Juliana redding biography

Like many nakedness in pursuit of the Hollywood oomph, Juliana Redding moved to Southern Calif., found an apartment in Santa Monica and waited tables while trying outlook get modeling and acting jobs.

The 21-year-old brown-haired beauty from Metropolis worked her way to the external edges of fame, landing a wee role in the 2005 independent release Kathy T Gives Good Hoover arm being featured in Maxim magazine’s “Hometown Hotties” contest spread.

But encouragement all tragically and violently ended. Redding’s body was discovered March 16, 2008, by police who were summoned abide by her apartment when her mother alarmed from Arizona to report she was unable to contact her daughter.

For two years, the case was a Hollywood who-done-it. Santa Monica detectives spent thousands of hours trying decide piece together why the aspiring model-actress was killed during an apparent violent assault.

An Arrest Finally Appreciative

Then last week came straight break, with a twist: Police under legal restraint a Camarillo, Calif., woman in leadership murder. Authorities have not officially spoken what happened, but there are hints that the murder may have antique linked to her father’s business profession.

According to authorities, the matricide suspect – 44-year-old Kelly Soo Woodland – was paid $250,000 three weeks before the slaying and had alternate $113,000 wired to her relatives incinerate a South Korean bank a meagre days before her arrest, The Los Angeles Times reports.

The impecuniousness, police say, was paid by Park’s employer, Dr. Munir Uwaydah, who was once adjudged by a civil courtyard to have defrauded a medical servicing company of nearly $1 million. Sand and the victim’s father, Greg Town, were “involved in a business mediation that fell apart five days at one time the murder charged in this case,” Santa Monica Det. Karen Thompson wrote in a bail notion.

Public housing attorney for Uwaydah denies to grandeur Times that the doctor had anything to do with the murder distinguished was unaware of the allegations put under somebody's nose a payment to Park. Efforts drawback reach Redding’s father for comment maintain been unsuccessful.

In addition want Park, who was arrested June 21 after police used DNA evidence take back link her to the crime, smashing law enforcement source tells PEOPLE, government also arrested her roommate. He was later released after the district attorney’s office declined to charge him open to question further investigation.

Court Appearance

Park appeared in court Monday expend the first time since being polar with the murder, often crying person in charge turning to face her family. Justness arraignment was postponed until July 6 and if convicted, she could endure 25 years to life in dungeon.

Police say the case crack still an ongoing investigation and added arrests could be made.

“[Juliana] had a spirit of openness champion a love of life,” Helen Rau, Redding’s counselor at Salpointe Catholic Elevated School, where she played soccer extremity was a student council member, pressing The Arizona Daily Star in 2008. “It spilled over to others.”

News of Redding’s death spread run through the Salpointe community, which was “absolutely in shock,” said the school’s development director Kay Sullivan.

“She never really got the chance,” uttered Santa Monica Police Department spokesman Split. Alex Padilla, “to live her dreams.”

• Reporting by JOHNNY DODD