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I could have sworn I started one for December but I don't have one bookmarked or couldn't find it....
For the Week of Monday, December 8th thru Friday, December 12th
Monday, Dec. 8th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 10:30am ADT) - AZ - Allison M. Feldman (31) (Feb. 17, 2015, Scottsdale) - *Ian L. Mitcham (39 @ time of crime/42/now 50) indicted (4/11/18) & arraigned & charged (4/30/18) on 1st degree premeditated murder, 2nd degree burglary & 2nd degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M Cash bond. Maricopa County
DNA matched with familial match in CODIS.
Jury Selection began on 10/27/25 & ended on 10/30/25.
Trial is set to begin on 11/12/25. [Trial dates: 12/8, 12/10, 12/11, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, 1/5/26, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, 1/20, 1/21, 1/22, 1/27, 1/28, 2/4, 2/5, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/12, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 3/2, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/2, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, /16, 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/23, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/26, 5/27 & 5/28 all at 10:30am]
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Sunita Cairo presiding. Prosecutor Erin Otis & defense attorney Jeffrey Kirchler.
Court hearings from 6/28/18 thru 10/24/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-4 (10/27-30/25) thru 11/10/25 & Trial Days 1-4 (11/12-18/25) reference post #735 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cottsdale-18-feb-2015-4-arrest.305356/page-37
11/27/25 Thursday, Trial Day x: No hearing/trial was held. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
12/3/25 Docket update: Motion to transport witness from DOC.
*Trial continues (Day 23) (@ 10:30am AZT) – AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 46) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 51) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both. Maricopa County
Jury Selection began on 9/24/25 & ended 9//24/25. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 9/24/25. [Trial dates: 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11 & 12/16 to 12/18/25, 1/5/26 to 1/8, 1/12 to 1/15, 1/20, 1/22, 1/26 to 1/29, 2/2 to 2/4, 2/9 to 2/11, 2/17 to 2/19, 2/23 to 2/26, 3/2 to 3/5, 3/9 to 3/12, 3/16 to 3/19, 3/23 to 3/26, 3/30 & 3/31/26.all @ 10:30am].
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish presiding. Prosecutor Jessi Wade & Joshua Clark. Defense attorneys for Germayne are Natlee Segal & Taylor Fox & Lisa’s are attorneys Eric Kessler & Dan Raynak.
Case & court info from 12/14/18 thru 11/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1 (9/24/25) & Trial Days 1-20 (9/24-10/14 & thru 12/3/25) & thru 11/26/25 reference post #316 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...opa-county-12-feb-2017-arrests.405007/page-16
12/4/25 Thursday, Trial Day 22: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9am ET) - MA - Ana Walshe (39) was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023, according to her husband. She was reported missing Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 from her employer in Washington D.C. - *Brian Reza Walshe (47/now 50) arrested (1/8/23), charged & arraigned (1/9/23) with intimidation/ misleading police during the investigation into his wife's disappearance. Bond $5M Surety/$500K Cash. Plead not guilty (1/9/23). [See below for NEW charges]. Quincy DC in Mass Court/moved to Norfolk Superior Court
*Re-Charged (1/17/23) & arraigned (1/18/23) with murder, assault to beat Ana with intent to murder & improper transport of body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond pending indictment. Held in Norfolk County Correctional Center.
*Indicted (3/30/23), re-charged & arraigned (4/27/23) with 1st degree murder, for misleading a police investigation/ obstruction of justice [plead guilty] & for the improper conveyance of a human body [plead guilty]. Plead not guilty to all charges (4/7/23). Held without Bond.
On 11/18/25 plead guilty to intimidation/misleading police & improper conveyance [transport] of body & admitted dismembering Ana. Norfolk Superior Court
Jury Selection began on 11/18/25 & ended on 11/20/25. 16 jurors selected. [9 women & 7 men].
Jury Trial began on 12/1/25. Mondays thru Thursdays court ends at 4pm, on Fridays at 1pm.
Sentencing for the guilty pleas will be after murder trial per Judge Feniere’s ruling on 12/4/25.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere presiding. Norfolk County Asst. DAs Gregory Connor & Anna Yas. Defense attorneys Larry Tipton & Kelli Porges, public defenders.
