PHOENIX — A man has pleaded guilty to the violent murder of his girlfriend that was caught on camera off the Loop 101 freeway in Peoria.
Fernando Acosta, 32, pleaded guilty this week to first-degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault and drug possession for offenses reported on March 22, 2019, court records show.
Court paperwork filed at the time of Acosta’s arrest states the defendant crashed off the side of the road near the Thunderbird Road off-ramp and began stabbing 33-year-old Martha Thy…