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Dec 31, 2020 · Antolin Garcia-Torres, who was convicted of the 2012 kidnapping and murder of Sierra LaMar in Morgan Hill, replied to a reporter's letter for the first time. He claimed his innocence and mistrusted the news, but refused to talk about the case or LaMar's body.
May 22, 2012 · Follow the key events in the case of Sierra LaMar, a Morgan Hill teen who disappeared in 2012 and whose body has not been found. See how Antolin Garcia-Torres was arrested, charged and convicted of her murder.
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- Sierra Lamar Goes Missing
- Property Belonging to Sierra Lamar Appears
- Investigators NAB A Suspect in Her Disappearance
- Partial Justice For Lamar’s Family
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Sierra Mae LaMar was born on Oct. 19, 1996, in Fremont California. LaMar had recently moved to nearby Morgan Hill, living with her mother and her boyfriend while her father remained in Fremont. Despite only enrolling that year, LaMar was a well-liked, friendly, and popular 15-year-old at Ann Sobrata High School in Morgan Hill, with a unique ability...
On March 17, at an intersection in Morgan Hill around two miles from her home, LaMar’s cellphone was found intact near the roadway, as if thrown from a vehicle. The next day, two intersections away, a pink “Juicy” brand purse belonging to LaMar was found, stuffed with neatly folded clothing including a pair of jeans, and a shirt. The purse was once...
Sierra LaMar’s discarded purse containing her clothes had provided breakthrough evidence in the search for her abductor and suspected murderer. The crime lab had extracted traces of DNA from LaMar’s jeans linking a 21-year-old man, Antolin Garcia-Torres. Garcia-Torres’s DNA was already in law enforcement databases for previous crimes that included ...
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, LaMar’s family made the extremely difficult decision to make that day the last of searching for her. Over the previous three years, volunteers had conducted weekly searches in the hopes of recovering LaMar’s body or remains, the longest open search center in the U.S. according to ABC News. Garcia-Torres eventually went ...
Sierra LaMar was a 15-year-old cheerleader who vanished on her way to school in 2012. Her abductor and murderer, Antolin Garcia-Torres, was arrested after DNA evidence linked him to her case and previous attacks on women.
May 9, 2017 · Antolin Garcia-Torres was found guilty of killing and kidnapping the Morgan Hill teen who disappeared in 2012. Her family and friends expressed relief and sorrow after a 10-hour jury verdict.
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- Rhea Mahbubani,Riya Bhattacharjee
Mar 19, 2022 · Sierra LaMar, a 15-year-old from Morgan Hill, went missing in 2012 and her body was never found. Her family and friends remember her smile and personality and hope for closure after a conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres.
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- Robert Handa
May 9, 2017 · A jury found Garcia-Torres guilty of kidnapping and murdering Sierra LaMar, a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in 2012. The case relied on DNA evidence and the defendant's car, but the defense challenged its reliability and the lack of body or crime scene.
Dec 12, 2017 · MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KGO) -- The convicted killer of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar was officially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole today at the Hall of...
