A California man who was upset he got dumped by his girlfriend broke into her father’s home and set it on fire, killing her and her two sons ages 7 and 10.
Jose Carmen Cardona pleaded guilty on Monday to three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of attempted murder, child abuse, arson and vandalism, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said. That same day, he was sentenced to life in prison for killing Lizbeth Gutierrez-Salazar, 32, and her sons Juan Gutierrez-Salazar, 10, and Julian Cardona-Gutierrez, 7.
Gutierrez-Salazar dumped Cardona after two years of dating on June 24, 2024. After Cardona threatened to kill her, Gutierrez-Salazar took her three sons to her father’s trailer in Stockton, California, where they spent the night…