Beverly Hills Murder Mystery: Police Reported Checking Security Camera Video
Security camera from Buddy Hackett home may be helpful.
Nov. 18, 2010 — -- Who killed Ronni Chasen, the high-powered Hollywood publicist who was gunned down in her car on a Beverly Hills street? The Hollywood Reporter, citing an unnamed Beverly Hills official, says police believe the attack "was planned in advance and not the result of road rage or a carjacking gone awry."
The Reporter's website also said there was "relevant footage" from at least one security camera near the site of the shooting. It said the video came from the home of Sherry Hackett, widow of the late comedian and actor Buddy Hackett, who lived down the block.
Chasen, 64, was murdered after the leaving the premiere party for the Cher movie "Burlesque" early Tuesday morning.
She was shot five times in the chest before she crashed her Mercedes Benz E530 into a light pole.
Publicly, Beverly Hills police say they have few leads.
"No motive, no suspects, no persons of interest," Beverly Hills Police Sgt. Lincoln Hoshino told ABC News.
Chasen was shot on what Beverly Hills police told ABC News is "a safe street" in a residential area, just south of Sunset Boulevard.
"It's a highly unusual case, especially for the city of Beverly Hills," Sgt. Lincoln said.
Police are also analyzing data from computers seized from the Beverly Hills public relations firm Chasen owned.
Sandy Wang, a neighbor of Chasen's, told ABC station KABC-TV she thought the shooting was not random. "That corner is a very quiet neighborhood with multi-million-dollar mansions surrounding it. So it wouldn't be a random thing that someone would do that."
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