Elijah Ramirez Found Guilty of Drug Debt Murder

0:00From Anchorage, this is your March 10th update, a jury in Anchorage Superior Court found 30-year-old Elijah Ramirez guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 48-year-old Oscar. Garcia, the case tied back to a $550 drug debt from November 3, 2019. They cleared him of the tougher first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping count after days of deliberations in a trial that lasted over six years. Garcia's body turned up in a vehicle on Meryl Drive in the turn-again neighborhood, showing signs of major trauma. Police linked the death to a shooting inside a red Kia soul where Ramirez was supposedly in the backseat. Prosecutors built their case on phone records, surveillance video, and testimony from the Kia driver, plus a jailhouse informant who claimed Ramirez confessed. They pushed accomplished liability, saying anyone in that car shared guilt for the murder. The defense fired back by challenging those witnesses, noting the driver's incentive to downplay her role and the informant's deal for a lighter. Federal Sentence, they highlighted

1:03other evidence like a hair in Garcia's hand, pointing more to another suspect as the shooter. Sentencing for Ramirez comes July 22nd at 2pm, with second-degree murder carrying up to 99 years in Alaska prison. Meanwhile, the other man tied to the case, recently out of federal lockup, has his own hearing set for May 5th on related charges. This DNN story comes to you thanks to our sponsor. If earbuds fall out when you sleep, this is for you, a pillow with built-in sound. S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com