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March 14, 2008

Justice for Gloria?

Lately, almost all the Hacienda Heights Google News alerts popping up in my inbox have been stories about the recently renovated McDonald’s near the intersection of Hacienda Boulevard and Gale Avenue. The interior designers adopted feng shui elements to relate to a “mostly Asian*” community which also is home to a large Buddhist temple. I find it annoying that so many news sources have reported on a stupid McDonald’s.

Yesterday’s singular alert was far from frivolous:

POMONA, Calif. — Three men pleaded not guilty Thursday to the October 2002 slaying of a 17-year-old Baldwin Park girl whose body was found on a Hacienda Heights street.

Abraham Ruben Acuña, 33, Matthew Andrew Garcia, 26, and Victor Manuel Monge, 31, are each charged with murder for the October 12, 2002, killing of Gloria Gaxiola.

Authorities have not disclosed how the girl was killed. Her body was found on Hacienda Boulevard, north of Colima Road.

The three defendants were named in a felony complaint for arrest warrant filed less than two months ago.

They remain jailed pending an April 1 hearing in Pomona Superior Court to determine if there is enough evidence to require them to stand trial. (Source: KNBC)

A little over a year ago, I wrote about the sunny Saturday morning Lori and I came upon the crime scene where Gloria Gaxiola’s body was found after being dragged four miles by a car (link). The gruesome murder shook us up. In 2006, Gloria’s murder was described as a cold case.

I hope there will be justice for Gloria and her family.

*Hacienda Heights has about an even number of Asians and Latinos.

Filed under: Hacienda Heights | POSTED BY cindylu AT 9:02 am | 9 Comments

9 Responses to “Justice for Gloria?”

  1. Mamirosa Says:
    March 14th, 2008 at 9:40 am

    That’s sad.
    Crime just makes me sad.
    I wish it didn’t exist.

  2. machiko Says:
    March 14th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    glorious injustice at colliding intersections
    sad
    ):

    thank god, though, that it’s friday & pi-day

    did you hear about this? http://dailybruin.com/news/2008/mar/14/student-drowns-campus-pool/

  3. mimi Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Hi everyone I was reading up on the case and I’m very upset gloria was my cousin and it makes me sick that someone did that to her! And sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday!

  4. Jeff Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 9:51 am

    I agree. I wish that part of this world didn’t exist. Why can’t we learn to love one another?

  5. silvia Says:
    April 10th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    this scares me…how can a person sleep at night after something like this…i would like to get more info on this case if possible… thanx

  6. ANGIE Says:
    April 13th, 2008 at 7:08 am

    Gloria Gaxiola was my sister and i could tell you one thing she was loved and missed by so many people. I dont know how this guys could have done what they did. I guees i will finally find out why and see them face to face.

  7. SadNoMore Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Hey. This is great news that there were arrests! I have wondered about this case for years. I hope that if it these were the guys that did it that the DA is able to get a speedy conviction. Whatever motivated them, they took the of a beautiful and kind young woman. Angie, if you read this, I am so sorry for your and your family’s loss!

  8. ANGIE Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    I FINALLY SAW THEM AMD YOU KNOW WHAT THERE GUYS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING IN LIFE BUT LOW LIFES AND THEY TOOK GLOEIA LIFE SOME ONE THAT HAD SO MANY PLANES AND FULL OF LIFE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT ME AND MY FAMILY WOULD BE USED TO NOT HAVING HER AROUND BUT EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY I MISS HER MORE AND MORE NOT ABLE SEE HER AT PARTYS IN HOLIDAYS GROWING OLDER DOING SISTER THINGS. MY HEART HURTS SO BAD THAT MY LIL SISTER HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT JUST THE WAY THEY DID IT AND SHOWED KNOW FEELINGS. JUST PRAY FOR US AND MAYBE ONE DAY I’LL SEE HER IN HEAVEN.

  9. penny Says:
    October 8th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    Gloria is my stepdaughter.I saw those three soulless animal monsters for the first time in court. We heard for the first time what they had done to her. Three men against one teenaged girl. They actually seemed rather bored by the court proceedings. I knew that the day would come when they would have to face a judge and jury. I will be in court every day that I possibly can. Gloria had the love and support of a large extended family. She still does.

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