Gilberto Cano, a 52-year-old Modesto resident, was denied parole, the Stanislaus County District Attorney announced. According to a social media post, Cano is serving two consecutive 17-years-to-life sentences for the murders of Martha Moreno and her unborn child. The decision followed a parole hearing at the Correctional Facility in Soledad, California.
At the hearing, Deputy District Attorney Matthew Jacob represented the People and argued against Cano’s release. The murders occurred in March 2002, when Cano strangled Martha Moreno, who was 26 weeks pregnant, with a shoelace and stabbed her multiple times in the abdomen. His actions resulted in the deaths of both Martha and her unborn daughter, Angelina…