Heartless Con Artists Steal Necklace Containing Ashes of Late Daughter from Elderly Woman in East LA
In a shocking incident that has left a family devastated, con artists targeted a 75-year-old woman in East Los Angeles, stealing a necklace that held the ashes of her late daughter. The necklace, a cherished keepsake, belonged to Esther Guerrero and contained the remains of her daughter, Veronika Garcia, a retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who tragically lost her life in a car accident earlier this year.
The incident occurred on a Monday afternoon when Esther was returning home from shopping. As she walked along the 300 block of South Gerhart Avenue, a couple approached her under the guise of needing directions. The driver asked for help, while a woman in the backseat engaged Esther with a touching story about her own mother being hospitalized, requesting that Esther pray for her.