Investigator: Stabbed teen screamed name of ex before dying

PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl used her last words after being stabbed in her Los Angeles-area home to scream the name of the ex-boyfriend she broke up with two weeks ago, helping make him a suspect in her death today, according to the lieutenant in charge of the investigation.

The girl's screams woke her mother up and roused neighbors from sleep just after 3 a.m. in the quiet neighborhood in Pico Rivera, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Lt. Eddie Hernandez said.

Elena Moore had been stabbed at least once in the chest, and collapsed and died in front of her mother a short time after yelling the name "Rory."

"She was yelling and screaming his name. It's horrible," Hernandez said. "Can you imagine waking up to the screams of your daughter at 3:15 in the morning and this happens? It's unthinkable."

Investigators were searching for Elena's 17-year-old former boyfriend, Rory Murga.

Evidence found at the crime scene also tied Rory to the home, Hernandez said.