US EditionRemains of Man Suspected in Simi Valley Double Homicide of His Father and Stepmother Identified
Keith Cordes, 37, fatally shot his father and stepmother before setting his car on fire and killing himself, police said; motive remains under investigation.
- On Nov. 30, officers responded to multiple 911 calls after shots were heard around noon in the 500 block of Hawks Bill Place, where Dr. Eric G. Cordes, 63, and his wife Vicki, 66, were found with gunshot wounds and later died at a local hospital.
- Investigators believe the attack was carried out by the husband’s adult son, Keith E. Cordes, 37, and relatives have not provided a motive as detectives continue investigating.
- Following witness reports, police located the black Honda Civic burning near Ayala Park, Chino, and found a severely burned man later identified by the San Bernardino County Medical Examiner as Keith Cordes, with investigators recovering a handgun they believe is the murder weapon.
- In Simi Valley, neighbors said the killings rattled a usually quiet community that averages around one homicide a year, while Adventist Health Simi Valley expressed grief as multi‑agency teams and the San Bernardino County Medical Examiner continue investigations.
- With additional forensic testing pending, detectives say the probe and interagency work will continue as the Simi Valley Police Department coordinates with Chino Police Department after the vehicle fire near Ayala Park.
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California couple gunned down inside garage of $1.3M home were killed by son — who turned gun on himself
A California doctor's son gunned him and his wife down in their $1.3 million home before driving away from the scene, setting his car on fire and fatally shooting himself, police have said.
Los Angeles Times
DNyuzSimi Valley doctor and wife were fatally shot in their garage by his son, police say
A Simi Valley couple were gunned down in their garage by their own son who then fled to Chino, set his car on fire and fatally shot himself, police said.
San Bernardino Sun
Son of couple slain in Simi Valley is ‘primary suspect’ in Sunday’s shooting, police say
Simi Valley police said Tuesday, Dec. 2, that they believe that Keith E. Cordes, the son of Eric Cordes and stepson of Vicki Cordes, killed the couple in their garage on Sunday. “He’s our primary suspect,” Sgt. Rick Morton said. Police had not previously conclusively linked the man found dead of a gunshot wound in a Chino park to the crime. Police and the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday identified Keith E. Cordes, 37, as the ma…
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