I personally never heard of  him before, but perhaps other have.

A comedian? not sure, but this wasn't funny at all!!  She may even die. Stabbed 20 times and in 3 places, is very life threatening.

All in a jealous rage.

I noticed that when it occurred, that Saturn was transiting over his Natal Uranus at 9Virgo, which warns about potential violence,(Zosma), or victimization.

His Natal Sun is very critical at 1Capricorn, (not mentioned in the article below),and his Moon very critical at 29Leo (ConjunctRegulus), so that Regulus which promises a fast rise to the top (his acting career) also promises an equally rapid descent, which happened today.

Of note is his natal Netpune is at 19Scorpio.....the so-called "Evil Degree" of the zodiac.

You  can see his chart here:

http://www.astrologyexplored.com/astrological-analysis-shelley-malil-a-senseless-act-of-unbelievable-cruelty/

There is no question that Malil is the perpetrator of this crime. What is in question is what defense his lawyer can put up. What can astrology tell us?

Born on December 23, 1964, Kerala, India, Malil has his Sun in the self deprecating sign of Capricorn, his emotional center, the Moon, in the attention seeking sign of Leo, his Uranus, Pluto and Mars in perfectionistic Virgo, Venus and Mercury in truth seeking Sagittarius, the task master, Saturn, in idealistic Pisces, and Jupiter in Taurus opposite Neptune in Scorpio. This is man of big dreams, and big ideas, especially when it comes to women. He need a woman to be loyal and pay him the attention he craves (moon in Leo), be independent, (Venus in Sagittarius), yet uphold an ideal of perfection that would be impossible for any person to uphold (Mars, Pluto, Uranus in Virgo). Like Johnny Depp, Malil has Chiron in opposition to these three bad boys, indicating a deep emotional wound, often irrational in nature, that is difficult to heal. Unlike Depp, his Capricorn Sun, as opposed to Depp’s Capricorn moon is too far away in degrees to make a steadying energetic connection in Malil’s chart. The effect is like a run away train, fueled by jealousy and jealous thoughts (Mercury square Mars, Pluto and Uranus) and the pain of a sense of unworthiness Capricorns generally carry. It would have been unacceptable for Malil to bear the thought of Kendra being in the presence of another man, despite the fact the relationship was supposedly over. In his obsessive thoughts, he was sure he could win her back. Unfortunately, it was those very kinds of thoughts that drove her away.

It is unlikely that Malil is going to accept the advice of his counsel, as Neptune as it is moving in the heavens right now is going over Malil’s Saturn, representing his lawyer. He should, because the lawyer is only one of these two that is thinking clearly now.

As for Kendra, our prayers go out to her and her