On November 6, 2025, a Washington County jury in Hillsboro, Oregon, found Norberto Nestor Muniz Jr. guilty of murder and first-degree abuse of a corpse. Senior Deputy District Attorney Chris Lewman and Deputy District Attorney Bryce Bissinger prosecuted the case before Judge Andrew Erwin. This is Muniz Jr.’s second conviction in this case. His original 2022 conviction was overturned by the Oregon Court of Appeals, resulting in a retrial.
The crime occurred on November 17, 2018. Beaverton police found the body of Amy Low at a residence on SW Allen Boulevard. Ms. Low lived with Muniz Jr. and another man. She was found in a backyard burn pile. Authorities identified her in January 2019. DNA evidence and other items at the scene connected Muniz Jr. to the case…