A man who burglarized a Sherman Oaks home as the owner’s body lay decomposing inside was sentenced Thursday to more than 16 years in prison for his role in a sprawling fraud scheme. Prosecutors said Herrling dismembered and disposed of Wilding’s body to prevent the discovery of his death. Behesnilian said Herrling saw Wilding’s death as an “opportunity to get a lot of money.”“She used my client,” he said. “She was the mastermind.”Behesnilian claimed Kroth had a “violent break” from Herrling, because he wanted to notify authorities of Wilding’s body and she refused. He wrote that Herrling and co-conspirators removed Wilding’s body from his home and attempted to dissolve it in acid and lye on the rooftop balcony of her apartment.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2026 05:04 UTC