Case & court info from 1/6/23 thru 11/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (11/18-20/25) & Trial Day 1-4 (12/1-12/4/25) reference post #1478 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...esh33are-to-airport-cohasset-4.658134/page-74
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 5: State witnesses: Massachusetts Trooper Connor Keefe, homicide detective with Norfolk County DA office [trained in digital forensics back on stand. Went thru text messages between Ana & Brian. Massachusetts State Trooper Heather Sullivan [retired this past summer]. Sullivan a crime scene investigator documented a dumpster & trash compactor. Prosecutors entered a pair of tin snips, hack saw, hammer, packing tape & hatchet. State's Office of Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Atkinson. Dr. Atkinson is a forensic pathologist. See post #1587, page 80 for a recap of witnesses. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Trial continues (Day 23) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime (1992)/57/now 63) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait [special circumstances were dismissed], torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond. DP will not seek DP. Yolo County
Trial began on 10/23/25.
Judge Daniel M. Wolk presiding. Yolo County DAs David Robbin & Deanna Hays. Defense attorney public defender Ron Johnson & Sarah MacDonald.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 10/27/25 & Trial Day 1-21 (10/23-12/4/25) reference post #293 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...des-ago-yolo-co-arrest-in-2020.499745/page-15
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 22: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Yolanda Teresa Perez () – Plead guilty to 4 counts of child abuse; murder charges dismissed (9/21/22). Court orders Yolanda Perez back to Court on 11/5/25 as State witness.
*Trial continues (Day 13) (for both) (@ 8am ET) - GA - Boy (6) Brutally beaten by mom's bf from June 4 thru June 6, 2023 suffering broken bones, blood clots in his lung & bleeding on the brain; fighting for his life & is in extremely grave condition in Conley. Update 7/25/23: The child has come out of a coma & is slowly recovering. *Napoleon Tracey Ates, Jr. (36/now 39) arrested (6/6/23), charged (6/7/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (4/5/24 & 8/2/24) with aggravated battery, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon, aggravated cruelty to children in the 1st degree, 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, battery, cruelty to children-allow child to witness, making false statements & contributing to deprivation of a minor. Bond denied on 6 charges & a total bond set at $15K on 3 charges/for Jan. charges bond at $7K) Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Additionally charged (3/30/24) & with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & battery-Family violence. Clayton County
*Porshe Renee Wells (33/now 36) arrested (6/7/23), charged (6/8/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (6/7/24 & 8/2/24) with cruelty to children in the 1st degree, cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, contributing to deprivation of a minor, making a false statement, aggravated battery & aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond amounts range from $2K to $8K (total $27,500) with the exception of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon-no bond. Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Trial began on 11/17/25.
Clayton Superior Court Judge Robert L. Mack Jr. presiding. Defense attorneys Jordan Price & Karlyn Skall for Ates & attorney Charles Tierrance for Wells.
Case & court info from 6/4/23 thru 10/9/25 & Trial Days 1-11 (11/17-12/4/25) reference post #162 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-atlanta-clayton-co-june-2023.680727/page-9
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 12: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
Wednesday, Dec. 10th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – Cecilia Bravo Cabrera (30) (last seen leaving the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, Ca. just before 12:30am on June 9, 2016. She was driving her dark gray 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. She has never been heard from again. Five hours later, her car was found abandoned & burned in an orchard near Traver, Ca, 30 miles from the casino. There was no sign of her at the scene, Lemoore, not found.) - *Francisco Javier Yanez Valdivia (37/now 45) (estranged husband) arrested (12/13/16), charged & arraigned (12/14/18) with 1 felony count of murder & arson, 2 counts of possession marijuana for sale, 2 counts of cultivating marijuana & storing of it, 2 counts of conspiracy to commit a crime & 1 count theft of utilities service over $400. Plead not guilty. No bond. Tulare County
Trial was set to begin on 9/10/24 continued on 6/20/25 with jury selection. Jury seated.
Trial began on 6/23/25 & ended 7/2/25 with a GUILTY verdict.
Court info from 12/16/18 thru 6/17/25 & Jury Selection (6/20/25) & Trial Days 1-7 (6/23-7/1/25) reference post #241 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...30-lemoore-9-june-2016-arrests.310011/page-13
7/2/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 8: The Tulare County DA's Office announced that a jury found Valdivia guilty on July 2 of first-degree murder & felony arson in connection with the death of his wife, Cecilia Cabrera. He is scheduled to be sentenced on 9/25/25 & faces life in prison.
9/25/25 Update: Sentencing hearing has been reset on 12/10/25 @ 8:30am.
*Rosalina Perez Lopez (39/now 46) – plead guilty (12/1/20) & was sentenced to three years in custody but was released after the plea due to time served awaiting trial. Testified against Valdivia per plea deal.
