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Man Confesses to Murdering Newhall Resident, Dumping Body
| Friday, Feb 26, 2016
sand canyon murder

A man has allegedly confessed to shooting a man and leaving his body near Sand Canyon Road Wednesday night.

David Aldana, 21, walked into the U.S. Port of Entry Customs Border Protection Office in San Ysidro on Wednesday night and claimed that he had killed a person in the Canyon Country area, according to Lt. Eddie Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau.

Aldana was interviewed by LASD Homicide detectives and agreed to indicate the exact location of where he had discarded the victim’s body, Hernandez said.

Investigators were sent to mile marker 7.98 on Sand Canyon Road around 10:50 a.m. on Thursday morning and found the body of Maximiliano Bernal, 22, of Newhall, who is believed to be a friend of the suspect.

Bernal was pronounced dead at the scene with at least one gunshot wound to his upper torso, said Capt. John Kades with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Aldana was booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Thursday afternoon on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. He scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 29.

Aldana’s motive is unknown at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
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49 Comments

  1. Alan Duvo says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Some friend?

    Reply
  2. Phil Goff says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Yikes

    Reply
  3. Castañeda Samuel says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Rigo Jr Garcia Corona

    Reply
  4. Karla Ochoa says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    This breaks my heart

    Reply
  5. Marcos Diaz says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Yadira Ramirez

    Reply
  6. Marcos Diaz says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Kyle Mockenhaupt

    Reply
  7. DeeDee Bouck says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    So sad was he a friend of yours?

    Reply
  8. Anita Guadalupe Sanchez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Rip max ?

    Reply
  9. Desiree Db Aburto says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    April Chama Rosy Selena Bloom omg rip max ???

    Reply
  10. Jorge Guzman says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Miguel Martinez

    Reply
  11. Christian Villagomez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Damn rip max

    Reply
  12. Itzel Rivas says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Weren’t they best friends :/
    RIP max ♡

    Reply
  13. Dei Cervantes says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Unbelievable! Smh! R.I.P to the victim.

    Reply
  14. Victoria Reynoso says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    My heart breaks they were both so young. May he RIP and may God bring peace to his friend.

    Reply
  15. Nancy Bahena says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Yahaira S Robles

    Reply
  16. Rosie Juarez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Sabrina Patino

    Reply
  17. Maria Puebla says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    No way

    Reply
  18. Brian Ortega says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    No way!!!

    Reply
  19. Rany Warda says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    My condolences to the families. What is happening to SCV ? When I moved here 16 years ago there was never anything like this.

    Reply
  20. Pedro Bernabe says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Dude wtf…. I was just with max couple night before. Right when the individual starts to do good, finish school he ends up dead. Shady

    Reply
  21. Gloria Nunez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Rip Max

    Reply
  22. Lianne Coronado Bashford says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    I love you both Rip max

    Reply
  23. Zombiee Queen says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    ?

    Reply
  24. Rachael Martinez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Wow people are sick. Max was so nice and seemed so harmless. R.i.p.

    Reply
  25. Maria C says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    RIP max ?

    Reply
  26. Amy Cervantes says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Andrea Rivas what’s going on out here ?

    Reply
  27. Elizabeth Car Morales says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    I’m so sad ?

    Reply
  28. Cecilia Bernal says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    I can’t believe it

    Reply
  29. Stephanie Rodriguez says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    Maria Carmona I knew David! ?

    Reply
  30. Angelica Haily Segundo says:
    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at

    This is heart breaking…

    Reply
  31. Crystal Esquivel says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    Abby Gutierrez

    Reply
  32. Samuel de Haro says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    Vanessa DH

    Reply
  33. Shirley Lysse says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    nice friend, what an ass.

    Reply
  34. Bryan Duque says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    What!!

    Reply
  35. Tami Hill says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    Lived 2 doors down from Bernals for 10 years. My boys were best friends with the Bernal boys. This is so tragic. Please post any information regarding funeral services.

    Reply
  36. Jenni Pelphrey Rathkamp says:
    Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 at

    Heartbreaking for both families……..

    Reply
  37. Arturo Albarez says:
    Sunday, Mar 13, 2016 at

    David and max were both my friends I actually never believed that David would do such a thing and I miss max

    Reply

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