garcia-torres relative: "no." the woman did not want reveal her name or say how she was related to antolin garcia-torres. (vicki) as we have said - antolin garcia-torres does face the death penalty after being found guilty in the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. however, it's been áyears since the state of california has actually executed a prisoner. kron four's dan kerman joins is live now outside the san quentin state prison - with more on this story. dan? the last execution at california's san quentin prison was in january of 2006 when clarence ray allen was put to death. that same year a federal judge put the 3 drug lethal injection process on hold. and there hasn't been an execution since.passions on both sides of the issue remain strongcurrently there are 728 men on death row at san quentin prison another 20 women are on death row at central california women's facility in chowchilla. this past november voters approved prop 66, which was meant to streamline the process and get the death penalty going ag

the jury in the garcia-torres case has found garcia-torres guilty of first degree murder and kidnapping in the case of sierra lamar. this will now go to the penalty phase which starts on may 16th. we have reporters in the courtroom. when the verdict was announced there was sort of an emotional outburst followed by tears. we will bring you the key players as we expect to hear from them in the coming minutes. jessie gary you were in overflow because there were so many people in the main court. there was reaction there as well. >> that is exactly right, gasia. once the verdict was read, which was guilty of murder in the first degree, there was an audible gasp, clapping and yeahs in the overflow courtroom. so much so that you couldn't hear what the court personnel was reading beyond that. there was a large emotional reaction once the guilty verdict was read. and subsequent charges were read and guilty down the line. a lot of relief and then a little bit of crying and sniffling in the courtroom. once the judge adjourned court and people started moving out, some people stopped and were huggin

defense attorneys for garcia-torres have alleged cross- contamination during the evidence collection process, pointing to sloppy techniques by the santa clara county district attorney's crime laboratory. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) and stick with the kron 4 morning news all morning as we wait for the verdict. we will bring it to you as soon as it is read at 9:00 this morning. we will also have a criminal defense attorney on set to discuss the jury's decision. and if you are away from your t-v make sure you download the kron 4 mobile app. we will send out a breaking news push alert as soon as the verdict is announced. ( mark ) this morning we are hearing from a victim of the bart mob attack last month. ( darya ) anny hong is here with more on the lawsuit against bart. anny? ( anny @ land ) rusty stapp and his family are now suing bart for three million dollars. they were returning from a birthday dinner in san francisco when the mob began pounding on the train as it pulled into the coliseum station. stapp and his family claim ba

jury finds garcia-torres guilty. with death penalty a real possibility and hoping the verdict works as a impetus where the killer hid the body, that the a deal. we want to show you what is on twitter. obvious deal. no death penalty if the location of herboldy is revealed. somebody else supporting and hoping had a deal will be made. right here says justice. now i pray she is located so she can rest. we're getting a lot of reaction on social media. we'll be following it all day. keep up to date on twitter as well as our facebook page and on our home page. it's our top story. >> thanks very much. our coverage continues on air and online. we'll have reaction from across the bay area, including morgan hill where sierra lamar disappeared from. our reporters are fanned out gathering more information for you this morning. >> all right. while we stay on top of that. up next at 11:00, a look at the rest of the day's top stories. the winter storms nearly destroying parts of the orville dam and now the push to get the federal go

''laura torres'' dio su testimonio y narr la dificil vida que tuvo antolin garcia torres durante su niñez... ella dijo que el padre de ''garcia torres'' era alcholico y la familia vivi bajo contantes amenaza. ---los abogados buscan convencer al jurado de que aunque su representado fue declarado "culpable" de la desaparicion y

prosecutors showed the dna on a rope found in garcia-torres' car. and the suspect's dna found on the victim's clothing which had been discarded in a field. legal analyst steven clark. >> the jury believed that he was responsible for sierra lamar's death, and i think at this point they said must have been responsible for these other attacks as well. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued lamar was miserable with her family's move and planned to run away. lawyer al lopez told jurors the teen could still be alive. but prosecutors called multiple witnesses who said the charismatic 15-year-old had made a home with new friends. her constant social media activity went dormant the day she disappeared, sparking five years of fruitless searching. although the family still doesn't know where sierra's remains are they know the person responsible for her disappearance has been convicted. >> there's things that help but, yeah, there's fought really any closure. >> reporter: the people in the courtroom, family and a friends of sierra lamar let out a very loud visib

but d-n-a evidence linked garcia- torres to the crime. kron4's rob fladeboe was in the courtroom today... when the verdict was handed down. (pam)(steve) marlene lamar/sierra's mother " nothing will take a way the pain we have been feeling every day and will feel for the rest of our lives but we have been praying for this type of ending,,,,for justice..."sierra lamar's mother marlene is talking about the justice metedout moments earlier tuesday as a jury handed down a verdict that found antolin garcia torres guilty in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of her 15 year-old daughter.steve lamar/sierra's father" i couldn't look up, i just kept looking down and i just felt a flood of emotions..."there were audible sighs of relief and gasps in the packed courtroom as the verdict was read. the 26 year old garcia torres displayed no visible emotion as the court clerk read further that the jury also found him guilty of attacking and attempting to carjack three other women in what prosecutors told the jury was a prelude to the murder of sierra lamar.d