For the Week of Monday, December 8th thru Friday, December 12th
Monday, Dec. 8th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 10:30am ADT) - AZ - Allison M. Feldman (31) (Feb. 17, 2015, Scottsdale) - *Ian L. Mitcham (39 @ time of crime/42/now 50) indicted (4/11/18) & arraigned & charged (4/30/18) on 1st degree premeditated murder, 2nd degree burglary & 2nd degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M Cash bond. Maricopa County
DNA matched with familial match in CODIS.
Jury Selection began on 10/27/25 & ended on 10/30/25.
Trial is set to begin on 11/12/25. [Trial dates: 12/8, 12/10, 12/11, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, 1/5/26, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, 1/20, 1/21, 1/22, 1/27, 1/28, 2/4, 2/5, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/12, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 3/2, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/2, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, /16, 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/23, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/26, 5/27 & 5/28 all at 10:30am]
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Sunita Cairo presiding. Prosecutor Erin Otis & defense attorney Jeffrey Kirchler.
Court hearings from 6/28/18 thru 10/24/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-4 (10/27-30/25) thru 11/10/25 & Trial Days 1-4 (11/12-18/25) reference post #735 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cottsdale-18-feb-2015-4-arrest.305356/page-37
11/27/25 Thursday, Trial Day x: No hearing/trial was held. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
12/3/25 Docket update: Motion to transport witness from DOC.
*Trial continues (Day 23) (@ 10:30am AZT) – AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 46) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 51) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both. Maricopa County
Jury Selection began on 9/24/25 & ended 9//24/25. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 9/24/25. [Trial dates: 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11 & 12/16 to 12/18/25, 1/5/26 to 1/8, 1/12 to 1/15, 1/20, 1/22, 1/26 to 1/29, 2/2 to 2/4, 2/9 to 2/11, 2/17 to 2/19, 2/23 to 2/26, 3/2 to 3/5, 3/9 to 3/12, 3/16 to 3/19, 3/23 to 3/26, 3/30 & 3/31/26.all @ 10:30am].
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish presiding. Prosecutor Jessi Wade & Joshua Clark. Defense attorneys for Germayne are Natlee Segal & Taylor Fox & Lisa’s are attorneys Eric Kessler & Dan Raynak.
Case & court info from 12/14/18 thru 11/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1 (9/24/25) & Trial Days 1-20 (9/24-10/14 & thru 12/3/25) & thru 11/26/25 reference post #316 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...opa-county-12-feb-2017-arrests.405007/page-16
12/4/25 Thursday, Trial Day 22: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9am ET) - MA - Ana Walshe (39) was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023, according to her husband. She was reported missing Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 from her employer in Washington D.C. - *Brian Reza Walshe (47/now 50) arrested (1/8/23), charged & arraigned (1/9/23) with intimidation/ misleading police during the investigation into his wife's disappearance. Bond $5M Surety/$500K Cash. Plead not guilty (1/9/23). [See below for NEW charges]. Quincy DC in Mass Court/moved to Norfolk Superior Court
*Re-Charged (1/17/23) & arraigned (1/18/23) with murder, assault to beat Ana with intent to murder & improper transport of body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond pending indictment. Held in Norfolk County Correctional Center.
*Indicted (3/30/23), re-charged & arraigned (4/27/23) with 1st degree murder, for misleading a police investigation/ obstruction of justice [plead guilty] & for the improper conveyance of a human body [plead guilty]. Plead not guilty to all charges (4/7/23). Held without Bond.
On 11/18/25 plead guilty to intimidation/misleading police & improper conveyance [transport] of body & admitted dismembering Ana. Norfolk Superior Court
Jury Selection began on 11/18/25 & ended on 11/20/25. 16 jurors selected. [9 women & 7 men].
Jury Trial began on 12/1/25. Mondays thru Thursdays court ends at 4pm, on Fridays at 1pm.
Sentencing for the guilty pleas will be after murder trial per Judge Feniere’s ruling on 12/4/25.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere presiding. Norfolk County Asst. DAs Gregory Connor & Anna Yas. Defense attorneys Larry Tipton & Kelli Porges, public defenders.
