As a child actor, Mark Everett scored bit parts in the movies “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and “Stand and Deliver,” and his future seemed bright. He worked steadily as an actor in the 1980s, from ages 9 ...

A call to police to investigate a gaunt, seedy-looking man with a boy was the beginning of a deadly end to four years on the run for Manuel Benitez, a former child actor who authorities say used a ...

A man shot and killed by police after holding his 7-year-old son hostage in a restaurant was wanted for the 2004 murder of his girlfriend, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities had been seeking ...

Benitez was born in Coral Gables, Fla. In 1988, a Spanish court ruled that the matador, whose real name is Manuel Benitez, was the father. In the court case, Alina Elizabeth Velsaco said she met El ...

A former child actor killed by police after a two-hour standoff as he held his 7-year-old son hostage in a restaurant was a suspect wanted for the 2004 murder of his girlfriend, authorities said ...

Manuel Benitez, a former child actor who was the main suspect in his girlfriend’s 2004 slaying, had been on the run for more than four years with the couple’s young son when police finally caught up ...

Manuel Benitez is wanted in connection with the murder of his girlfriend. Jan. 15, 2008— -- Manuel Benitez is wanted in connection with the June 21, 2004, beating murder of his girlfriend in ...

EL MONTE, Calif. — A call to police to investigate a seedy-looking man with a boy was the beginning of a deadly end to four years on the run for Manuel Benitez, a former child actor who authorities ...

A man shot and killed by police after a two-hour standoff near Los Angeles where he held his 7-year-old son hostage in a restaurant was a suspect wanted for the 2004 murder of his girlfriend, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Manuel Benitez, a 39-year-old Latino man, was shot by police officers ...