A jury deadlocked in March 2018 on the murder charge against the three men, but a separate jury convicted a fourth man, Jorge Palacios, in March 2018 of first-degree murder and kidnapping to commit…
Three men were convicted Thursday in the killing of a 13-year-old Whittier girl, who was taken to a remote area of Elysian Park where she was raped and shot more than two decades ago.
Co-defendant Rogelio Contreras, 44, was found guilty of second-degree murder, according to Risling. Gun and gang allegations were found true against all three defendants, Risling said.against the three men, but a separate jury convicted a fourth man, Jorge Palacios, in March 2018 of first-degree murder and kidnapping to commit another crime involving the June 2001 killing of Jacqueline Piazza.
Just before being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in June 2019, Palacios told the teen’s parents, “I feel really terrible about what happened. Trust me, I wasn’t part of what happened… I know justice will be served.” The prosecutor told jurors that Grimaldi, Sandoval and Contreras took the crying girl — who was eventually forced to ride in the trunk of the car — to a wilderness area in Elysian Park, where her body was found the next morning by a hiker walking with his dog.
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