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Suspect at Large After Deadly Burbank Double Stabbing

Detectives are canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing surveillance footage as one victim died and another was hospitalized, police said.

  • On Monday around 6 a.m., Burbank Police responded to the 2800 block of North Brighton Street where two women were found with stab wounds; one died and the other was hospitalized.
  • Neighbor Victor Goli identified the victims as Arti Varma and her daughter Meera Varma, a nationally known mental health activist who has worked with Oprah Winfrey and President Joe Biden.
  • Detectives are canvassing the neighborhood for evidence and reviewing surveillance footage, though no arrests were reported Monday morning near the 5 Freeway and Hollywood Burbank Airport.
  • Authorities continue investigating the motive and relationship between the suspect and victims, while Goli noted the father is in India, describing the husband's reaction as, "He couldn't even speak right... He was crying."
  • Anyone with information regarding this ongoing case is asked to contact the Burbank Police Department's Investigation Division at 238-3210 as the suspect remains at large.
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Mom stabbed to death in home, daughter stabbed and wounded; suspect in custody: Police

Burbank police caption: Sergio Fraire has been arrested and booked for murder and attempted murder in Burbank, California, according to police. (Burbank PD) (BURBANK, Calif.) — A man is in custody for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and stabbing and wounding her daughter, according to authorities in Los Angeles County, California. Officers responded around 6 a.m. Monday, to a house in Burbank where they found two women suffering from stab wo…

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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