Homicide Bureau

British photo journalist fatally stabbed while hiking in California – Son arrested for murder

Authorities in California have arrested the 19-year-old son of renowned British photojournalist Paul Lowe, accusing him of murdering his father on October 12 in the San Gabriel Mountains. Lowe, who covered numerous war zones, including the Siege of Sarajevo, was found on a hiking trail with fatal stab wounds to his neck, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s report.

Greek mafia remnants still active

Two bombing incidents this year at a gas station in Piraeus on March 8 and a liquor store in Kallithea on March 11, as well as a shootout with Kalashnikovs on Syngrou Avenue on March 23, were just the latest incidents in the ongoing turf war between rival gangs despite the recent police crackdown on the so-called Greek mafia.