Orange County District Attorney, Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13ZF0163: June 17, 2013
SANTA ANA – A man will be arraigned today on an indictment for murdering his ex-wife for financial gain by strangling her to death and throwing her overboard while on a cruise in Italy. Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, Safety Harbor, FL, was indicted by a grand jury June 14, 2013. He is facing one felony count of special circumstances murder for financial gain. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole and is eligible for the death penalty. Kocontes is scheduled to be arraigned this morning June 17, 2013, in Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading