Brandon Neal, 31, and his girlfriend Courtney Johnson were found shot to death inside their Venice home on Berkeley Drive on April 15, 2022. The couple had been in the process of moving out when the killings occurred. The Los Angeles Police Department collected neighborhood surveillance footage as part of the investigation.

Family remembered Neal as a kind, compassionate artist who had been struggling with bipolar disorder and substance use. His father, Brad Neal, said Brandon had recently agreed to seek help and was moving into a program to support his recovery just before he was killed.

Investigators later identified and arrested 28-year-old Abelardo Bon; he was charged with two counts of murder and was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder after deliberations. The motive remains undetermined, and the LAPD asks anyone with additional information to come forward.