>> now, what goes on trial is garcia torres' whole life.are trying to bring you the emotion of it and of course the facts from what's happened in that courtroom. following very closely on social media. janelle wang, you're monitoring twitter right now. >> family and friends inside the courtroom sobbing when the verdict came down. our reporters all inside. bob redell's been in the courtroom since early this morning. this came down four minutes ago. breaking news, jury finds antoine garcia torres guilty of attempted kidnapping and carjacking. these are the three other charges he faced beside capital murder charges for killing sierra lamar. there again, jury unanimously finds garcia torres guilty on all four counts. inside the courtroom, antoine garcia torres sits quietly as he learns he faces the death penalty. that penalty phase will begin next tuesday. that same jury will deliberate whether he will get the death penalty or not. our social media editor is also inside the courtroom. she says, a volunteer inside the courtroom just told her jus

you interacted with the lamar family and garcia-torres family? >> reporter: kristin, this is the news the family was waiting to hear. sierra's father has been inside that courtroom every day of the trial. he came outside the courtroom after the verdict was read with tears in his eyes. here's what he had to say. >> satisfaction, relief, all those emotions, and then the sad emotions are there too. i mean, like a whirlwind of emotions. sad, thinking of sierra. and then, yeah, the results here today. >> reporter: steve lamar said if the daughter is watching down on all this, she'd say, hang in there dad. although he was found guilty, the pain that the family is has is still there, felt every day. the family of torres was also in the courtroom. >> can you tell us what your reaction is? do you think he'll tell them where the body is now? do you have anything to say? anything to say? any words for sierra lamar's family? anybody? as you saw, his mother walked out with the relatives, had a she was escorted by sheriff deputies because the media was surroun

it wasn't until a few months later, may 21st that antolin garcia torres was arrested. after many legal delays two years later garcia torres would enter the plea of not guilty. and another two years before the trial really ramped up. the court started looking for jurors last october. the trial finally began in january and of course the case went to the jury this past thursday. you're looking here at one of the many searches for sierra. for years dedicated volunteers like we mentioned skowered the south bay ploog for any sign of her many of the same volunteers wafrpd the jury tlifr the verdict. nbc bay area michelle roberts joins from us the courthouse with more. michelle. >> reporter: well those search is t over yet. they will continue to search for sierra's body now they're hoping that torres will finally answer questions about where she may be. >> you knew when she was a room because the energy would change, very happy girl. >> this young lady says she was lucky to call sierra a friend. she was relieved garcia was found guilty but until the body is found she will pray

garcia-torres relative: "no."(pam) the woman did not want reveal her name or say how she was related to antolin garcia- torres. (steve) ever since sierra first disappeared---nearly one thousand people have donated their time and support in searching for the missing teen. many of them following the trial to the end. and say the verdict is justice for sierra. with their red shoes, buttons and shirts ---all in honor of sierra ---the search volunteers stood in solidarity with the lamar family. they say although they started as strangers--- the volunteers are now like one big family. (steve) the morgan hill community has been emotionally

two months later antolin garcia- torres was arrested.hat's when evidence from a bag was linked to him, and his dna was found on lamar's belongings. he was charged with kidnapping and murder even though lamar's body or a crime scene have never been found. two years later an indictment moved that case forward and garcia-torres entered a plea of not guilty on february 13th, 2014. after a delay of nine months while defense attorneys filed multiple motions for more time to examine evidence the trial began in santa clara county on january 30th of this year. >>> new at 5:00 a doctor from the east bay has been arrested for alleged sex crimes involving a a patient and now investigators are looking for other potential victims. our crime reporter henry lee is near walnut creek with more. henry. >> reporter: frank, i'm outside this doctor's office. this doctor is now on leave after his arrest for sexual battery involving one of his female patients. this is the mugshot of the doctor, a family medicine doctor, now accused of numerous sex crimes. contr

and a judge has decided torres will get a second chance to prove his innocence.viction. >> it's going to be a new trial now, and everything is going to come out. the truth is going to come out. >> torres' cellmate ryan abbey also got good news at a recent court hearing. he was accepted into a rehab program, and a few weeks into it has written to torres about life outside the orange county jail. >> i received two letters from ryan since he's been gone. he goes, hey, jimmy, what's up, buddy? did some research -- did some research on the mummy bandit thing for me, and he says there's mummy bandits all over the place. it's like a mummy nation. he mentions that sobriety is great. people are good at the house, and he mentioned also that he's going to help me with this project we've got going. we're going to make some t-shirts, free the mummy bandit. itwasntme.com, the name of the website. he also says to keep positive, you will win your case. let me know when your next court date is. >> marc gonzales is adjusting not only to a new cellmate but a new cell where he's con

