Murder suspect seen in Southern California was convicted in prior machete attack

Authorities are warning the public that a Washington State murder suspect previously convicted in a machete attack may be in Southern California after finding his vehicle and seeing him on surveillance video in the city of Calabasas.

Alexander Lee Rogers, 51, is wanted in connection with the Aug. 5 killing of 64-year-old Dawn Peters and the attempted murder of 73-year-old Andrew Peters in Longview, the Longview Police Department posted on its Facebook page on Aug. 6. Andrew Peters has since recovered and been released from the hospital.

A motive for the attack remains under investigation, but Longview Police Department Captain Branden McNew told KTLA in an interview that Rogers had an old family connection with the victims…

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