Crime & Safety

Lois Goodman Speaks to Media About Wrongful Arrest and Suit Against LAPD

Lois Goodman was arrested in August 2012 in connection with the death of her 80-year-old husband, Alan. Charges were dropped in December. She spoke with Patch partner KTLA about her experience.

A U.S. Open tennis referee who was charged – then cleared – of the coffee-mug bludgeoning death of her husband at their Woodland Hills home is suing the Los Angeles Police Department and county Coroner's Office.


In her federal court lawsuit, Lois Goodman, 70, seeks unspecified damages for allegations of false arrest, civil rights violations, malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Goodman's 80-year-old husband, Alan, was found dead in April 2012. In August Lois Goodman was arrested in New York on the eve of a U.S. Open tournament, and charged in Los Angeles with first-degree murder.

In December, the district attorney's office asked a judge to drop the murder charge against Goodman.

She spoke recently with Patch partner KTLA about her experience.


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