Survivalist Charged In Malibu Creek State Park Murder

Above, the main entrance to Malibu Creek State Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A transient who was arrested in October was charged yesterday in the murder of a camper in Malibu Creek State Park last June.

According to Fox News:

A transient turned survivalist now behind bars for a string of burglaries in the Malibu Creek State Park area was charged Monday with the murder of a man fatally shot on a summer camping trip in front of his two young daughters, according to a report Monday. 

Anthony Rauda, 42, was accused of killing 35-year-old Tristan Beaudette who was shot as he and his daughters slept in a tent last June, KTLA-TV reported. Local media described the suspect as a survivalist last fall; Rauda's family told one reporter he suffered from mental illness and had retreated to the mountains.

Up until I moved to New Mexico, I regularly used the holding tank dump station at Malibu Creek State Park, so this hit a little close to home. Rauda is a suspect in several incidents in the area dating back to 2016.

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