Downey
Americannoun
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The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele from nearby Downey, California, was arrested on Sunday afternoon at the golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Investigators on Monday searched Taele’s home in Downey, Calif., about 20 miles from the golf course, the sheriff’s department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The suspect's home in Downey, a city also in the LA-area, was raided on Monday by agents from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the LA County Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Bureau.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Deputies detained the man, who was identified as Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She had a new plan: move to Downey, a new community.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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