Case & court info from 1/6/23 thru 11/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (11/18-20/25) & Trial Day 1-4 (12/1-12/4/25) reference post #1478 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...esh33are-to-airport-cohasset-4.658134/page-74
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 5: State witnesses: Massachusetts Trooper Connor Keefe, homicide detective with Norfolk County DA office [trained in digital forensics back on stand. Went thru text messages between Ana & Brian. Massachusetts State Trooper Heather Sullivan [retired this past summer]. Sullivan a crime scene investigator documented a dumpster & trash compactor. Prosecutors entered a pair of tin snips, hack saw, hammer, packing tape & hatchet. State's Office of Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Atkinson. Dr. Atkinson is a forensic pathologist. See post #1587, page 80 for a recap of witnesses. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Trial continues (Day 23) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime (1992)/57/now 63) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait [special circumstances were dismissed], torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond. DP will not seek DP. Yolo County
Trial began on 10/23/25.
Judge Daniel M. Wolk presiding. Yolo County DAs David Robbin & Deanna Hays. Defense attorney public defender Ron Johnson & Sarah MacDonald.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 10/27/25 & Trial Day 1-21 (10/23-12/4/25) reference post #293 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...des-ago-yolo-co-arrest-in-2020.499745/page-15
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 22: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
*Yolanda Teresa Perez () – Plead guilty to 4 counts of child abuse; murder charges dismissed (9/21/22). Court orders Yolanda Perez back to Court on 11/5/25 as State witness.
*Trial continues (Day 13) (for both) (@ 8am ET) - GA - Boy (6) Brutally beaten by mom's bf from June 4 thru June 6, 2023 suffering broken bones, blood clots in his lung & bleeding on the brain; fighting for his life & is in extremely grave condition in Conley. Update 7/25/23: The child has come out of a coma & is slowly recovering. *Napoleon Tracey Ates, Jr. (36/now 39) arrested (6/6/23), charged (6/7/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (4/5/24 & 8/2/24) with aggravated battery, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon, aggravated cruelty to children in the 1st degree, 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, battery, cruelty to children-allow child to witness, making false statements & contributing to deprivation of a minor. Bond denied on 6 charges & a total bond set at $15K on 3 charges/for Jan. charges bond at $7K) Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Additionally charged (3/30/24) & with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & battery-Family violence. Clayton County
*Porshe Renee Wells (33/now 36) arrested (6/7/23), charged (6/8/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (6/7/24 & 8/2/24) with cruelty to children in the 1st degree, cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, contributing to deprivation of a minor, making a false statement, aggravated battery & aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond amounts range from $2K to $8K (total $27,500) with the exception of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon-no bond. Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Trial began on 11/17/25.
Clayton Superior Court Judge Robert L. Mack Jr. presiding. Defense attorneys Jordan Price & Karlyn Skall for Ates & attorney Charles Tierrance for Wells.
Case & court info from 6/4/23 thru 10/9/25 & Trial Days 1-11 (11/17-12/4/25) reference post #162 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-atlanta-clayton-co-june-2023.680727/page-9
12/5/25 Friday, Trial Day 12: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/8/25.
Wednesday, Dec. 10th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – Cecilia Bravo Cabrera (30) (last seen leaving the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, Ca. just before 12:30am on June 9, 2016. She was driving her dark gray 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. She has never been heard from again. Five hours later, her car was found abandoned & burned in an orchard near Traver, Ca, 30 miles from the casino. There was no sign of her at the scene, Lemoore, not found.) - *Francisco Javier Yanez Valdivia (37/now 45) (estranged husband) arrested (12/13/16), charged & arraigned (12/14/18) with 1 felony count of murder & arson, 2 counts of possession marijuana for sale, 2 counts of cultivating marijuana & storing of it, 2 counts of conspiracy to commit a crime & 1 count theft of utilities service over $400. Plead not guilty. No bond. Tulare County
Trial was set to begin on 9/10/24 continued on 6/20/25 with jury selection. Jury seated.
Trial began on 6/23/25 & ended 7/2/25 with a GUILTY verdict.
Court info from 12/16/18 thru 6/17/25 & Jury Selection (6/20/25) & Trial Days 1-7 (6/23-7/1/25) reference post #241 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...30-lemoore-9-june-2016-arrests.310011/page-13
7/2/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 8: The Tulare County DA's Office announced that a jury found Valdivia guilty on July 2 of first-degree murder & felony arson in connection with the death of his wife, Cecilia Cabrera. He is scheduled to be sentenced on 9/25/25 & faces life in prison.
9/25/25 Update: Sentencing hearing has been reset on 12/10/25 @ 8:30am.
*Rosalina Perez Lopez (39/now 46) – plead guilty (12/1/20) & was sentenced to three years in custody but was released after the plea due to time served awaiting trial. Testified against Valdivia per plea deal.
