Santa Monica man sentenced in beating death of girlfriend
A Santa Monica man was sentenced Thursday to 56 years to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend and stuffing her body in a car trunk, authorities said.
Adel Tabrizi Chapel, 25, was accused of using a hammer in 2009 to fatally beat Denise Figueroa, who was 22, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.
Authorities said Figueroa had been reported missing Feb. 28, 2009, after she left her mother's home and failed to come home.
A week later, police found her body in the trunk of a car in Valley Village. Officials had been notified by KTLA-TV Channel 5 that they had received an anonymous tip by fax saying that a homicide had been committed Feb. 28.
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Photo: Denise Figueroa. Credit: KTLA.
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What a pretty girl glad this scumbag went down
Posted by: jau | December 02, 2010 at 05:25 PM
Poor baby, may God rest her soul. I'm glad her accuser was sentenced to 56 years to life.
Posted by: Mustardseeds | December 02, 2010 at 07:46 PM
mmm...this piece of garbage should not be on deathrow
Posted by: rene | December 02, 2010 at 09:37 PM
Such a beauty.. I wish they would beat him with a hammer! That would be justice
Posted by: jm | December 02, 2010 at 11:12 PM