Ex-detective who served fraction of 102-year sentence faces new charges after cold case review
Former Los Angeles vice detective Michael Douglas Brambles, paroled in 2020 under California's elderly inmates law, faces new kidnapping charges.
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- Primary source: Fox News
- Published: Aug 15, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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