now garcia torres could face the death penalty if he is convicted. during closing arguments this around prosecutor david boyd reminded jurors about sierra's hair found on a rope in the carve garcia torres. >> and it's very hard to come up with an innocent explanation as to why her hair is found on rope in mr. garcia's car. >> the prosecution also poked holes in a key defense theory,

garcia-torres displayed no visible emotion.lso found him guilty of attacking and attempting to carjack three other women. sierra's parents say this is the ending they had been <"we are just grateful and blessed that the jury came up with the verdict that they did. and it is going to be a safer world because of them."i could not look. i just stayed looking down and stayed listening. and then a huge rush of emotion all at once."> ( darya ) here are antolin garcia- torres parents leaving the courthouse shortly after the jury delivered a guilty verdict. his mother would not comment on the verdict as she was escorted by sheriff's deputies. ( mark ) and happening today... lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase in the trial of antolin garcia- torres.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on what's next. will. ( will ) the penalty phase will begin next week. the jury will have to decide life in prison or the death penalty. but it's been years since the state of california has actually e

jurors found antolin garcia torres for killing her daughter. the 15-year-old vanished on her way to school in march of 2012. sierra's father was among those who gasped loudly when he heard the verdict. he says theed verdict offers justice but not closure. >> there will always be grief. grief like this just will never go away. >> while the verdict is what the lamars hoped for. danielle says life without her younger sister will never be the same. >> we'll obviously never get sierra back so it's not closure but it is a good first step. and the jury did the right thing. >> as antolin garcia torres learned he now faces the death penalty he sat stoically not moving his head. after the verdict the his parents were escorted out and made no comment. as they walked one family told us this is terrible. defense attorney al lopez refused to answer questions. >> do you plan to appeal this decision? >> now the case moves on to the penalty phase. maureen lamar says she is prepared to testify. >> to be able to say in court that -- that even this verdict was jus

el adn de garcÍa torres en los pantalones de sierra pero el cuerpo nunca se encontrÓ.vÓ el caso dijo que el mismo jurado encontrÓ culpable a garcÍa torres por el intento de rapto y ataque en contra de tres mujeres en el 2009 en el estacionamiento de una tienda. la familia de garcÍa torres se marcharon sin hablar a la prensa. >> fue bastante rÁpido, normalmente en un caso tan sitio como este, el jurado toma tiempo para revisar toda la evidencia. quizÁs lo hicieron muy rápido pero este es el derecho del jurado. jaime: la madre de sierra aÑadiÓ que les da paz como familia saber que esto no le va a ocurrir a ninguna otra niÑa. el jurado tendrÁ una semana libre y el prÓximo martes retomarÁ la deliberaciÓn pero esta vez para determinar si garcÍa torres recibe la pena de muerte. marÍa: la pena capital es la Única opciÓn para sentenciar que tiene este jurado? jaime: y tambiÉn la opciÓn de cadena perpetua sin derecho a libertad condicional. marÍa: echamos un vistazo a algunas de fechas claves de este caso. sierra desapareciÓ en marzo en marzo del 2012 en morgan hill. en mayo de

nat por desicion unanime, antolin garcia torres fue encontrado culpable ... otras 3 intentos de secuestro.... lorena --- y pese a la rpida decisin del jurado......... el juicio contra antoln garca torres, haba sido postergado por aÑos antes de finalmente dar inicio --- take vo -- la fiscala argument que garca era el sospechoso de secuestrar y matar a sierra lamar, apoyaron el caso en muestras de adn que encontraron en un bolso de lamar en un terreno baldo , al igual que un cabello hallado en una cuerda que garca torres tena en el maletero de su automvil --- --- cmaras de seguridad captaron el auto de garca cerca de la casa de lamar, el da de su desaparicin --- lorena on cam --por su parte, la defensa quiso demostrar que la adolescente no esta muerta, sino que huy de su casa por su orientacin sexual, y antes de iniciar el juicio la defensa intent desestimar las muestras de adn --- cesar --- para analizar qu es lo que sigue ahora para el acusado de este crimen, nos acompaÑa "esther aguayo" abogada experta en casos criminales --- buenas tardes, abogada... --- qu

she feels confident the jury will find garcia torres guilty. just because we have not found her body does not prove the he did not kidnap and murder her. >> reporter: garcia torres did not testify. experts say that is expected since he would have likely had to answer to three other attempted kidnapping charges he faces from 2009. pivotal cuts when it came from sierra lamar's mother who said the 15-year-old would never run away and no means to support herself. >> i cannot imagine the pain for the family come up for sierra's friends, for their extended family. >> reporter: the legal expert i spoke to expects a long deliberation process if jurors find garcia torres guilty it will move into the penalty phase and that could take weeks since garcia torres is facing the death penalty. mazza smith, ktvu fox 2. >>> may day rallies were held around the bay area, the country and around the world. most were peaceful but several protests in the pacific northwest turned violent. police in oregon arrested more than 20 demonstrators, arrested for starting fire

sino que fue garca torres quien le quit la vida...anlisis de un ex fiscal sot steven clark/ex fiscal con vo/andres dice que a falta de un arma y del cuerpo de la joven... la fiscala debe dejar claro, sin duda alguna, que antoln garca-torres es el responsable del secuestro y asesinato de sierra lamar... dice que deben utilizar la evidencia que tienen, como el adn del sospechoso dispersas en varias de las pruebas... y que la defensa deber desestimar estas evidencias para evitar una condena este es un caso que ha conmovido a toda el rea de la baha. de ser encontrado culpable, garca torres quien tiene dos hijos... y est en custodia e las autoridades desde el 21 de mayo de 2012, podra enfrentar la pena de muerte de ser hayado culpable... andres on cam este mircoles en la maÑana... se reanudar la sesin y se espera que el turno esta vez sea para la defense.. para que presente sus argumentos finales... blanca ---el departamento del alguacil del condado de sonoma anunci que limitar su cooperacin con los agentes de inmigracin. take vo ---hoy a

garcia-torres suffered the negative psychological effects of pesticide exposure. the judge has not ruled which of these doctors or experts or psychologists will be allowed to testify in this case. but the whole process is supposed to last about two weeks in this penalty phase of the trial. in san jose, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >> and allie right now is inside of the courtroom as the penalty phase of the trial begins. she will have a live report in the noon broadcast. >>> if garcia-torres is sentenced to death, he will join more than 700 prisoners on death pro. the first execution in california was in january of 2006. just last year californians voted on proposition 62 which would have replaced the death penalty with a strict life sentence. it failed with only 46% of people supporting it. our question of the day is, do you support the death penalty, yes or no? let's take a look at the results. 59% say yes you do. 4 1% say no. the death penalty is an easy way out. they should spend the rest of their life thinking about what they did. >> michael says it is a wa

antolin garcia torres gives up the location of the body. the da takes the death penalty off the table and the family gets closure. closure is something that was missing here at the courthouse this morning. >> there will always be grief, grief like this just will never go away. >> reporter: sierra lamar's father hours after jurors found an listen garcia torres guilty of killing his 15-year-old daughter who disappeared on her way to school in march of 2012. >> it gives us peace as a family knowing this is not going to happen to another child and that they can't get away with something like this. we will obviously never get sierra back. so it's not closure, but it is a good first step. and the jury did the right thing. >> reporter: garcia torres's parents, escorted out of court, had no comment, neither did the defense attorney. garcia torres also guilty of trying to kidnap three women in 2009 also in morgan hill. >> hanging him wouldn't be enough. it is not going to bring her back. >> reporter: now comes the penalty phase, the jury chooses bet

el enfoque de la defensa ser demostrarle al jurado que garcia torres merece vivir.oy dijeron que tienen 17 testigos. que planean presentar un video que muestra la vida del acusado con imgenes de su infancia. todo con el fin de humanizar al hombre. por su parte la fiscala planea poner sobre la mesa las circunstancias en las que se cometi el crimen y los previos ataques de garcia-torres a otras mujeres.. tambin indicaron que algunos de los amigos cercanos de sierra lamar testificaran y que planean presentar un video en donde se vern fotos de la vctima. pero una de las grandes preguntas en este momento es si antoln garca torres dice dnde est el cuerpo podra evadir la pena de muerte???. esto es lo que dijo un experto en estos casos.. take sot esa herrera abogado penalista me avisan otros que estn involucrados en este caso que ya han discutido ese tema y que no fue aceptado por la defensa y me imagino que como han trabajado para llegar a este punto van a seguir hasta el ultimo para ver que va a recomendar el jurado. con vo/ melissa la jueza analizara la evidencia de ambo

antolin garca torres...podra recibir una de 3 sentencias...erte...vida en prision sin la posibilidad de libertad condicional...o cierta cantidad de aÑos... residentes de la baha, aseguran que ninguno de los castigos traer de regreso a casa a sierra lamar de 15 aÑos quien desapareci desde el aÑo 2012... take sot 2 back to back dolores pulido residente de la baha "pues mire, en primer lugar pues nada podemos hacer ya si paso. en segundo lugar, que sea lo que el seÑor quiera. lo nico que yo digo es que ya lo dejaran as y el lentamente va a reflexionar de lo que uniera hecho" ramiro alvarez residente de la baha "no remedia nada, si lo matan o no lo matan ya no remedian nada. que le ganan? si lo matan a el, no van a revivir a la muchacha. y tambin pena de muerte que? nada ms un consuelo creo yo" cont. vo/david es importante recalcar, que la parte acusadora retiraria la peticion de pena de muerte si torres revela la ubicacin de los restos de lamar...ya que hasta el momento su cuerpo no ha sido encontrado... adems, el sospechoso fue hallado culpable

