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ByBrianMelley TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES One of the most prolific killers in Los Angeles history was given additional death sen- tences Friday for four kill- ings linked to him through DNA testing while he was on death row. Chester D. Turner was convicted of murdering a total of 14 women between 1987 and 1998, when the city was in the grips of a crack cocaine epidemic. The killings were once thought to be the work of a man dubbed the "South- side Slayer." Turner, how- ever, is believed to be one of at least three men now blamed for some of the more than 100 killings of women during that era. Turner, 47, was stoic and stared at Judge Rob- ert Perry as he handed down the four additional death sentences. As the hulking Turner was led from court, he cursed at the prosecution and said, "I'll be back." Family members of the victims were jubilant, joking and celebrating as they rode the courthouse elevator after the brief hearing. "It's judgment day," said Gwendolyn Cam- eron, whose sister Cyn- thia Johnson was a victim in the most recent case. "He got what he had com- ing. The sooner they exe- cute him, the better we'll all be. He's a menace to society." Turner was serving time for rape when genetic evi- dence connected him to 10 killings in South Los An- geles. The victims had all been raped and strangled. Their bodies were dumped in alleys, an abandoned garage and a portable toi- let. Some were prostitutes, some were crack users and some were just snatched off the streets. Turner was previously convicted and sentenced to death in those cases, and given an additional term of 15 years-to-life for killing a victim's fetus. Evidence emerged later that also linked him to the killings of Elandra Bunn, 33, in June 1987; Deborah Williams, 28, in November 1992; Mary Edwards, 42, in December 1992; and Cyn- thia Annette Johnson, 30, in February 1997. All were choked to death. Another man, David Al- len Jones, served 11 years for three of those killings. Jones, a janitor with the mental capacity of an 8-year-old, was freed after the DNA evidence pointed to Turner and prosecutors determined Jones' confes- sions were coerced by po- lice. Defense lawyers ac- knowledged that Turner had sex with women in ex- change for drugs, but they argued he wasn't a killer. "He denies to this day that he killed anybody," de- fense lawyer Kieran Patrick Brown said. SOUTHSIDE SLAYINGS Convicted killer given additional death sentences The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The famed hardwood court at UCLA's Pauley Pavil- ion will be replaced be- cause of damage caused when 20 million gallons of water cascaded onto campus from a broken water main, the school announced Friday. In addition, the uni- versity began removing hundreds of cars that were swamped in under- ground parking struc- tures. Athletic Director Dan Guerrero said in a state- ment that the entire floor at Pauley will be replaced by the end of October, and no regular season basketball games would be affected. No details were pro- vided on the cost of re- placing the floor. Pauley Pavilion under- went a $136 million up- grade just two years ago. New flooring also will be installed at the Hall of Fame at the J.D. Morgan Center and at a court in the John Wooden Center that is used for women's volleyball games, Guer- rero said. The announcement came as the university continued to clean up the mucky mess that oc- curred Tuesday when a century-old pipe broke on nearby Sunset Boulevard. The amount of wa- ter released represented about 4 percent of the to- tal used by the entire city on an average day and oc- curred in the midst of an epic state drought. Elsewhere on campus, a parade of tow trucks re- moved about 400 vehicles that were submerged in the deluge, UCLA spokes- man Tod Tamberg said. FLOOD UCLA will replace pavilion floor The Associated Press STOCKTON The attorney for the family of a woman who was killed after be- ing taken hostage during a Northern California bank robbery said he wants to know whether police made mistakes or suffered a com- munication breakdown, a newspaper reported. The woman, Misty Holt- Singh, was found dead at the end of last month's rob- bery and kidnapping in Stockton, which included a running gunbattle be- tween police and the sus- pects. Police are investi- gating whether Holt-Singh was shot and killed by the suspects or officers. Attorney Greg Bent- ley said Thursday that he had filed public-records requests for 911 calls, pho- tographs, video and any other evidence document- ing the incident, as well as law-enforcement proto- cols for kidnappings, pur- suits and the use of deadly force. Bentley told The Re- cord of Stockton that he wants to know whether protocols were followed. The records were re- quested from Stockton and Lodi police, the Cali- fornia Highway Patrol and the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. "The family is seeking answers as to how such a wonderful woman could be lost in such a horrific fash- ion," Bentley said in a state- ment. Stockton police spokes- man Joe Silva said he had not received the request, and it would be forwarded to the city attorney's office when it arrived. Silva said he could not comment on any of Bentley's concerns because the incident is un- der investigation. Holt-Singh, 41, was among three women the suspects took hostage dur- ing the July 16 bank rob- bery. Holt-Singh was a cus- tomer whose 12-year-old daughter was waiting out- side in the car. The other two women were bank em- ployees. A police pursuit and shootout followed when the robbers fled with the hos- tages in an SUV owned by one of the employees. The two bank employees sur- vived the ordeal by either jumping or getting thrown from the SUV as it sped through town. STOCKTON Attorney in deadly California bank robbery requests records NICKUT—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Serial killer Chester Turner stands up in court in Los Angeles on Friday. Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply presents Comecelebrateour 25th Anniversary with us! Fun! Food! Raffles! Prizes! 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