Deadly Brothers: Rony and Josue Castaneda beat to death Joe Melgoza at his wedding reception, which they crashed; Facing LWOP at sentencing


Joe and Esther Melgoza

Joe Steven Melgoza obituary
Find-A-Grave: Joe Steven Melgoza
Two Brothers Convicted of Murdering Groom on Wedding Day
2 brothers found guilty of second-degree murder in 2019 beating death of groom in Chino
Brothers convicted of murdering groom hours after crashing wedding reception in Chino
Brothers convicted of murdering groom hours after crashing wedding reception in Chino
Two brothers who killed a California groom on his wedding day are convicted of murder
2 Brothers Beat California Groom to Death at His Wedding Reception After Crashing the Celebration
Two Brothers Convicted Of Murdering Groom After Crashing His Wedding In California
Brothers convicted of beating a groom to death after crashing his wedding reception

Defendants
Rony Castaneda – convicted,
Josue Castaneda – convicted,

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Update: Anthony Avalos torture and murder *Mother Heather Maxine Barron and her boyfriend, Kareem Ernesto Leiva convicted at trial; Sentencing will be 3/30/2023


Anthony Avalos

News Archive: Anthony Avalos murder
Anthony Avalos, boy allegedly tortured to death by his mother, remembered on 14th birthday
The Short, Unhappy Life Of Anthony Avalos
Anthony Avalos: 4 years after Lancaster boy’s death, murder and torture trial set to begin
Closing arguments in Anthony Avalos murder trial
Anthony Avalos death: Prosecutor calls defendants ‘nothing short of monsters’ in closing arguments
Anthony Avalos: Verdict reached in murder, torture of 10-year-old Lancaster boy
Mother, boyfriend convicted in torture-killing of Anthony Avalos
Mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend found guilty in boy’s murder
Anthony Avalos’ mother and her boyfriend convicted of murder in child abuse case
Mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend found guilty in Lancaster boy’s murder
Mother of Anthony Avalos and Her Former Boyfriend Found Guilty of Murder and Torture of 10-Year-Old
Mother and boyfriend convicted in ‘truly revolting’ torture killing of 10-year-old boy
Calif. mother, boyfriend found guilty in torture and death of 10-year-old boy
Wikipedia: Killing of Anthony Avalos

Defendants
Heather Maxine Barron – convicted, sentencing will be 3/30/2023
Kareem Ernesto Leiva – convicted, sentencing will be 3/30/2023

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News Archive: Anthony Avalos murder


Anthony Avalos

Parents From Hell: Heather Maxine Barron and her boyfriend, Kareem Ernesto Leiva, charged with the torture and murder of her 10-year-old son, Anthony Avalos
Update: Anthony Avalos torture and murder *Mother Heather Maxine Barron and her boyfriend, Kareem Ernesto Leiva convicted at trial; Sentencing will be 3/30/2023

Defendants
Heather Maxine Barron – convicted, sentencing will be 3/30/2023
Kareem Ernesto Leiva – convicted, sentencing will be 3/30/2023

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Monsters Among Us: Joseph Wright charged with the beating death of 78-year-old Frank Moore at a Clovis shopping center


Frank Moore

Frank J. Moore obituary
Elderly man in hospital after assault and robbery in Clovis, suspect arrested
78-year-old man dies from injuries after robbery in Clovis, family says
Man, 78, robbed in Clovis dies 2 weeks after attack. Suspect may face charges, police say
Elderly Man Dies from Injuries Sustained During Robbery
Homicide charge filed against suspect who robbed 78-year-old Clovis man, leading to fatal injuries
Robbery Suspect Charged with Homicide Following Victim’s Death

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Psycho For Love: Victor Lopez killed his wife, Samantha Quintanar-Lopez during an argument; Sentenced to 25 years to life in prison


Samantha Quintanar-Lopez

Samantha Teresa Quintanar obituary
Facebook: Samantha Teresa Lopez-Quintanar
‘She touched a lot of lives,’ coworker says of Porterville murder victim Samantha Lopez
Murder victim hoped to turn suspect ‘back to man she fell in love with’, friend says
Porterville Man Convicted of Killing Wife
DA: Porterville man convicted of killing wife in 2018
Porterville man convicted of killing wife
Man faces life sentence following murder conviction in Tulare County
Porterville man sentenced to life for wife’s murder
Porterville Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Wife’s Murder
Man gets life sentence for suffocating wife with bag, body found under blankets
Tulare County man sentenced to life in prison for suffocating his wife to death

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Goshen, CA Mass Murder 2023: 6 people shot and killed in a home on Harvest Avenue, including a 10-month-old baby; Noah Bear and Angel “Nanu” Uriarte charged

Victims
Rosa Parraz, 72
Alissa Parraz, 16
Nycholas Nolan Parraz, 10 months
Marcos Parraz, 19
Eladio Parraz, 52
Jennifer Analla, 49

6 killed, including teen mother and baby in Goshen, sheriff says
6 people, including baby, shot and killed at Goshen home, deputies say
A teenage mother and her 10-month-old were gunned down while running from a ‘cartel-style execution’ in central California that left 6 dead, police say
Tulare massacre: Mother, infant among 6 killed execution-style were trying to escape
6 people, including a baby, were killed in a ‘cartel-style execution,’ California sheriff’s office says
Deputies to provide update on Goshen shooting that killed 6
A teenage mother and her 10-month-old baby were gunned down while running from a ‘cartel-style execution’ in central California that left 6 dead, police say
2 arrested in Central Valley shooting that left 6 dead
2 Arrested in Execution-Style Shooting That Killed 6 in Central California Home
Six Victims ID-d in Gang-Linked California ‘Massacre’ Including Teen Mom Shot ‘Assassination-Style’ with 10-Month-Old Son
2 suspects arrested in California “cartel-style execution” that killed 6 people, including a baby
Two arrests made in Goshen massacre, one in shootout
Pair of gang members arrested in California massacre of six, including baby
‘Cold-Blooded Killers’ Arrested in Cartel-Style Massacre Connected to California Prison-Based Gangs: Sheriff
Two suspects arrested in Goshen shooting that killed six, including 10-month-old baby

