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NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 15th, 2022 — 3:58AM • Updated June 15th, 2022 — 12:30pm Los Santos man wanted for four serial-killings in LS County. $50k bounty, DA offers During an LSPD press conference late in June the 14th, detectives from the LSPD and Deputy DA's from Los Santos County's District Attorney's Office announced an arrest warrant against Elijah Mandela, a 25 year old San Andreas resident, for the murder of four women. Elijah Mandela, wanted for 4 counts of murder and 2 counts of attempted murder - Courtesy of the Los Santos Police Department. Elijah Mandela, a 25-year-old male living within San Andreas, has been suspected of murdering a total of four women over the past year. There’s an active warrant out for his arrest, and the District Attorney’s Office is offering a $50,000 bounty for information leading to his arrest. “To convict an individual in the United States a prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an individual is guilty, which is not an easy task, especially for cases such as murders.” said Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Li at a press conference held in Vespucci’s Police Station on June the 14th; started at 10:00pm. “Our system was made that way so no innocent ends up in prison for a crime he did not commit. “Recently, an arrest warrant was approved for the suspect that maybe behind all the alleged murders. The District Attorney's Office will remain transparent with the people, and will be revealing the suspect's name. Elijah Mandela is Hispanic twenty-five-year-old man living within the state of San Andreas, and we have enough evidence that we believe we can prove, beyond any reasonable doubt, that he is in fact [the owner of the blog].” Jennifer Li mentioned the name of the blog, dubbing it as a moniker for Elijah. The Daily News has removed the name of the blog from the article due to the graphic nature of the blog’s content as well as the desire to not nickname the killer. Soon after saying their name, Jennifer Li lifted up a photograph of Elijah Mandela to those in the room; his face revealed to the press and the public. Mandela, according to detectives from the Los Santos Police Department and prosecutors within the District Attorney’s Office of Los Santos County, is responsible for the death of four women across Los Santos County. Elijah, through his online blog where he shares photographic evidence of his crimes, claims to be a photographer and an artist. “I filmed my first video with the help of a young girl named Claire. It was gorgeous, but far from a master piece in my opinion. The photos came out good, and she will be remembered for it.”, wrote the owner of the blog in the blog's journal page. Claire was one of the two woman who were the subject of videos on the blog Mandela allegedly created. The videos showcased a brutal beating of the women is question after a stocky male figure, which law enforcement claim to be Elijah, forces them to pose in various positions against their will. Detective Haas of the Los Santos Police Department detailed how they found the body of the four victims. “On the 20th of April, Los Santos Police Department detectives investigated a series of coordinates that were received via an external website … These coordinates led detectives to a partially exhumed female victim in the Tongva Valley area.” The coordinates were accompanied with two photographs; a bridge within the Tonga Valley area along with a close-up of a nearby sign that read “Head Downstream”. “Following a systematic and thorough excavation of the area, investigators were able to identify a singular female victim at this site. Investigators were able to identify the victim as Mercia Sauer, who had been registered as a missing persons by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department in September of 2021. “On the 2nd of May, following a series of additional images posted on the website, City Police investigators located a second homicide victim in the Capital Boulevard area. The South-Central homicide desk investigated this incident, and identified a singular female victim, identified as Samantha Johnson, a young resident of Mirror Park. “On the 22nd of May, investigators received an anonymous tip pertaining to a third victim, linked to an additional series of images that appeared on the allison7521 website. Investigators identified a singular female victim in the North Chumash area, who was later identified as Ella Winchester. “On the 10th of June, detectives discovered a fourth victim following a series of images posted on the allison7521 website. The Department has not yet been able to identify this victim, who is a young female of Asian-American ethnicity. However, thanks to the strenuous efforts of forensic experts and analysts, significant forensic evidence has been retrieved from the scene. “We are currently awaiting DNA testing to confirm the victim’s identity and inform the family” One of the ways law enforcement gathered evidence against Elijah to file the warrant was through analyzing the candid-photos taken and uploaded onto their blog. The photos were often from a high birds-eye view, taken atop of various buildings across the Vinewood-Hawick area. “Investigators were able to locate a series of areas described as 'lookout spots' that had been utilized as vantage points to create the countless images posted across the website, and the FaceBrowser account previously. “Through the strenuous efforts of forensic technicians and tire track analysts, investigators were able to secure substantial forensic evidence to progress the investigation and identify key information, such as the suspect vehicle.” The vehicle in question is a rusted dark-blue Yagou Classic. The vehicle was seen near the site of Elijah’s first arrest by the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department, and Claire later confirmed the van's description to the Daily News. Elijah Mandela, detained by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department; he was later released from custody — Courtesy of Ashton Love, Paradise. May 13th. Elijah Mandela was previously detained by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department according to reports from the LSPD and the DA's Office. However, due to a lack of evidence, the DA was unable to press charges and Mandela was released from custody. “On the 13th of May, following a joint investigation between the Los Santos Police Department and Los Santos County Sheriff's Department, a singular male suspect was apprehended and detained by the Sheriff's Department, following a positive identification of the suspect vehicle. At this time, investigators were not able to pursue charges. “As the Deputy District Attorney rightly mentioned, convicting an individual within the united states can be a monumental task, especially in investigations such as this.”, Haas explained in a response to a question by LSN’s Troy Francis. “At the time, the suspicions could not be substantiated beyond a reasonable doubt. As such, Mister Mandela was released at the time. All claims against Mister Mandela have since been substantiated, and as mentioned by the Deputy District Attorney, the Los Santos Police Department is now pursuing an active arrest warrant to bring Mister Mandela to justice.” Deputy DA Jennifer Li reinforced this statement later on in the press conference. They refused to detail the changes in information between the arrest on the 13th and the information that the DA possesses now. “I obviously can't release any more information than that as it's still an ongoing investigation, and as Detective Haas said, it may harm our investigation if we release too much information." EDITOR'S NOTE, 12PM: The article was published with the desire for a speedy release of the suspect's identity. However, in the rushed nature of this process, we neglected to gather a comment from the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department regarding the detainment on May the 13th against Elijah Mandela. This is a failing on the Daily News' journalistic standard and we wish to rectify this. We are currently waiting a comment from the LSSD, with the request for a statement submitted at 12pm on June the 15th to Public Information Officers within LSSD. "The Los Santos Police Department requests any individuals with any information regarding this cowardly individual and the associated incidents to step forward. Information may be provided to the Department anonymously, and we are looking into the possibility of a reward scheme for individuals that provide substantial information or evidence that lead to charges." If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Mandela, they can contact Detective Haas and the Los Santos Police Department through the LSPD's non emergency line 9101. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment: