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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Renowned opera singer Jubilant Sykes was found stabbed to death inside his Santa Monica home, and his 31-year-old son was taken into custody, police said. Officers ...

Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes was fatally stabbed inside his Santa Monica home late Monday — and his adult son was arrested in connection to the homicide, authorities said. Sykes’ wife ...

A Grammy-nominated opera singer was stabbed to death inside a California residence, and the 71-year-old's son has been arrested in connection with the killing, police said. Jubilant Sykes was killed ...

Jubilant Sykes sings with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” at Carnegie Hall, October 24, 2008. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images (SANTA MONICA, Calif.) — A Grammy-nominated opera ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A 31-year-old was taken into custody after his father, Jubilant Sykes, a renowned opera singer, was found dead inside a home in Santa Monica, California. Officers responded to ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Opera singer Jubilant Sykes was fatally stabbed at his California home on Monday, and his son was arrested after the attack, police said. The Grammy Award nominee was 71.