Angela Flores, the West Hills mom accused of killing her three kids, made her first court docket look as we speak, hidden behind a closed door within the courtroom the place solely the decide may see her.
Solely Flores’s lawyer may very well be seen within the Van Nuys courtroom Wednesday when he requested for her arraignment on three counts of homicide to be be delayed till August.
The decide then spoke to Flores by means of an open window as she remained hidden in a hallway. Her voice may barely be heard throughout these transient two minutes.
Over the past yr and a half, Flores was energetic on social media, importing images and on Fb, posting about her life in a non-public Fb group referred to as LA Mommies.
One among her first posts to that web page was on July 20, 2021. It learn:
“Good day, my title is Angels and I moved right here six months in the past from Kansas Metropolis. I’m a mom of 6 and I am at the moment present process breast most cancers therapies. I work in the true property subject and at the moment do business from home. I’m energetic however alone (apart from my kiddos) and I’m searching for some associates for mountaineering, Korean spa, lunch, seashore, and many others. I’ve 4 children nonetheless in dwelling 16, 11 (solely lady) 9, and seven. I dwell within the Downey space, however I drive throughout. Let’s be associates.”
Police mentioned Flores admitted to killing her 12-year-old daughter Natalie Flores, her 10-year-old son Kevin Yanez, and her youngest son, 8-year-old Nathan Yanez someday over the weekend with assist from her 16-year-old son.
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“I used to be shocked after I heard this. I used to be completely shocked. I nonetheless cannot consider what occurred,” mentioned Dr. Ariel Ourian, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
It was by means of this Fb web page that she linked with Ourian.
“I do professional bono breast reconstruction for breast most cancers sufferers and he or she reached out to me for assist and I provided providers to assist her,” he advised CBSLA.
Dr. Ourian couldn’t touch upon whether or not or not Flores was ever his affected person attributable to affected person confidentiality, however talked about his first impression of Flores.
“She appeared like a candy woman, however I did not see the rest that may alarm me,” he mentioned.
Flores obtained messages of assist from different moms, one writing, “Sorry about what you’re going by means of…”
One mother shared with us this non-public dialog she had with Flores on Fb about their children’ actions. Flores wrote, “My 2 youngest boys play aggressive soccer, my daughter needs to do gymnastics, and my 15 yr previous Kung fu.”
There’s additionally a publish from Flores that very same month that exhibits empty transferring bins across the time when Flores and her 4 kids started renting the house on Victory Boulevard in West Hills.
Flores additionally wrote: “Thanks women. I felt it was time to cease dwelling in my head alone if that is sensible. Thanks in your assist.”
The reason for the kids’s deaths was not launched. Within the meantime, Flores is due again in court docket for that arraignment on August 10, and he or she stays in jail on $6 million bond.