--garcia torres es arrestado el 21 de mayo..de entonces se encuentra en la carcel del condado de santa clara... lorena ---el encargado de la oficina del forense en el condado de marin, fue arrestado, acusado de abusar sexualmente a una menor de edad. ---pilar niÑo nos amplia la informacion de este caso.. take pilar pkg :01 banner :16 :32 :48 01:17 cortesia:marin independent journal.... este es darrell harris de 46 aÑos de edad, encargado de la oficina del forense del condado de marin... fue arrestado y hoy se tuvo que presentar en corte, acusado de cuatro delitos , entre ellos abuso sexual a una menor de 14 anos de edad..... tori o'hara/fiscalia de marin 00:29 los cargos son serios relacionados a asalto sexual a lo largo de 8 anos...dijo la fiscal. solo hay mencion a una victima, bajo el nombre de jane doe, y los presuntos abusos habrian ocurrido del ano 2008 al 2017. maria rivas/residente de san rafael 12:05 increible porque es alguien importante como para que pasen estas cosas 12:12 12:42 es muy raro que pase algo asi por esto

torres has his life on the line. you want, as defense attorney, you want to advocate and zealously represent your client. do everything you possibly can to demonstrate to jurors that this is not what happened and that the prosecution did not prove beyond reasonable doubt. >> always a pleasure to talk with you. we will be waiting for this case to go to the jury and see who's argument they believe the defense or prosecution. >>> after a string of criticism facebook says it is adding thousands of jobs. how new employees will help the social media company monitor live feeds. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, food. water. internet. we need it to live. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and n

blanca torres/trabaja haciendo entregas. 5:41 es un peligro para cualqluier ciudadano andar manejandoasi, pues yo tengo mucho miedo, es un peligro uno puede morir.... y es que blanca anda con la ventana rota porque dice apenas hace unos dias se la reventaron mientras manejaba en richmond..... ella no duda que fue un bala 6:10 trono horrible y el vidrio inmediatamente se desbarato...usted escucho un balazo? si como un balazo 6:21 si algo sirve de tranquilidad, las autoridades dicen que este tiroteo no se trato de un acto al azar 18:16 no al azar estas personas fueron escogidas por su relacion con pandillas. 18:22 de todas maneras con la oleada de balaceras en las autopistas en toda el area de la bahia, pero especialmente al este, la gente anda mas cuidadosa edgar henriquez/residente de hayward 2:39 estoy al pendiente, de los lados que no se me pegue nadie porque uno nunca sabe 2:52 9:09 haywars siempre ha sido ciudad tranquilo, he vivido por 38 anos y la verdad no he visto esto anterirormente 9:18 1:35 yo no salgo, llego a mi casa no salgo por lo mismo los dos heridos se recuperan en e

y asegur'o que fue antolin garcía-torres quien le quitó su vida....claraciones al salir de la corte ... andres out maÑana se deber continuar con los alegatos y se espera que sea el andres out maÑana se deber continuar con los alegatos y se espera que sea el turno para la defensa. garca torres no ha rendido su declaracion... y no se espera que maÑana habl. el esta en custodia de las autoridades... desde mayo del 2012. lorena / ots --la escuela preparatoria ''branham'' en san jos, fue blanco de los vndalos esta madrugada... take vo / lorena --los sospechosos incendiaron un quiosco de venta de comida, rompieron varias ventanas de un saln de clases y vandalizaron dos cobertizos.. --aunque hasta el momento no se han realizado arrestos, la polica cree que pronto hallarn a los responsables ya que el lugar tiene cmaras de seguridad... vo/lorena --en santa rosa un auto se estrell contra una tienda de mascotas... --el incidente se report anoche un poco antes de las nueve y media cuando el conductor perdi el control y colision contra el establecimiento ubicado s

phase is underway as a santa clara county jury decides the fate of convicted murderer, antolin garcia-torres. >>> resident trump taking to twitter to speak out against accusations he shared classified information with russian diplomat and what his national security advisor told reporters earlier today about the situation.>>> ktvu fox 2 news at noon starts now. >>> good afternoon, everyone . i'm mike mibach. >> i'm gasia makaelian. >>> we're learning details of a lawsuit that's been filed in connection to the deadly -- up while house fire. >> the families of more than a dozen victim say the building's landlord and manager a lot for dangerous conditions. alex savidge joins us with more on the news conference that is about to get underway. >> reporter: we should hear from attorneys from the victims family shortly. those attorneys are saying that the ghost ship warehouse was unsafe and not up to firecode. we will give you a live look outside the alameda county courthouse in oakland where attorneys just filed a 50 page lawsuit against the owner and manager of that building and oakland's fruitvale

