Suspect charged in Monica Leech case with first-degree murder with two special allegations
ByABC7.com staff Tuesday, March 14, 2023 2:33AMTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KABC) — Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that a suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the 1997 killing of Monica Leech during a bank robbery at the Western Financial Bank in Thousand Oaks.After a decades-long investigation, prosecutors have identified 55-year-old Kevin Ray James of San Bernardino as the man who allegedly shot Leech, a mother of four, in the back of the head.James has been charged with first-degree murder with two charges of special allegations of murder while engaged in a robbery and use of a firearm.A news conference will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Thousand Oaks Police Station to discuss the arrest and charges.Leech was working as a bank teller when she was killed.The robbery was carried out by two men dressed as construction workers. They got away with a little over $11,000.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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