Murder Suspect Charged with Possible Third Murder
May 23, 2024 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that after the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Investigators arrested Rotherie Foster, for the 2022 murder of Bill Levy. Foster is currently incarcerated in the Ventura County Jail on a separate murder charge of Jose Velasquez.
It is now believed that Mr. Foster was also involved in the murder of Russell Parsons. Mr. Foster was employed as a plumber and knew his victims through his work.
This was a joint investigation between the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation.
A joint news conference was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. inside the District Attorney’s Office.
View news conference video here. (Video starts at approx. 1 minute in.)
Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Source: Ventura County Sheriff's Office
