OILDALE FIRE RULED HOMICIDE

Sheriff’s detectives say a fire that killed a young woman in an Oildale shed is a homicide.

23-year-old Danielle Karlen was found around 1:00a.m. April 1st on Beardsley Avenue near Plymouth Avenue. Neighbors say Karlen was living with her boyfriend at the time, but he has not been named as a suspect.

Kelli Forsch