Capitola Mall
Coverage of Capitola Mall in the Nexus archive.
- Teen charged with Capitola Mall murder wrote 'goodbye letter,' court docs show
A 19-year-old Santa Cruz man is charged with murdering a grandmother at Capitola Mall. Court documents reveal he wrote a 'goodbye letter' expressing his desire to kill as many people as possible. He is accused of searching for a random victim in the mall.
- Details emerge in deadly stabbing of elderly woman at California mall
A store manager was fatally stabbed by a 19-year-old man at Capitola Mall in Santa Cruz County, California, around 12:45 p.m. on July 20. The incident occurred on mall property in Capitola, a city in Santa Cruz County.
- Grandmother slain at Capitola Mall mourned
Rachell Summers, a 73-year-old grandmother and employee at the Art of Santa Cruz gallery in the Capitola Mall, was slain. Friends described her as affectionate and devoted to her grandson, who was about to turn one.
- Capitola Mall stabbing suspect expressed desire to 'kill as many people as possible,' documents show
The Capitola Mall stabbing suspect expressed a desire to 'kill as many people as possible' and told investigators he had homicidal fantasies that he previously disclosed but was 'kept getting let out' of custody.
- Capitola Mall homicide victim was 'sweetest little old lady'
Rachell Summers, 73, was stabbed to death at Capitola Mall. She was described by friends as the 'sweetest little old lady'.
- Elderly woman stabbed to death by man, 19, at mall in California
A 73-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a 19-year-old man at Capitola Mall in Capitola, California, on July 20. Law enforcement described the incident as a senseless and tragic act of violence.