antolin garcia- torres turned down our request for an interview. (steve) ever since sierra first disappeared---nearly one thousand people have donated their time and support in searching for the missing teen. many of them following the trial to the end. and say the verdict is justice for sierra. with their red shoes, buttons and shirts ---all in honor of sierra ---the search volunteers stood in solidarity with the lamar family. they say although they started as strangers--- the volunteers are now like one big family. (steve )2shot our coverage of the sierra lamar murder trial continues on kron-4 dot com. we have a timeline tracking the disappearance from the beginning

"is antolin garcia-torres .. the wrong man on trial in the murder of sierra lamar?" lead defense attorney al lopez began his closing arguments by asserting to the jury, there is little evidence garcia- torres killed sierra lamar... lopez attacked evidence and says, investigators failed to look into reports of another car in the area, suggesting... they arrested the wrong suspect. legal analyst steven clark calls this.... a brilliant strategy .. steven clark/legal analyst "anytime you as a defense attorney can point to someone else as the person who may have committed the crime, that's something you have to do and that could resonate with this jury when they decide, one, is she really dead and two, did garcia torres killer her...."(steve) with no body, no crime scene and no witnesses, the jury must decide whether or not to convict garcia- torres based on d-n-a and other forensic evidence. (pam) an east bay community in mourning... after a teen was hit and killed by a train in san lorenzo. and tonight we are learning more about the young victim who was a student at kip

antolin garcia-torres for the murder of the 15 year-old girl.. back in 2012. we brought you the verdict live on kron 4 morning news. ((steve))kron 4's catherine heenan takes us through the emotional moment at the santa clara county courthouse. members of sierra lamar's family crowded into the courtroom.the wept and gasped as the verdict was read. "we are grateful to the jurors for coming up with the right decision." antolin garcia torres sat expressionless as he was found guilty of kidnapping and murder with special circumstances ... a verdict that could put him on death row. "this is a longtime coming. it's bittersweet. we don't have sierra - that's the bittersweet part."there were no witnesses to connect antolin garcia torres to sierra lamar's disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads.no evidence that he knew her.no murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body.defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive.prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic

garcia - torres stared straight ahead and did not watch... (marlene lamar):" that was really hard to watch, it was the first time in a while i had heard her live on video, haven't been able to watch videos of her for a long while" (steve) also on the stand today... one of the three women who garcia-torres was convicted of attacking in 2009. she testified how she was fearful he would rape her... and how the incident ruined her marriage. legal analysts say, the emotional testimonies, like the ones today... are what the d-a wants the jury to hear .. when deciding whether or not to spare the life of garcia-torres. (pam) tonight- a san francisco family is desperately searching for a father and husband who has been missing for nearly four days. the man, who is a driver for uber, vanished without a trace on mother's day and has not been seen since. kron4's hermela aregawi spoke to his heartbroken wife... and has the latest. a dedicated husband of twenty plus years and father of two young boys.piseth chhay is described by his family as a hard worker,

garcia-torres will be sentenced next weekend could get the death penalty. search teens are hoping he will reveal what he did with sierra's body but say they will keep searching no matter what. >> we are not giving up and i would bring sierra home. bottom-line. >> reporter: sera's search team members say they have gone out looking for her, most weekends when the weather is fair. they say they will go out again this weekend. >> it is interesting, these people will not give up. we see that sentencing is going to be scheduled. where does this case go from here? >> reporter: because this is a k set a new trial, it is called the penalty phase of the trial. there will be testimony, there will be a victim impact statement read by members of her family to the jury and the jury and judge will decide whether or not anotlin garcia- torres look at life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. >> len ramirez reporting live from san jose. >>> the bay area hillsides are still lost from winter rain but firefighters say they will provide plenty of fu

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torres saying she was beaten by garcia torres' alcoholic father. at one point she said her husband tried to strangle her with her own waist-length hair. legal analyst steven clark says her testimony was powerful. steven clark/legal analyst<" it is obvious what the defense wants to show here is that antolin garcia torres had a very difficult childhood and was someone who was around abuse his entire life and while that doesn't excuse hi, it might have effected his behavior and that is what the defense wants this jury to cling to...">(steve) garcia torres' mother also testifying about working in the fields when she was pregnant with antolin as the defense strategy heads toward suggesting that exposure to farm chemicals is somehow related to the murder of sierra lamar. (steve) in san francisco. police say a woman was arrested after trying to snatch a child out of his mother's arms(pam) it happened just after nine- this morning .... inside the citys ferry building. (pam) police say, bystanders who came to the aid of the mother and her little boy... thwa

