Oakland man found guilty for torturing girlfriend, Oakland artist Zoe Nika Reidy Watts, to death

An Alameda County jury convicted a man of torturing and killing his girlfriend in Oakland in 2024, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Victor Tyrone Frieson III was convicted of second-degree murder, torture and other charges in connection with the death of Zoe Nika Reidy Watts, an artist.

The two had been in an on-and-off relationship for less than a year, during which Watts suffered from two domestic violence incidents from Frieson, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement…

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