Timeline: Manhunt in California
How Christopher Dorner became "America's Most Wanted."
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The Story of Christopher Jordan Dorner, Wanted Ex-LAPD Cop - On Feb. 12, after seven days on the run, police finally cornered Christopher Jordan Dorner, an ex-LAPD officer who had been accused of killing three people last week. In a shootout with police on Tuesday, Dorner shot two cops, killing one. He is now believed to be dead. Here is a timeline of events leading to Dorner becoming “America’s Most Wanted.” — Natelege Whaley(Photo: AP Photo/Irvine Police Department via The Orange County Register)
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Police Believe Dorner Burned in Cabin Fire - After a car chase, Dorner barricaded himself in a cabin in Big Bear, California, and a shootout with police ensued. Dorner is believed to have died in a fire in the cabin. Police are working to confirm that the charred remains belongs to Dorner, but say the manhunt is not over until they have conclusive proof he is dead.(Photo: AP Photo/KABC-TV)
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Christopher Dorner Is Fired From LAPD - On Jan. 2, 2009, Christopher Dorner was stripped of his LAPD badge after the police department’s disciplinary board decided he made false statements against his training officer, Teresa Evans, who he accused of kicking a mentally ill man during an arrest in 2007.(Photo: AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)
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Daughter of Police Captain and Her Fiancé Are Killed - On Feb. 4, 2013, Monica Quan, an assistant basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton, and Keith Lawrence, a USC campus officer, were shot to death in their parked car. It was later found that Quan’s father was the captain who represented Dorner when he was being fired from the LAPD. (Photo: NBC News)
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Dorner’s Manifesto - Police examined a manifesto that they believed Dorner wrote and published to his Facebook page. He threatened to wage “unconventional and asymmetrical” warfare against the police. He named officers to his hit list and said the cause of his rage stemmed from discrimination that he experienced from childhood up until being fired from the LAPD. (Photo: facebook/ChristopherDornerOfficial)
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Dorner Leaves Trail at San Diego Naval Base - On Feb. 5, Dorner’s badge and other property were found at a San Diego Naval Base hotel where he checked in but did not check out. It was not clear how he gained access to the highly secured area and by the time police found the items he had been gone for several days. (Photo: AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)
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Attempts to Flee to Mexico - Dorner tried to steal a boat from a yatch club in Point Loma on Feb. 6. He threatened the boat owner, an elderly man, with a gun and said he was trying to take the boat to escape to Mexico. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Three Police Officers Shot, One Dies - On Feb. 7, a police officer in Corona is grazed in the head by a bullet while protecting a person threatened in Dorner’s manifesto. The same day, two more officers were shot at and one dies after being ambushed at a stoplight.(Photo: Los Angeles Local CBS News)
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Mistaken Identity - On Feb. 7, Police detectives spot a vehicle similar to the one they believe Dorner is driving and shoot two innocent women delivering newspapers instead. One is wounded in the back and the other in the hand and are both taken to area hospitals to recover. (Photo: AP PHOTO/CHRIS CARLSON)
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Search for Dorner Expands to Nevada - Search for Dorner expanded to Bear Mountain in California and into Nevada. The California Highway Patrol issued a “blue alert” stating “Dorner is “armed and extremely dangerous” on Feb. 7.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Dorner’s Burnt Pick Up Truck Found - Later that day, police investigated a burning pickup truck in the Big Bear area that was later linked to Dorner. Weapons were found in the truck. CNN correspondent, Anderson Cooper also tweeted Dorner sent him a parcel with a DVD, a coin shot through with bullet holes and a post-it note reading in part, “I Never Lied!” (Photo: AP PHOTO/JAE C. HONG)
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Search for Dorner in Big Bear Intensifies - After finding “fresh tracks” in snow in Big Bear, authorities began door-to-door searches for Dorner. Schools in the area closed and media helicopters were ordered to stay away from the area. (Photo: AP Photo/The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Will Lester, Pool)
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FBI Searches Dorner’s Las Vegas Home - On Feb. 7, the FBI searches Dorner’s home in Las Vegas home. (Photo: REUTERS/PATRICK FALLON)
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Dorner Sightings Hoaxes - Authorities reported sightings of Dorner in San Diego near the Barona Indian Reservation. The San Diego police did not find him there and reported that the tip was a hoax. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, the Twin Towers county jail was put on lock down after an employee said he saw Dorner enter the building. The sighting was false. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Authorities Search Dorner’s Mother’s Home - Federal and local authorities searched the Orange County home of Dorner’s mother. Police investigators took away evidence from the home in La Palma, Calif., on Friday. (Photo: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Police Reopen Firing Case; Dorner Captured on Video - The LAPD announced it would reopen the investigation into Dorner's firing, which is what prompted his attacks, according to a manifesto. Irvine police released a photo of Dorner captured on an Orange County hotel surveillance video on Jan. 28. (Photo: AP Photo/Irvine Police Department)
