(L.A.) Randall Kreeger, 49, Found Dead in a Trash Dumpster
Case Number: 2013-08096
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old Caucasian male that is presumed to have occurred in a trash dumpster.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Randall Kreeger. Born in Flint, Michigan. The son of William Kreeger and the late Marlynn Peron.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Sharp Force Trauma
RIP RANDALL SCOTT KREEGER (June 6, 1964 – November 25, 2013)
Head of Sales at The Rug Company.
The decedent Randy Kreeger was a resident of Koreatown whose corpse was found in East Hollywood. He had been killed at his condominium, then had his body dumped into the dumpster. The coroner-investigator usually lists the location where the body was found as the site of death; the same goes for the date of death, which is listed in government records as November 25, the day the body was found, though he had actually been killed on November 23.
The autopsy showed that Kreeger’s throat had been cut with a sharp object, such as a knife blade. The neck wound was “very large,” spanning the entire neck and severing the trachea, esophagus, carotid artery, and internal jugular vein. Premortem wounds included a 3.75-inch stab wound to Kreeger’s back; a stab wound to the back of his head that went from back to front, down and forward; a defensive stab wound to his hand that penetrated to the bone; and stab wounds to his face. The wounds were all consistent with a knife being used as the murder weapon.
* Merdan Haydarov, of Turkmenistan, was found guilty of second-degree murder in Kreeger’s death.
When interviewed and booked on November 25, 2013, Haydarov had scratches on his right leg and knee, ankle, and right buttocks. He did not have injuries to his fingers or hands.
The trial court sentenced Haydarov to a term of 16 years to life in prison, comprised of 15 years to life for the murder and one year for the weapon enhancement. It imposed a $300 restitution fine, a suspended parole revocation restitution fine in the same amount, a $40 court operations assessment, and a $30 criminal conviction assessment. Haydarov stipulated to direct victim restitution in the amount of $2,591.88 plus interest.