The man who was found guilty of stabbing and killing a 67-year-old woman on a Metro train in Studio City in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The sentencing came down Friday after Elliot Tramal Nowden, 47, was convicted last month of using knives to kill Mirna Soza Arauz while trying to rob her aboard the train. Police said the stabbing occurred during the early morning hours as the train, which was headed toward downtown LA, arrived at the Universal/Studio City Station on Lankershim Boulevard near Universal Studios Hollywood.

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Private security officers working for Metro provided aid to Soza Arauz at the subway station while waiting for paramedics, who transported her to a h

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