One of the victim's daughters, Melissa Navarro, told the judge that the only mistake her mother made was 'trusting this man' who 'ultimately took her life.'
"I have no doubt that you killed her," Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter told Hector Veloz, who was found guilty May 2 of first-degree murder for Sandra Velasco's June 2017 slaying.
The coroner's office could not determine how the woman died, but the prosecution believes she was stabbed, given the discovery of a knife with the victim's blood on it and a large amount of blood in the back seat of her car, according to Deputy District Attorney John McKinney. She had also suffered blunt force trauma resulting in a skull fracture, according to the prosecutor.
"He's a cold, calculated killer," the prosecutor said last week, calling the evidence against the defendant "extremely powerful.""I am not here to tell you that he is a man of good character," she said, noting that the jury had heard "appalling things" Veloz said after his wife's death. Veloz's attorney alleged that the woman's two adult daughters -- who both work in law enforcement -- had a hand in trying to guide the case, and that it affected how law enforcement looked at the case.One of the victim's daughters, Melissa Navarro, told the judge that the only mistake her mother made was "trusting this man" who "ultimately took her life."
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