Anthony Rauda, who carried out multiple shootings in the area of Malibu Creek State Park, including the killing of a research scientist who was shot inside a tent while camping with his two young daughters, was convicted Friday of second-degree murder.
, 46, who some dubbed the "Malibu Sniper," was also convicted of three counts of attempted murder and five counts of second-degree commercial burglary.Prosecutors had been seeking a first-degree murder conviction for the June 22, 2018, killing of Tristan Beaudette as he camped with his daughters, but jurors convicted Rauda instead of the lesser charge of second-degree murder.Superior Court Judge Eleanor Hunter noted that Rauda has opted not to be on hand for the trial.
Unsuspecting motorists were also shot at while driving nearby in white vehicles at night, with ballistics testing subsequently linking a rifle that was found in a backpack Rauda was carrying at the time of his arrest to the bullet that killed Beaudette and a shooting that damaged a white Tesla being driven nearby a few days earlier, according to the prosecutor.
Rauda's attorney, Nicholas Okorocha, countered that there was "reasonable doubt" involving the charges against his client."You have these unanswered questions," the defense lawyer said in his closing argument.Convicted killer in 2018 Malibu murder also gets nearly 4 years for attacking deputies In her rebuttal argument, the prosecutor countered that the discussion about the cigarette butts was a "red herring," saying they were found in a public campground and had no logical connection to Beaudette's shooting.
"I heard the girls crying," he said, telling jurors that Beaudette's youngest daughter said, "Wet, wet" and that he didn't think anything about it at the time. The victim's brother-in-law said he held on to the girls until a few neighbors came over and then went back into the tent to check on Beaudette.
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