A prominent Los Angeles dentist was arrested Wednesday and accused of strangling his mother in October for financial gain.
Beverly Hills Police claim Daniel Yacobi strangled his 67-year-old mother Violet Yacobi on October 10, 2017.
She was discovered unconscious and not breathing inside her Beverly Hills home later that afternoon by Daniel and his sister, according to ABC 7.
The siblings had gone to check in on her after they were unable to reach her for several hours, police said.
Beverly Hills Police claim Daniel Yacobi strangled his 67-year-old mother Violet Yacobi on October 10, 2017
She was discovered unconscious and not breathing inside her Beverly Hills home later that afternoon by Daniel and his sister. She is pictured with her late husband Soloman
Police responded to the home and Violet was pronounced dead at the scene and later pronounced homicide by strangulation.
Immediately after the death Daniel, 36, took to social media to share his grief, praising his mother as amazing and saying a day doesn’t go by when he doesn’t think of her.
‘Mom I love you and miss you dearly. No words can express what you mean to me,’ he wrote. He expressed similar sentiments in a post on January 8, what would have been Violet’s 68th birthday.
But police believe the words are empty, and that he murdered his mother to collect her life insurance money.
‘The crime was committed with the motivation of financial gain, and certainly that’s very disturbing in this situation,’ Lt ELisabeth Albanese told ABC.
Detectives used a high-tech crime task force and searched through computers and electronic devices, finding clues that lead them to believe Daniel is the killer.
‘A homicide investigation was initiated that same night, and as they began to work through their investigation and talk to witness and uncovered some evidence,’ Albanese explained.
‘That’s what’s led them to believe that her son was the suspect in the homicide.’
Police responded to the Beverly Hills home and Violet was pronounced dead at the scene and later pronounced homicide by strangulation
Immediately after the death Daniel, 36, took to social media to share his grief, praising his mother as amazing and saying a day doesn’t go by when he doesn’t think of her. But police believe the words are empty, and that he murdered his mother to collect her life insurance money
Prior to his arrest he worked as a high-profile dentist to the stars, and has several offices in Southern California. On his website he posts photos with some of his clients, including Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro (pictured)
Daniel pleaded not guilty and is currently being held without bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
Prior to his arrest he worked as a high-profile dentist to the stars, and has several offices in Southern California.
On his website he posts photos with some of his clients, including Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro.