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Vanesa Gastellu, 31, went to trial on a murder charge for the killing of 23-year-old Christina Garcia. A bystander discovered the victim's body on the morning of Aug. 5, 2020 near the 3100 block of Main Street.

Vanesa Gastellu, 31, pleaded guilty in the killing of 23-year-old Christina Garcia. Prosecutors allege the killing was a gang hit against the victim who was blamed for another person's death.

Vanesa Gastellu, 31, is accused of murder in death of Christina Garcia, 23, found in a Chua Vista field in August 2020

A woman executed her former friend in Chula Vista because she believed the victim had caused her boyfriend to be fatally shot by police, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense attorney argued the victim was actually shot to death by gang members who set her client up to take the fall.

A woman executed her former friend in Chula Vista because she believed the victim had caused her boyfriend to be fatally shot by police, a prosecutor said...

The victim's body was discovered on the morning of Aug. 5, 2020 in a field near the 3100 block of Main Street.

A man who pleaded guilty to setting fire to a home daycare facility in Chula Vista nearly five years ago and shooting while seven children were inside was been sentenced to state prison.