A Ventura County couple was convicted of murder for beating and shooting the man’s ex-girlfriend outside an Oxnard bar.

A blood trail and acrylic nails were left at the scene of the crime, which prosecutors argued was motivated by jealousy.

A trail of blood and broken acrylic nails helped solve a grisly Ventura County murder, authorities say — culminating Friday in the conviction of a couple for beating and murdering the man’s ex-girlfriend.

A jury found Margarita Jimenez, 34, of Oxnard; and Jorge Garfias, 38, of Ventura, guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Yanelly Vargas, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.

Prosecutors say the attack unfolded minutes before midnight on Saint Patrick’s Day 2024.

Garfias used a text message to lure Vargas, his ex-gir

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