Calif. actor charged in killings of 2

By Sue Manning - May. 29, 2010 12:00 AM
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - A stage actor shot, beheaded and dismembered his neighbor in a military-base theater, then killed the victim's friend after using the dead man's cellphone to lure her to his apartment, police said Friday.

Daniel Wozniak, 26, of Costa Mesa, was charged with two counts of murder Friday, the same day he was supposed to get married to fiancee Rachel Buffet at a park in Long Beach, Calif., said Detective Sgt. Ed Everett of the Costa Mesa Police Department.

Wozniak's father, Daryl Wozniak, said his son was in a coma after trying to commit suicide. Everett said Daniel was being treated at Western Medical Center, but he did not describe his condition.

Daniel Wozniak, who recently starred in the lead role as Guido Contini in the musical "Nine" at the Hunger Artists Theatre Company in Fullerton, is accused of dismembering the body of Samuel Herr, 26, on May 21, leaving his torso at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base and scattering the limbs elsewhere.

Wozniak is also accused of shooting Juri Kibuishi, 23, after summoning her with a text message on Herr's phone, then removing her clothes to fake a sexual assault. Her body was found May 22 by Herr's father.

The motive appears to be financial, police said.

Police detained a 17-year-old boy after he withdrew nearly $2,000 from Herr's bank account, Costa Mesa police Lt. Bryan Glass said. The teen told police he made the withdrawals for Wozniak.

From: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/29/20100529NeighborBeheading0629.html