garcia torres, show us that you still have some decency left inside of you. give these parents some closure. tell us where sierra lamar is, and we'll take the death penalty off the table. >> garcia torres' attorneys did not stop to speak with us outside the courthouse yesterday. we can also say johnson explained yesterday that the death penalty is different from the trial. he said the trial is really all about the crime and the evidence. and the penalty phase is all about antolin garcia torres, the man, and they'll try to establish some shred of decency to have his life spared by the jury. in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> one we'll continue to follow. thank you very much. >>> and of course, our coverage continues online alt nbcbayarea.com. just click on the top story box. you can see a timeline of the sierra lamar case and hear more of what her family had to say after that verdict was read. >>> we're coming up on 6:08, and a cloudy start around the coastline. a live look outside at half moon. if you are planning to go hiking along the peninsula

garcia torres also accused of trying to kidnap three other women in 2009. is found guilty of capital murder, we move to the penalty phase of this trial and both sides will be able to present evidence in that before the jury makes the final decision again. live in san jose, anne makovec, kpix5. >> anne, thank you. >>> time now 6:57. time for your final 5. >> president trump is labeling investigations into possible ties between his campaign and russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as a total hoax. he made the remarks in tweets following a congressional hearing that featured former acting u.s. attorney general sally yates. during a three-hour hearing she testified that moscow's medalling in the election was very real. >>> joe montana is suing the developers of san francisco's sinking tower. the lawsuit alleges that the millennium tower has sunk a total of 16 inches since 2008 and that developers knew about it. >>> san francisco police are reporting a drop in confrontations involving the use of force. the department says the number of incident

>> today santa clara county convicted antolin garcia-torres for the kidnap and murder of sierra lamar. >> we have been praying for the chapter to have this type of ending. justice. >> justice is served here for us today. justice for sierra.>>> good afternoon. i'm gasia makaelian. >> i'm mike mibach. >>> or than five years after sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill, a south bay jury convicted antolin garcia-torres of her kidnapping and murder. >> we have team coverage at noon with alex savidge gathering reaction. let's begin with justin -- jesse gary. >> reporter: i was in an overflow courtroom inside this department 27 on the third floor where the trial is taking place. it was completely packed. there was an audible gasp followed by cheers and clapping as jurors returned a guilty verdict on the most serious charge, the kidnapping and murder charge. and subsequent charges after that. let's look at our video. antolin garcia-torres sat motionless and expressionless at the charges and the verdicts were read. the panel of seven women and five men said the mountain o

and documents show the prosecution wants its own psychologist to interview and evaluate torres to see if he has any known mental impairment from his childhood. the psychologist will offer scientific data and insight but not advocate for a certain penalty. the childhood will come up including a case of a father convicted on 17 counts of child molestation. but today volunteers who have searched for years for sierra say they now hope that garcia-torres faced the death penalty now, that he will finally reveal where sierra is. >> all of the pain and suffering that sierra's family and her friends have gone through and continue to go through, lie at the hands of this male. come forward. and tell this family where their daughter is. so she can be returned to her loving family. >> reporter: during the sentencing phase, legal experts say sierra's parents will be the primary witnesses for the prosecution. and will be asked to talk about what it is like losing a child and not knowing where she is. you have to remember, that the jury that is now going to decide whether garcia-torres receives life

grars torres has been convicted for killing the morgan hill teenager.bc bay area marianne favro following the case from the beginning and joins us from the hall of justice in san jose. marianne. >> reporter: laura torres cried on the witness stand this afternoon as she told jurors her son antolin has always been good to her. laura torres headed into court to testify about what her son's life was like at a child. she told jurors antolin torres the lived with a father who drank a 12-pack every day hit her while pregnant and threatened to kill the entire family. >> what the defendants wants to do is set the stage for the psychologist to testify about his upbringing and how that's impacted his life. but also a mother's plea to not be ignored. >> laura torres also said antolin was raised in a tiny home in sand martin and had no heat. he had little supervision because she worked two jobs. she said when she worked in strawberry fields the family was exposed to pesticides. later they testified if he is sentenced to life behind bars she is committed to bringing

the case against antolin garcia-torres is now in the hands of a jury. man accused of killing teenager sierra lamar.. since the body of sierra lamar has never been found, the prosecution's case against garcia- torres is centered primarily on d-n-a evidence. the district attorney told the jury in closing arguments no explanation for the d-n-a garcia torres is the killer.( darya ) san jose police fatally shot the man who they say killed his estranged girlfriend's parents in their willow glen home wednesday night. police say 24- year-old mirza tatlic shot and killed naren and raynha prabhu after going to their home looking for his ex-girlfriend. the estranged girlfriend had an active criminal restraining order against the suspect.( mark ) the warriors now have a 2 nothing series lead over the utah jazz after escaping oracle with a win. draymond green was unstoppable from three point land in this one. he made five triples in the game. the ( mark )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge le

