Pearl Hernandez and her boyfriend, who was sentenced to death, perpetrated the worst child abuse case the presiding judge in the case said he'd ever seen.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a bid for re-sentencing by a Palmdale woman who pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of ...

Nearly thirteen years after the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, a Los Angeles County judge has slammed the door on his mother’s attempt to walk free. On March 30, 2026, Superior Court Judge ...

Pearl Fernandez enters her guilty plea on Feb. 15, 2018, in the death of her son. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Monday was an emotionally charged day for the relatives of Gabriel Fernandez, ...