Justice For the Bronson Canyon Murder Victim, Nearly Four Years Later
Gabriel Campos-Martinez during his trialLongtime readers of this blog will remember the shocking discovery of a man's severed head, hands and feet in Bronson Canyon on January 17, 2012. https://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/helicopters-over-bronson-canyon-and-a-gruesome-discovery/ The victim was Hervey Coronado Medellin, 66, a retired airline worker who lived in Hollywood. Although the prime suspect was Medellin's boyfriend, Gabriel Campos-Martinez, he wasn't arrested until March of 2014, the same month human remains were found buried at the mouth of the Bronson Canyon Caves. Federal DNA tests, which were not returned until September of this year, showed the remains were Medellin's. The Bronson Caves On October 1st, Campos-Martinez was found guilty of first-degree murder. He faces a 25-year-life prison sentence and will be sentenced on November 16th.
Postscript: Gabriel Campos-Martinez received a sentence of 25 years to life.
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