times…