He was found guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree murder of a human fetus involving the May 3, 1993, blaze at the 69-unit complex.
LOS ANGELES — A Palmdale man who was convicted of the murders of 10 people — including two pregnant women — who died nearly three decades ago inin the Westlake area of Los Angeles, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“In my heart, God knows I’m innocent,” the 49-year-old defendant said shortly before being sentenced by Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe. Two other people have been released from jail after being sentenced to time already served behind bars in connection with the case. “I apologize, your honor,” Lopez, 57, told the judge at the hearing last October, adding that “nothing like this in my life will ever happen again.”
“These victims had the misfortune to live in the area controlled by this defendant’s gang,” the prosecutor said. “They control these areas because they instill fear in these people. The defense attorney contended that the witnesses’ years-long delay in reporting their allegations against Valerio was “enough reason to doubt them.”
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