Elliot Tramel Nowden, 47, was put away for life Friday for the brutal unprovoked slaying of a woman on a Los Angeles Metro in April, 2024.

Mirna Soza Arauz’s throat was slashed by Nowden as she rode the B-Line train and the car pulled into the station, leaving her to bleed out on the platform. The 67-year-old was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, Los Angeles Police Department said said.

Nowden was arrested for murder just 30 minutes after the attack at the Universal City Station in Studio City, police said.

He was convicted on Nov. 17 of first-degree murder and robbery.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Karla D. Kerlin imposed an additional eight years behind bars for the robbery charge, in addition to the life sentence with no parole.

Nowden is a repeat

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