the death penalty is on the table for garcia-torres.ources say, garcia torres would need to confess and cooperate before a lesser sentence could be considered and presented to the judge jury and family. and he might not do that because an admission would block a chance to appeal his sentence down. terisa estacio, kron four news. (steve) turning out attention to weather.... (catherine) breezy and cooler conditions around the bay area today... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with your complete forecast. as expected much cooler temperatures are across our region today as a moderate onshore flow has combined with a deeper marine layer. some of the 24 hour changes are impressive with some inland locations 10 to 20 degrees cooler. santa rosa has seen an even bigger change of minus 25 compared to wednesday. that is due to to widespread clouds over the north bay. (steve)it's a bizarre finding that one contractor who was doing remodeling work . . .. came across last may in the backyard of a san francisco home.(catherine) a little

among those who could testify on behalf of garcia-torres, a psychologist and his family notably, his ex-girlfriend and mother to his young child. >> the jury would be allowed to consider the impact on that young child. the defense will try to play on all of those sympathetic natures of this case. >> >> reporter: clark said it's a decision the jury will not take lightly since in this case there is still no clear explanation as to how the 15- year-old died. i ask the legal analyst of a deal could be made if garcia- torres gives up information about sierra's body. he said it's possible but highly unlikely since garcia- torres will likely appeal the court's decision. azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> family members and friends in union city mourning the death of a high school student killed in a car crash over the weekend as her mother drove her home from the prom. a prayer service was held last night in union city for shane marcelino whose mother was driving her home early sunday morning after her prom when their car crashed into another car in fremont. shane was pronounced dead at th

assed with as submit their own psychological evaluation of garcia-torres. his attorneys will say that he suffered a troubled childhood with sexual assault and incest in his home. >> the defense is trying to get sympathy for him even though he has been convicted of horrible crimes. they are trying to say he is a man whose life is worth saving. >> reporter: now, another witness the defense has asked for permission to call, a doctor who says garcia-torres suffered the negative psychological effects of long- term pesticide use. now, the judge in the case has not yet ruled on whether that doctor will be allowed to testify or whether the dualing psychological evaluation of garcia-torres will be admitted. but the penalty phase of this trial is expected to last about two weeks. again, opening statements begin here at santa clara county courthouse in a couple hours from now. back to you guys. >> thank you, allie. also we will be discussing this case on the 9 with our legal analyst michael cardoza. >>> the last execution here in california was clarence ray allen in j

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although her body has never been found, garcia torres was charged with her murder in may 2012. because of various legal motions and the complex nature of the death penalty case, the trial only began in january. azenith smith reports a did not take long for the jury to come back with a decision. >> reporter: after three months of lanky testimony, a jury taking less than three days to reach a verdict in the murder trial against antolin garcia torres. >> when you look at the number of charges against garcia- torres and the mountain of information this jury had to go through, i am a little surprised they got to the verdict on all of these counts so quickly. >> reporter: legal analyst, steven clark, has been following the murder case. prosecutors have tried to prove get garcia lamar -- jameelah garry told sierra lamar without a body. her dna including a strand of her hair on a rope was in garcia-torres' car and his dna was on her clothing found abandoned in a field. garcia-torres did not testify but told police that they never met clark said a quick break suggest the verdict -- juro

we have been told that garcia- torres will not testify. jury deliberations very hard to predict but with something like the death penalty on the table it could take a little while. live in san jose, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at oikos university in oakland is due in court today to plead. one goh is charged with 7 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. a judge recently decided he is fit to stand trial. the shooting happened in april of 2012. prosecutors say that the former nursing student dropped out of oikos university several months wanted his tuition refunded. his hearing gets under way at 9 a.m. >>> a man was last seen at a south pasadena park with his father. today los angeles county supervisors will vote on approving a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction in his disappearance. the father was arrested and then released. >>> president trump as has a direct line to moscow today. on his "to do" list a call with russian president vladimir putin. the

told jurors a minimum sentence of life in prison would be rewarding garcia torres. but when the defense had their turn, the attorney said, quote, life in prison ensures he will die in prison. that is punishment that never ends until the day he dies. sierra's body has never been found. legal analyst steve clark says that could play a factor in his punishment. >> i think in the back of this jury's mind, if garcia torres is executed, the secrets that he knows go with him. >> reporter: the defense played on the jury's sympathy showing a photo of garcia torres when he was five saying he grew up neglected in poverty with a violent father and a mother who was abused. jurors were reminded that he was a father to two daughters and could still have a relationship with them if he is sentenced to life in prison. in san jose, jeannine de la vega, abc7 news. >> all right. moving on, we all do it, right, every now and then roll through those red lights? drivers in california who do that while making a right turn could face a much lower fine if they get a ticket. how is that for a