John Henry Van Uden III was given credit for 1,510 days behind bars with good behavior, meaning he could be released from custody. Van Uden was charged two years ago with murder and faced a special-circumstance allegation of killing for financial gain. Van Uden’s 76-year-old mother, Frances Van Uden, was found dead in the living room of her home on Keel Drive in Corona del Mar on March 5, 1994. The investigation was reinvigorated when Newport Beach hired two part-time cold-case homicide investigators in 2016. Van Uden was arrested at Dana Point Harbor on Nov. 2, 2017.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2019 15:52 UTC