Brianna Kupfer was killed while at work.
The Judge has ordered that the trial for the murder of Brianna Kupfer start tomorrow, Thursday, August 29.
The trial was originally scheduled to start August 26. Briana’s mother Lori said the jury selection had been completed the week before. Then, the trial was delayed because District Attorney Habib Balian, who was trying the case, had come down with Covid.
If Balian still tests positive at the trial’s start, then Major Crimes’ Craig Hum, will try the case.
The trial will be held downtown in Department 126 on the 15th floor of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, 210 West Temple Street, L.A. Ca. 90012.
If you are not working this week or next, plan to try and support the family by attending at least one day.
As a reminder, Brianna, Todd and Lori Kupfer’s 24-year-old daughter was stabbed on January 13, 2022, when she was working alone at Croft House, a Hancock Park boutique furniture store. She was found on the floor by a customer.
On “Fox and Friends,” Todd had said “”She was a kind soul and always was trying to make herself better and everything around her better. She cared about people.”
Shawn Laval Smith is on trial on a murder charge. He also faces two special circumstances allegations: lying in wait and use of a knife. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
This was a horrific, senseless, immoral crime
and if this person is not found guilty,
God help all of us🙏