GUILTY CA - Teresa Broudreaux, 20, pregnant, murdered, Palos Verdes Estates, 4 March 1980

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Decades after pregnant woman’s nude body found on California beach, sex offender arrested[/h]

LOS ANGELES – More than 37 years after the nude, lifeless body of a young pregnant newlywed was found along the coast of Palos Verdes Estates, investigators on Friday announced the arrest of a convicted rapist whose alleged motive was sexual assault, according to KTLA.

A photo of Teresa Broudreaux is displayed at a sheriff’s news conference on Sept. 29, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)

Robert Yniguez from San Pedro, now 65, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in the 1980 death of 20-year-old Teresa Broudreaux, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced. Investigators do not think the victim and suspect knew each other.

New technology and an “innovative technique” for looking at DNA evidence linked Yniguez to the crime scene in 2013, but because “DNA isn’t a slam dunk,” investigators worked for years to make the case, conducting interviews and working closely with prosecutors, Detective Ralph Hernandez said at a news conference.

Read more: http://fox8.com/2017/09/30/decades-...nd-on-california-beach-sex-offender-arrested/

 

[Niner]

following....

found this:

Defendant Name: ROBERT YNIGUEZ (Exact Search)
Hearing Date: 09/02/2018 to 10/02/2018 New Search

Jud Dist Case NO Def ID Name Arrest Date Location Dept Hearing Date Hearing Time Type of Hearing
XSW YA096953 01 YNIGUEZ, ROBERT ALLEN 09/28/2017 Torrance Courthouse SWC 10/01/2018 08:30 AM PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

link: Criminal Case Calendar - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 1st:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980) – Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) with 1st degree murder.
DNA familial match.

 

[Niner]

I see they added a trial date on the court site this morning!

Defendant Name: ROBERT YNIGUEZ (Exact Search)
Hearing Date: 10/01/2018 to 10/31/2018 New Search

Jud Dist Case NO Def ID Name Arrest Date Location Dept Hearing Date Hearing Time Type of Hearing
XSW YA096953 01 YNIGUEZ, ROBERT ALLEN 09/28/2017
Torrance Courthouse SWC 10/01/2018 08:30 AM PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

XSW YA096953 01 YNIGUEZ, ROBERT ALLEN 09/28/2017 Torrance Courthouse SWC 10/29/2018 08:30 AM JURY TRIAL

link: Criminal Case Calendar - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Now this is strange.... the trial date is no longer showing up??!!

Wonder "what" happened on the 10/1 hearing. Cancelled trial date maybe?

Anyone see any updates from the hearing? I'm not coming up with anything.

TIA!

 

[Gardener1850]

Now this is strange.... the trial date is no longer showing up??!!

Wonder "what" happened on the 10/1 hearing. Cancelled trial date maybe?

Anyone see any updates from the hearing? I'm not coming up with anything.

TIA!

I'm not finding any recent updates Niner. The last MSM I can find is from July 2018:
Sex offender linked by DNA to stand trial in 1980 slaying of Wilmington mother in Palos Verdes Estates – Daily Breeze
Here are some quotes:

During a two-day preliminary hearing in Torrance Superior Court, Public Defender Patricia Green sought to have the case dismissed, casting doubt on DNA evidence and noting that a rape kit was not conducted on the body of Teresa Broudreaux.

But Judge Gary Tanaka was not persuaded, ordering Yniguez to be tried for the March 1980 killing, which went cold until evidence was tested for DNA five years ago.

Broudreaux, a 20-year-old newlywed, was found dead on Malaga Cove Beach by a surfer on the morning of March 4, 1980. Her bloodied and bruised body was nude except for her knee socks and she was five months pregnant with her second child, officials said.

An autopsy determined Broudreaux died of a massive blow to the head and a medical examiner noted defensive wounds on her fingers.
Investigators found her purse at the scene, as well as a plastic cup with her fingerprint, a bottle of a non-alcoholic beverage and tire tracks that were not deep enough to be analyzed for a potential match, according to court testimony.

It was unclear why a rape kit was not conducted and why fingernail clippings as well as oral, vaginal and anal swabs were not tested for DNA. Green noted inconsistencies in a coroner’s report and on evidence envelopes making it unclear whether evidence was collected before or after Broudreaux’s body was washed. But Deputy District Attorney David Zygielbaum said the handwritten inconsistencies were outweighed by DNA evidence.

“We have a confirmed rapist whose DNA is found on a body fully naked in knee socks on the beach with a massive head injury,” he said.

Sheriff’s Department Detective Ralph Hernandez testified that he was assigned to the case in June 2013, a few months before a criminalist ran DNA from the single sperm head found on Broudreaux’s pubic hair against a national database, finding a match with Yniguez, who was convicted of rape in 1982, according to court testimony.

The odds that the DNA belonged to someone else were one in 82.5 trillion, he said.

