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Controversial Show Starring Accused Los Alamitos Killer to Air

An Episode of Lockup filmed at the Orange County Jail stars Daniel Wozniak, the man accused of killing two people and beheading one of them in Los Alamitos' Liberty Theater.

In case you missed it the first time, the infamous Daniel Wozniak episode of MSNBC’s show Lockup is scheduled to air again Saturday at the 3 p.m.

The episode, called “Lockup Orange County: Extended Stay: Unholy Trinity” is filmed in the Orange County Jail and features an in-depth interview with Wozniak as he proclaims his innocence in the grisly double murder that rocked Los Alamitos and Orange County Last year. The episode triggered outrage when it debuted earlier this summer when the relatives of Wozniak’s alleged victims watched in disbelief as the accused killer charmed the camera and proclaimed his devotion to the bible and the two people is accused of killing.

Wozniak, 27, could face the death penalty if he is convicted of shooting his neighbor Samuel Herr inside the Liberty Theater at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base last year in order to steal Herr’s savings account. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Wozniak shot Herr and then went to Herr’s apartment in Costa Mesa and lured Herr’s friend Juri “Julie” Kibuishi to the apartment by pretending to be Herr via text message. Police allege that once Kibuishi arrived, Wozniak shot her twice and staged a sexual assault.

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At that point, Herr became the prime suspect in Kibuishi’s death.

According to investigators, Wozniak returned to the Liberty Theater the next day and dismembered Herr, leaving his legs and torso and dumping Herr’s head and arms at the El Dorado Park Nature Center in Long Beach. Investigators also accuse Wozniak of giving Herr’s ATM card to a 17-year-old and asking the boy to withdraw $2,000 for him. The teen was arrested, and Wozniak became the prime suspect in the slaying.

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Costa Mesa police arrested Wozniak five days later during his bachelor party at Tsunami in Huntington Beach on the night before his wedding. Investigators believe Wozniak committed the murders to help pay for his wedding.

Wozniak has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder and several enhancements relating to the use of a firearm and murder for financial gain.

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