into her home by sharing a sliding glass door and then shot her with an ar 15 rifle. here's the beverly hills police chief. >> the beverly hills community let me reassure you this is one of the most protected and patrolled cities in the world. crimes of any kind will not be tolerated here. let this be a message to anyone thinking of committing a crime in beverly hills, you will be caught and brought to justice. >> the family asked justice be served but in california that's a tall order and the suspect in the killing is a prime example, 29-year-old maynard has been a career criminal his entire adult life and yet he continues to walk free. in june of 2010 he was charged with robbery and struck a plea deal for a lesser offense, successfully he was arrested for assault. prosecutors dropped the case for insufficient evidence, two years later the da's office again declined to prosecute a burglary case, two years after that maynard was finally convicted of