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The stabbing death of former NFL defensive lineman Kevin Johnson may be linked to a series of homicides, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said Tuesday.
The LASD Homicide Bureau is investigating a series of homicide cases that took place between October 2025 and January 2026 in the same area, the 1300 block of East 120th Street. During that period, four homicides occurred in the area, all of which remain under active investigation by the homicide bureau, according to LASD. One of the cases is the stabbing death of Johnson, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders in the 1990s.
Johnson’s body was discovered at a homeless encampment on January 21. His cause of death was listed as blunt force head trauma and stab wounds, records showed.
FORMER NFL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN STAB TO DEATH IN LOS ANGELES, ACCORDING TO RECORDS
Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Kevin Johnson walks down the field during a game against the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, on November 26, 1995. (Otto Greule Jr./All Sports)
“All four victims were homeless individuals living in encampments in the vicinity of the 1300 block of East 120th Street,” LASD said.
The LASD added that investigators from its Homicide Bureau were working with personnel from the Century Sheriff’s Station and the Operation Safe Streets Bureau in their investigations of the homicides.
A homeless encampment in Willowbrook on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Ronaldo Bolaños/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The string of murders in the Compton Creek area began on Oct. 5, 2025, when a woman, identified as 52-year-old Michelle Steele, was shot in the head, according to KABC-TV, which cited sources close to the investigation. He later died in the hospital on November 12, 2025. Then, on December 4, 2025, Octavio Arias, 52, was killed in the same area, KABC-TV reported, adding that Arias died from head and neck trauma. Johnson was the third victim.
The LASD said the fourth victim was found on January 26. KABC-TV reported that it identified the victim as Mauro Alfaro, adding that sources said the cause of death was blunt force trauma.
A memorial to former NFL and Westchester High lineman Kevin Johnson stands near a homeless encampment in Willowbrook on Sunday, January 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Ronaldo Bolaños/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Investigations into the homicides continue and LASD has encouraged anyone with information about the incidents to contact its Homicide Bureau.
