http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-call21mar21,0,3572208.story

.........The neighbors called it "The Castle," and when Hsiao Hsu and her husband moved into the multimillion-dollar, 6,000-square-foot compound in the hills near West Covina, they had fulfilled a dream.

"They loved that house," said Irene Marquez, a neighbor on Cameron Avenue.

The walled and gated residence also offered far more privacy and security than the ranch-style home they had left just two blocks away. The couple added security cameras. A sign out front read: "Warning: All activities are recorded to aid in the prosecution of any crimes committed against this facility."

On Thursday, those trappings of protection only amplified the mystery that surrounds the midday killing of Hsu, who was shot apparently while reporting a burglary to a 911 dispatcher. ........