Plumber already awaiting trial for killing colleague charged with murder of elderly man 6 months earlier

Jose Velasquez and Rotherie Foster (Ventura County Sheriff

Jose Velasquez and Rotherie Foster (Ventura County Sheriff’s Office)

A 38-year-old plumber in California already imprisoned and awaiting trial for allegedly killing a 35-year-old colleague is now accused of committing an additional murder, one that allegedly took place several months before the slaying with which he is already charged.

Rotherie Durell Foster is now charged with the 2022 murders of both fellow plumber Jose Velasquez as well as a 72-year-old man from Los Angeles named Bill Levy, authorities announced.

Foster was initially arrested in January 2023 and charged with Velasquez’s murder.

According to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office last year, Foster and Velasquez were “acquaintances” who knew each other from work.

Velasquez was last seen alive on the evening of July 27, 2022, officials said. His family reported him missing three days later, and his relatives and friends spearheaded a campaign seeking the public’s assistance in locating him. Unfortunately, several individuals hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains off Mulholland Highway on Oct. 3, 2022, followed an “unusual odor” and came across the 35-year-old’s remains.

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