I lived in One Jefferson Parkway for 6 months, and moved out the week before the murder. Very sad: a waste of a life with a promising future. And the alleged killer's life will be irrevocably harmed, whether it was an "accident" or not.

I never met either the suspect or the victim. I feel the most empathy for both their parents, who must live with this pain for the rest of their lives.

That said, the complex is full of twenty somethings and (older) immigrants, mainly of middle easter descent. I assume the proximity to PCC (and Mosques) are the primary attraction. There are lots of loud parties, especially on weekends (twenty somethings, not the immigrants).

There is no security on site, and the "management" is mostly under 30, and have precious little experience in property management. I'm not saying this crime could have been prevented, but I'll bet the hot tub is closed after midnight in the future.

The OJP recreation center only reopened a few months ago, after an extensive remodel. The apartment units themselves were also remodeled, but to a lesser degree (new major appliances with the exception of w/d, a fresh coat of paint, and new carpet).

The property was purchased by a California company (Trinity Properties) in the past year or two. They dramatically increased the rents, and converted the (previously) landlord paid utilities to tenant paid. Bad karma, perhaps?

The electric base-board heating is horribly inefficient and it has 70's era insulation. I didn't actually live there during the last two months of my lease, and set the thermostats on 55 degrees: no cooking, no showers, no laundry, no TV. But the electric bill was $60/month. It was $90/month when occupied (for less than 900 square feet). Our new home is three times larger, with natural gas heat and hot water, and the gas bill rarely tops $120/month, with the thermostat set at 72 degrees. I had no idea electric heat was so expensive.

The last night I slept there, I was awakened at 2:30 a.m. by a repo-man who was towing a LandRover while the "owner" slept.

I feel very fortunate to be back in the land of owner occupied housing. And very glad I never used the hot tub.

I used to live in an apartment across the street from there, during my "divorce detention camp" period. I had a generally positive experience, but I too was glad to get back in a "real house" when I could afford to. I'm sure my neighbors were also glad to see my stereo get loaded into the moving van.

Same m.o. for me Jack.

Stereo good. Divorce: not so good.

I recently read an excellent book about trivialities and violence entitled Collision of Wills: How Ambiguity About Social Rank Breeds Conflict, by Roger V. Gould. Some portions are available on Google Books, but I highly recommend the entire book.