Overview

• Jonathan Renteria, 25, is jailed on $4 million bail on charges of murder, mutilation/disinterment, and sexual contact with human remains, and he has pleaded not guilty ahead of a Nov. 18 court date.
• Prosecutors say Renteria admitted putting June Bunyan, 37, in a rear‑naked chokehold after a dispute over her postpartum weight and then dismembering her.
• Deputies found Renteria injured at a Newbury Park motel alongside a handwritten note that reportedly confessed to the killing and listed the Los Feliz address where LAPD later recovered her remains.
• Records show Bunyan sought a restraining order in December 2023 alleging verbal abuse and threats tied to her immigration status, but the request was dismissed when she did not appear at a hearing.
• Neighbors say detectives told them the couple’s newborn daughter is safe, and Bunyan’s family has launched fundraising to return her remains to Scotland.