accomplished. i am a professor, i am trying to seek a meaningful life. she had a prestigious career, a loving husband, a young daughter, but she also had a secret. i lived with this nightmare for 18 years. and it centered on murder. they followed him, they kidnapped him, and then they dumped his body. it was clearly planned. but did she? no i was in complete shock. they were dangerous and they were violent. why did she do it? i didn t realize she was involved as deep as she was. scholar, professor, mother. what is going to happen to my daughter? she certainly knew. she is a killer in your eyes? yes. everything was at stake. i could face life in prison, i am willing to do anything that needs to be done. now, i have the strength. she was the embodiment of the american dream, an immigrant who described a childhood of poverty and abuse. attended elite schools and rose to the top of her field. against all odds, norma patricia esparza became the well
i am a professor, i am trying to seek a meaningful life. she had a prestigious career, a loving husband, a young daughter, but she also had a secret. i lived with this nightmare for 18 years. and it centered on murder. they followed him, they kidnapped him, and then they dumped his body. it was clearly planned. but did she know? i was in complete shock. they were dangerous and they were violent. why did she do it? i didn t realize she was involved as deep as she was. scholar, professor, mother. what is going to happen to my daughter? she certainly knew. she is a killer in your eyes? yes. everything was at stake. i could face life in prison, i am willing to do anything that needs to be done. now, i have the strength. she was the embodiment of the american dream, an immigrant who described a childhood of poverty and abuse. attended elite schools and rose to the top of her field. against all odds, norma patricia esparza became the well-respected p
We are going to see some clouds coming through. But yes, Clear Conditions right now. Especially around the bay. And right around 10, 11 00 this morning, maybe a little gray skies but then that will clear up by this afternoon. We are looking at some cool temperatures. In fact a little cooler than what we had yesterday. And a small chance of sierra snowfall could head our way for the Higher Elevations around tahoe. Clear in the east and north bay. Heres the futurecast when clouds will start to roll in by 10, 11 00 this morning. Well see a few of those coming through. And then they should be gone by 3 00 this afternoon, nice Clear Conditions. So thats how your valentines day is shaping up to be. Its not going to be obviously too big of a impact on most people. Just a few clouds. Then late tonight into early tomorrow morning, this was when a little bit of moisture may come through with a trough thats going to reach us and then could bring us sierra snow tonight into early tomorrow. Not exp
Outcome, sierras mother says she is glad her fdaughters killer will never walk the streets again. It gives us peace as a family, knowing that this wont happen to another child and that you cant get away with Something Like this catherine in addition to murder and kidnapping the jury also found garciatorres guilty of attempted carjacking. Prosecutors say he targeted women at Safeway Stores around morgan hill in a series of failed abductions before he kidnapped sierra lamar. Vicki and grant . vicki todays verdict was five years in the making and the bay area has followed this case every step of the way. grant and kron fours rob fladboe has been there since the beginning. He joins us live now from san jose. And rob, you were in the court room this morning when the verdict was read. What was the reaction like . rob live people started lining up outside the courthouse hours before the verdict was to be handed down. Every seat was taken in department 40 and dozens more people were watching v
mr. ramirez had been inside that transmission shop. so, in 2010, 15 years after the murder, investigator felcher brought the case to prosecutor mike murray, who is known for his work on cold cases. he intern contacted gonzalez brothers. he says they were surprised to hear from him. both brothers said that they had figured that with all the years that had gone past since gonzalez murder, that nobody was paying attention anymore. that he was just another young hispanic man, who had been killed and the police probably were not even investigating the case anymore. the confirmation of gonzalez dna in the shop, was an important step. but the prosecutor knew they needed more. a stronger connection between gonzalo ramirez and his suspected killer gianni van.