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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jubilant Sykes, a Grammy-nominated opera singer who has performed in several iconic venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, the Apollo Theater and The Metropolitan Opera, was found dead in his Southern ...

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 ...

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 ...