Pearl Hernandez and her boyfriend, who was sentenced to death, perpetrated the worst child abuse case the presiding judge in the case said he'd ever seen.

A Palmdale woman who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the torture death of her 8-year-old son will seek re-sentencing again Monday in front of a judge in Los Angeles. Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, ...

Nearly thirteen years after the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, a Los Angeles County judge has slammed the door on his mother’s attempt to walk free. On March 30, 2026, Superior Court Judge ...

A hearing is set Monday for a Palmdale woman who is again seeking resentencing in connection with her guilty plea to the ...

Pearl Fernandez enters her guilty plea on Feb. 15, 2018, in the death of her son. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Monday was an emotionally charged day for the relatives of Gabriel Fernandez, ...