Defendants
Angel “Nanu” Uriarte – in hospital
Noah David Beard

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Cold Case: James William Grimsley charged with the 1994 murder of Terrie Ladwig, a transgender woman who was beaten and strangled in Concord, CA


Terrie Ladwig

Friend of Bay Area transgender woman killed in 1994 speaks out after arrest in cold case
Utah truck driver arrested for 1994 Concord cold case murder of transgender woman
Utah truck driver arrested in California killing from 1994
Utah trucker arrested on suspicion of Concord cold-case murder
Trucker arrested 28 years after slaying of trans woman with ‘whole life ahead of her’
Terrie Ladwig

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Deadly Duo: Kinzie Noordman and Damien Guerrero killed her best friend, Kelly Bullwinkle; Both sentenced to long terms in prison


Kelly Bullwinkle

Find-A-Grave: Kelly Laurel Bullwinkle
Tearful day in court for Kelly Bullwinkle murder trial
Redlands Woman Convicted of Murdering a Friend, 18
Man convicted in 2003 murder of Redlands student Kelly Bullwinkle up for parole
Woman Gets 45 Years for ’03 Murder
The People of the State of California v Kinzie Noordman 2021 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
People of the State of California v Kinzie Noordman 2022 (part reversed, part affirmed)
The Murder of Kelly Bullwinkle

Movies/Documentaries
Snapped: She Made Me Do It: Kinzie Noordman
Betrayed: Pretty in Black

Defendants
Kinzie Noordman – convicted, sentenced to 45 years to life in prison
Damien Matthew Guerrero – pled guilty, sentenced to 15 years to life in prison

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Inmate Name NOORDMAN, KINZIE GENE
CDCR Number X11811
Age 39
Admission Date 05/24/2005
Current Location California Institution for Women
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) 11/2026
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The parole eligible date shown above is the first date the inmate is (or was) eligible for a parole suitability hearing by the Board of Parole Hearings to determine if the inmate should be released. The inmate is eligible for a parole suitability hearing as a youth offender because he or she committed his or her controlling offense while under the age of 26. The inmate’s first parole hearing will be scheduled during his or her 15th, 20th, or 25th year of incarceration, depending on the sentence imposed by the court.

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Inmate Name GUERRERO, DAMIEN MATTHEW
CDCR Number G32227
Age 38
Admission Date 09/09/2008
Current Location Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) 06/2017
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Deadly Duo: Yarelly Solorio-Rivera and Martin Arroyo-Morales charged with the murders of Yanelly Solorio-Rodriguez and Celine Solorio-Rivera, Yarelly’s sister and newborn niece

Victims
Yanelly Solorio-Rodriguez, 18
Celine Solorio-Rivera, 3 weeks

Loved ones remember teen mother and infant killed in southwest Fresno shooting
Mother, daughter in Fresno double homicide
Charges filed against Fresno woman and man accused of killing mom and baby
Fresno woman arrested for the murder of her sister, three-week-old niece
California Woman, Boyfriend Charged In ‘Sibling Rivalry’ Murder Of Her Sister And Newborn Niece
Court docs detail how alleged plan to cover up murder of mom, 3-week-old baby unraveled
California Woman Allegedly Gunned Down Her Sister and Newborn Niece in Killings Motivated by ‘Jealousy and Sibling Rivalry’: Police
Fresno woman killed sister and newborn niece over ‘jealousy and sibling rivalry,’ police say
Fresno, California’s Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, Martin Arroyo-Morales shot Yanelly Solorio-Rivera, Celine Solorio-Rivera Zavala?

Defendants
Yarelly Solorio-Rivera
Martin Arroyo-Morales

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Westfield Mission Valley Mall Murders: Carlo Gallapo Mercado charged with the murders of Ilona Flint, Salvatore Belvedere and Gianni Belvedere

Victims
Salvatore Belvedere, 22
Ilona Flint, 22
Gianni Belvedere, 24

Find-A-Grave: Salvatore Belvedere
Find-A-Grave: Ilona Gregorievna Flint
Find-A-Grave: Gian Leonardo “Gianni” Belvedere
Timeline: Brothers, Fiancée Killed in Triple Homicide Mystery
Man charged in Christmas Eve triple homicide pleads guilty to murder
Arrest Made in Christmas Eve Mission Valley Killings
Guilty Plea, Life in Prison for Man in Mission Valley Mall Christmas Eve Murders
Man Gets Life Terms for Killing 3 in Christmas Eve 2013 Mall Shootings
Lawsuit blames San Diego mall in shooting deaths of 3 in its parking lot
The Mission Valley Christmas murder and other sad tale

Movies/Documentaries
Homicide for the Holidays: Silent Night Murders

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Name MERCADO, CARLO
CDCR Number BC0293
Age 37
Admission Date 01/23/2017
Current Location California Men’s Colony
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) LWOP
Parole Eligible Date Information
The inmate shown above is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole and is, therefore, not eligible for parole consideration at this time.

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