I'm surprised more people are not following this case. A brutal murder of a pregnant woman and a cold case solved with DNA. Her poor husband who had to live all this time with people he knew wondering if he harmed his wife, even though there was none of his DNA on her. I hope there is finally justice for Teresa and her family.

 

[Niner]

okay - I used his case # and found this:

Case Number: YA096953
Hearing Date: 10/03/2018 to 12/02/2018 New Search

Jud Dist Case NO Def ID Name Arrest Date Location Dept Hearing Date Hearing Time Type of Hearing
XSW YA096953 01 YNIGUEZ, ROBERT ALLEN 09/28/2017 Torrance Courthouse SWC 11/05/2018 08:30 AM PRETRIAL CONFERENCE


link: Criminal Case Calendar - Online Services - LA Court

I'm going to guess & say his defense asked for a continuance & that's why I'm not seeing the trial date anymore.

 

[Gardener1850]

okay - I used his case # and found this:

Case Number: YA096953
Hearing Date: 10/03/2018 to 12/02/2018 New Search

Jud Dist Case NO Def ID Name Arrest Date Location Dept Hearing Date Hearing Time Type of Hearing
XSW YA096953 01 YNIGUEZ, ROBERT ALLEN 09/28/2017 Torrance Courthouse SWC 11/05/2018 08:30 AM PRETRIAL CONFERENCE


link: Criminal Case Calendar - Online Services - LA Court

I'm going to guess & say his defense asked for a continuance & that's why I'm not seeing the trial date anymore.

Makes sense, thank you Niner!

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 29th:
*Trial set to begin-Delayed! (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) with 1st degree murder.
DNA familial match.
10/1/18 Update: Asked for continuance, next pretrial conference is 11/5. Trial was supposed to start on 10/29.

 

[Niner]

Monday, Nov. 5th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) & arraigned (8/29/18) with 1st degree murder. DNA familial match.
10/1/18 Update: Asked for continuance of trial that was supposed to start on 10/29/18, next pretrial conference hearing 11/5.

 

[Niner]

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
January 8, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

February 7, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC JURY TRIAL

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, January 8th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – *Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) & arraigned (8/29/18) with 1st degree murder.
DNA familial match.
10/1/18 Update: Asked for continuance of trial that was supposed to start on 10/29/18, next pretrial conference hearing 11/5.
11/5/18 Update: Pretrial Conference hearing on 1/8, Jury trial set for 2/7/19.

 

[MsFacetious]

Robert Yniguez, a registered sex offender accused in the cold case slaying of a pregnant Wilmington mother found beaten to death nearly 40 years ago, is anticipated to stand trial in February at Torrance Superior Court.

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His trial is tentatively set for Feb. 7.

Some of South Bay’s biggest stories of 2018 will roll on into the new year – Daily Breeze


I'm guessing it'll be postponed again but we will see.

 

[Niner]

Yep MsFacetious - correcto mondo!!

Looks like trial has been moved, as he has a pretrial conference after that date...

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
February 7, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC JURY TRIAL

February 19, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

April 2, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC READINESS HEARING

link: http://www.lacourt.org/criminalcasesummary/ui/Selection.aspx

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, February 19th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – *Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) & arraigned (8/29/18) with 1st degree murder.
DNA familial match.
10/1/18 Update: Asked for continuance of trial that was supposed to start on 10/29/18, next pretrial conference hearing 11/5.
11/5/18 Update: Pretrial Conference hearing on 1/8, Jury trial set for 2/7/19.
1/8/19 Update: Trial has been postponed. Next Pretrial Conference on 2/19 & Trial Readiness hearing on 4/2.

 

[Niner]

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
April 3, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC READINESS HEARING

April 15, 2019 08:30 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC JURY TRIAL

link: LA Court

 

[Niner]

Oops - wrong day....

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 3rd:
*Trial Readiness Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – *Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) & arraigned (8/29/18) with 1st degree murder.
DNA familial match.
10/1/18 Update: Asked for continuance of trial that was supposed to start on 10/29/18, next pretrial conference hearing 11/5.
11/5/18 Update: Pretrial Conference hearing on 1/8, Jury trial set for 2/7/19.
1/8/19 Update: Trial has been postponed. Next Pretrial Conference on 2/19 & Trial Readiness hearing on 4/3.
2/19/19 Update: Next Trial Readiness hearing on 4/3. Trial is scheduled for 4/15.

 

[Niner]

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
April 9, 2019 11:00 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC JURY TRIAL

April 15, 2019 09:00 AM Torrance Courthouse SWC JURY TRIAL

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court


Not sure if the court site means trial starts 4/9 & then continues to 4/15 - ?? Guess we shall have to wait & see what happens, unless someone can find something about this 4/9 date. And TIA if you do!

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, April 9th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 11am PT) – CA – Teresa Broudreaux (20) pregnant (Mar. 4, 1980, Palos Verde Estate) – *Robert Allen Yniguez (65/37 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (9/30/17) & arraigned (8/29/18) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
DNA familial match.
Trial is scheduled for 4/9 for jury selection & trial starts 4/15.