Archiv: Robert Fuller


18.06.2020 - 16:38 [ LA Times ]

Editorial: Two Black men hanging from trees in Southern California? Leave no stone unturned investigating

The body of 24-year-old Robert Fuller was found June 10 in a tree near Palmdale City Hall. Officials quickly labeled it a suicide, but protesters to their credit immediately demanded a deeper investigation. So did Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger.

How likely is it that a man would hang himself from a tree? It is not unheard of, but it is hardly reassuring to note that two weeks earlier the body of 38-year-old Malcolm Harsch was found hanging from a tree in Victorville, a desert city at the opposite end of the storied Pearblossom Highway from Palmdale.

14.06.2020 - 08:42 [ African American Policy Forum / Twitter ]

In the span of a few days, both Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch were found hanging from trees in Southern California cities about 50 miles apart. There must be full and immediate investigations into their deaths.

14.06.2020 - 08:34 [ ]

Thousands protest in Palmdale over the death of Robert Fuller

Many at Saturday’s memorial expressed anger and frustration at Robert Fuller’s death and what they see as a rush by authorities to label it a suicide.