Trial begins for man in deadly 2018 California spa blast

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Published June 17, 2022 2:14 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial has begun for a Southern California man on charges alleging he was responsible for a blast that killed an ex-girlfriend when she opened a box rigged with an explosive. Sixty-three-year-old Stephen Beal appeared in Los Angeles federal court Thursday to face charges in the May 15, 2018, death of 48-year-old Ildiko Krajnyak. Southern California News Group reports that a federal prosecutor said Beal created a plan to destroy the victim after she rejected his infatuation. Beal’s defense countered that the FBI made a snap judgment and focused on Beal while ignoring other evidence and suspects. The blast occurred at Krajnyak’s spa in Aliso Viejo. Two clients were injured and the building was shattered.

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