A 46-year-old man was sentenced on Aug. 11 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a woman’s husband in Westminster, California, so he and the woman could be together and cash in on the victim’s assets.
Robert Rafael Saavedra Gallardo was convicted on July 25 of murder with a special-circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain. Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes before reaching the verdict.
