Police Identify Suspect in Double Murder

Pasadena Police announced the arrest of  Jacob Mallory Bersson, 29, of Pasadena, for the murder of Lawrence and Denise K. Bressler last Monday morning.

The Bressler were repeatedly stabbed inside the apartment they shared with suspect Bersson at 200 North Madison Avenue.

Sometime during the assault, Lawrence Bressler called 911 for help and identified his cousin Jacob Bersson as the suspect. Pasadena police officers quickly responded and located Bersson approximately one block from the Bressler’s residence.

Bersson was detained and transported to a local area hospital due to a laceration on his left arm. He was medically cleared on October 14 and booked for murder at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Jail, medical facility, at 1:26 a.m.

Bersson is being held on $1,000,000.00 bail. Arraignment is set for October 15, 2014 at the Pasadena Court House.

Police report that Bersson has not revealed any motive for the attack.