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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CALIFORNIA LAWYER ARRESTED FOR 1989 MURDER

The Associated Press

*****BREAKING******

California attorney Eric Fagan—who authored a book about Internet dating—was arrested for the alleged slaying 20 years ago of is girlfriend’s daughter--so the woman could gain custody of her granddaughter, authorities told the Associated Press.

Fagan, 74, was arrested at his home in Chula Vista and was being held without bail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department statement.

Fagan is accused of shooting Cathy Paternoster, then 32, and wounding Carl Fuerst, then 41, outside their Spring Valley Lake home in 1989.

According to State Bar of California records, Fagan is a graduate of the Irvine University School of Law and has no significant prior disciplinary record with the State Bar. He as been an attorney since 1979.

In June, 2001 Fagan published a book through the Harvard Common Press titled “Cast Your Net: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Soulmate on the Internet".

According to Fagan’s website, the criminally accused septuagenarian barrister graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Irvine University School of Law in Southern California in 1979, and began practicing real estate law.

In 1995, he turned his practice over to two of his sons, Craig and Stuart.

No word on whether Craig or Stuart handles criminal cases.

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