I was reading through the LA Times last night, and noticed they have an entire page dedicated to homicide victims.  It’s called, “The Homicide Report.”   Some of the cases have detailed information, and some are more vague; either way they are tackling an important issue.

It’s common for some victims not to receive any attention at all.  What’s neat is that you can tweet or Facebook any of their reports you would like.  Some of the reports are from homicide records, and others are based off police reports.  You can follow the Times on Twitter @latimeshomicide.

Karine Hakobyan (family photo)

So far, the interactive map shows 170 homicides from January 1, 2010 – April 4, 2010.  There’s also a detailed map categorized by age, race, how the victim died, and the most popular day of the week victims are killed (which is Sunday), that depicts homicides from 2007 to the present.  The map highlights the recent murder of an Armenian mother, Karine Hakobyan, who was shot in the head outside her Hollywood apartment less than two weeks ago.  On December 8, 2009, Karine’s husband, Khachik Safaryan, and 8-year-old daughter Lucine were also murdered.  In all three murders, their 14-year-old daughter found their bodies.  Detectives aren’t sure if the murders are connected, but they are looking into that as a possibility.  Karine was found by her daughter shot to death inside her SUV, and the teen also found her little sister and father inside their home.  There’s a $75,000 reward for that case. Anyone with information about the murders is urged to call the LAPD tip line at (877) LAPD-24-7 (818-527-3247).