LOS ANGELES (TCN) — A 47-year-old man who had previously been banned from riding Los Angeles Metro trains has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a 67-year-old woman as she rode a train home from work.
In November, Elliot Nowden was found guilty of first-degree murder and robbery, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release Dec. 12. He had been convicted of stabbing a college student in the chest aboard the Expo Line in 2019 and was sentenced to four years in state prison. As part of his plea deal, he was barred from riding Metro trains.
On April 22, 2024, Nowden fatally stabbed 67-year-old Mirna Soza Arauz in the throat and stole her bag while both were on a Metro train at about 5 a.m., according to the district attorney’s office…