Murder victim. Alvarez was planning on having dinner with her estranged husband, Gustavo, at the Villa Sombrero Restaurant at 6101 York Blvd, Highland Park. A man emerged from a concealed position as they were parking their car, shooting Virginia with a shotgun, killing her instantly. The murdered fled in a waiting car.
When investigators asked Alvarez he drove all the way from Pico Rivera to Highland Park to eat dinner, he told them Virginia heard the "had great guacamole".
The case was unsolved for several years until it was discovered that Gustavo had hired a childhood friend to murder his wife to inherit her life insurance and numerous other financial benefits. Alvarez and the gunman, Joseph Sepulveda, were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
When investigators asked Alvarez he drove all the way from Pico Rivera to Highland Park to eat dinner, he told them Virginia heard the "had great guacamole".
The case was unsolved for several years until it was discovered that Gustavo had hired a childhood friend to murder his wife to inherit her life insurance and numerous other financial benefits. Alvarez and the gunman, Joseph Sepulveda, were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Murder victim. Alvarez was planning on having dinner with her estranged husband, Gustavo, at the Villa Sombrero Restaurant at 6101 York Blvd, Highland Park. A man emerged from a concealed position as they were parking their car, shooting Virginia with a shotgun, killing her instantly. The murdered fled in a waiting car.
When investigators asked Alvarez he drove all the way from Pico Rivera to Highland Park to eat dinner, he told them Virginia heard the "had great guacamole".
The case was unsolved for several years until it was discovered that Gustavo had hired a childhood friend to murder his wife to inherit her life insurance and numerous other financial benefits. Alvarez and the gunman, Joseph Sepulveda, were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
When investigators asked Alvarez he drove all the way from Pico Rivera to Highland Park to eat dinner, he told them Virginia heard the "had great guacamole".
The case was unsolved for several years until it was discovered that Gustavo had hired a childhood friend to murder his wife to inherit her life insurance and numerous other financial benefits. Alvarez and the gunman, Joseph Sepulveda, were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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