Joseph Monge, 44, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the arson, which haunted LAPD investigators for a quarter-century
An 18th Street gang member pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Friday for his role in a deadly revenge-fueled arson that left 10 people dead in Los Angeles more than a quarter-century ago, prosecutors said.
Monge was one of three defendants expected to stand trial in a 1993 blaze at a Westlake apartment complex that claimed the lives of: Olga Leon, 24, and her three children — Rosia, 7, Jesus and Jose, both 4; Alejandrina Roblero, 29, and her three children — Leyver, 11, William and Yadira, both 6; and Rosalia Ruiz, 21, and Lancy Mateo, 1.
The fire started on the second floor and spread rapidly because a number of safety doors in the complex had been propped open, fire officials said in the weeks after the blaze. The complex had been repeatedly cited for safety violations, including having dysfunctional smoke detectors. Monge previously served nine years in a Mexican prison after he was convicted of a former girlfriend’s murder, the LAPD said at the time of his arrest.
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