Vanesa Gastellu, 31, went to trial on a murder charge for the killing of 23-year-old Christina Garcia. A bystander discovered the victim's body on the morning of Aug. 5, 2020 near the 3100 block of Main Street.
A woman executed her former friend in Chula Vista because she believed the victim had caused her boyfriend to be fatally shot by police, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense attorney argued the victim was actually shot to death by gang members who set her client up to take the fall.