See some of L.A. County's swine flu victims in the slideshow below, and watch a mother reflect on the passing of her 12-year-old son.





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A judge says that there will be one trial, but two juries for the driver and passenger in the car that hit and killed USC freshman Adriana Bachan and severely injured sophomore Marcus Garfinkle.Read more...

This special report on swine flu in Los Angeles County includes profiles of some swine flu victims, research into the legality of withholding death certificates from the public, copies of the certificates provided to Neon Tommy, an interactive map detailing where swine flu has struck in L.A. County, and an in-depth look at how health department officials in Los Angeles and across the country are responding to this crisis.Read more...

Jennifer Martinez, a young mom who struggled with lupus for a decade, was slowly working toward a degree in nursing at Citrus College when her immune system succumbed to swine flu last July. Read more...

Daniel Hernandez was highly active, and enjoyed playing soccer and basketball at school. His Down Syndrome made it difficult for him to speak in complete sentences, but his family learned to talk with him through a mix of words and sign language. Read more...

Neon Tommy reporters requested death certificates from 12 counties in California. Below are the documents we received from Los Angeles, Fresno and Sacramento counties.Read more...

Anthony worked at a Toyota dealership before he died of swine flu. The week he went into the hospital, he was named 'Employee of the Month.'Read more...

More than 100 members of the Rodriguez family packed the stands of Dodger stadium on July 18 to cheer their favorite team to victory and celebrate the life of a lost loved one.

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Olivia Cater loved having company flood her home and loved laughing. She loved holidays, including Halloween when she would climb on chairs to hang spider webs and fill the house with pumpkins.Read more...