they were arrested on the same saturday , in the same style . one of the incidents captured the spotlight of a city and propelled the los angeles police department into gears . the other slipped by unnoticed , leaving a passing detective with little more to go on than hope . adrianna bachan died first . shortly after 3 a . m . march 29 , bachan , 18 , and a neighbor stood at the intersection of jefferson plaza and washington street on the edge of the usc university . arriving home after a night out , the two students stepped into the crosswalk and started across berkeley .
Adrianna Bachan lived in the USC campus.