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On March 17, 2024, Margarita Jimenez, 34, of Oxnard, and Jorge Garfia, 38, lured Yanelly Vargas, 35, to a bar, prosecutors said

From there, they drove Vargas to a desolate industrial area where they beat her

As Vargas tried to flee, Jimenez shot Vargas, who later died.

A California couple found guilty of murdering the man’s ex-girlfriend has learned their fate.

On Sept. 5, Margarita Jimenez, 34, of Oxnard, and Jorge Garfia, 38, of Ventura, were convicted of first-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Yanelly Vargas, 35, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Jimenez was sentenced to 80 years-to-life in state prison. Garfias was sentenced to 25 years-to-life in state prison, District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced in a statement

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