More than 20 years after the torture and murder of 17-year-old Amanda Zubia, one of her killers has been granted parole — a decision her family is now urging the community to help reverse.
- In July 2004, Zubia was lured to a home on Bernard Street by Maricruz Galaviz, prosecutors said. There, Galaviz and two others bound, gagged and tortured the teenager for several hours before placing her body into a large suitcase and encasing it in cement in a barrel.
- The family is now asking the public to write letters to the parole board opposing Galaviz’s release.
More than 20 years after the torture and murder of 17-year-old Amanda Zubia, one of her killers has been granted parole — a decision her family is now urging the community to help reverse.
In July 2004, Zubia was lured to a home on Bernard Street by Maricruz Galaviz, prosecutors said. There, Galaviz and two others bound, gagged and tortured the teenager for several hours before placing her body into a large suitcase. Investigators later found the suitcase encased in cement inside a barrel at a home in East Bakersfield.
“All kinds of heinous acts were done to her that you wouldn’t even do to a dog,” said Savina Garcia, Amanda’s cousin…