Overview
- Two women were killed on Aug. 28 in South Bay cities less than 10 miles apart and investigators have charged 32-year-old Anila Baby with both deaths.
- San Jose detectives found a woman inside a Linda Vista Street home with at least one stab wound and later identified the victim as Ann Mary Mathew, who knew the suspect.
- Milpitas officers say a blue SUV struck pedestrian Anjana Hari in a parking lot at Mill Creek Apartments, a traffic investigator found no skid marks, and investigators concluded the collision was intentional.
- Officers arrested Baby about a mile from the Milpitas scene at a Walgreens where she appeared incoherent and had blood on her arms and legs; she was booked into Santa Clara County jail and now faces two counts of murder.
- Families and local leaders have organized support, Indian officials have been contacted because both victims have ties to Kerala, and police are continuing their probe and asking the public for tips.