Son Booked in Mother's Glendale Killing

A murder booking and a $2 million bail figure show how seriously the jail treated the night. They are not a complaint a jury has heard, and police have not described the weapon they say they recovered. The next record that matters is the charging document.

A 21-year-old man was booked for murder in Glendale after officers found his mother dead from multiple stab wounds inside a home on Justin Avenue, police said.

The Glendale Police Department said officers were called Monday, Nov. 9, at about 6 p.m. to a residence in the 500 block of Justin Avenue. A caller had reported finding blood inside the house. Officers found a woman in her 50s who was already dead. The investigation determined she had been stabbed more than once.

Police said a man seated in a parked car nearby was detained. They identified him as the woman's son and as the only suspect. Detectives recovered a weapon they believe was used. They have not said what kind of weapon it was, and the department's account does not describe a chase. It says officers found him sitting in the vehicle.

The man, Sebastian Landau, was arrested and booked for murder at the Glendale Police Jail. The medical examiner identified the woman as Yana Landau, 55. Sheriff's jail records showed he was being held in lieu of $2 million bail. An autopsy was scheduled. Police said no further information was available. The media contact on the department's release is Sgt. Pobokhian.

The call, the detention, and the booking are what the department has made public. People with information can call Glendale police at 818-548-4840.

The house is in Glendale, in Los Angeles County. The caller told police the blood was inside the home. The department said it would not be releasing anything more for now. Landau remained in jail on Tuesday on the bail figure carried in the sheriff's records, while the city police case stays with the detectives who booked him.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.