Photos: Husband arrested in search for missing woman
Orange County sheriff’s homicide Dets. Mike Thompson, left, Don Voght and Brian Sutton and forensic specialist Lenora Pena-Sanchez, second from right, sift through an ash-filled fire pit at Lake Piru campground during a search for a missing Rancho Santa Margarita woman. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Orange County Sheriff ‘s Department spokesman Jim Amormino holds a booking photo of murder suspect Richard Gustav Forsberg, 61. The Orange County district attorney’s office filed charges Tuesday against Forsberg of Rancho Santa Margarita. They allege he killed his wife by repeatedly hitting her in the head with a statue after an argument. See full story(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Careen Aburto is a neighbor of the Forsbergs and a friend of Marcia Ann Forsberg. Richard Forsberg allegedly kept his wife’s body in their Rancho Santa Margarita home for several days before taking it in a rented motor home to Lake Piru Recreation Area, where he dumped the body, authorities said. See full story(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Richard Forsberg was charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder by lying in wait. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. See full story(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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A TV news cameraman points his lens into the Forsbergs’ backyard. See full story(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Careen Aburto said she became suspicious of Richard Forsberg when he started growing tomatoes on the patio of his Rancho Santa Margarita home. See full story(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
