Crime & Safety

Alleged Killer of Teen Girl Scheduled to Plead

William Gary Simpson, 19, is accused of stabbing Saskia Burke to death and injuring several of her family members.

A man accused of stabbing a teenaged girl in Murrieta is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow.

William Gary Simpson, 19, allegedly stabbed Saskia Burke to death and injured several of her family members. To read about what happened, .

He then ran off, kicking of a search of the Temecula-Murrieta area. When investigators turned up nothing, the search went nationwide.

To read about the search, .

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