{"id":1999073,"date":"2023-08-12T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T02:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-murdering-elderly-garden-grove-woman-in-attempted-rape\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T22:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T02:30:58","slug":"man-gets-life-in-prison-for-murdering-elderly-garden-grove-woman-in-attempted-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-murdering-elderly-garden-grove-woman-in-attempted-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering elderly woman in attempted rape."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-gets-life-in-prison-for-murdering-elderly-garden-grove-woman-in-attempted-rape%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Life Sentence for Army Veteran\u2062 Convicted of Murder and Attempted Rape<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking case that has captivated the\u2062 nation, \u200ca 36-year-old U.S. Army veteran has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael Aon Varela\u2062 was found guilty of fatally\u200c beating his 68-year-old neighbor during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-spent-40-years-in-prison-now-hes-free\/\" title=\"He Was Wrongly Convicted Of Rape And Spent 40 Years In Prison. Now He\u2019s Free.\">attempted rape<\/a> in \u200cGarden Grove nearly six\u2062 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This was Mr. Varela&#8217;s second trial, as the first one ended in a mistrial due to\u2062 a deadlocked jury. However, this time, the jurors unanimously convicted him of murder with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-d-a-says-if-l-a-countys-gascon-wont-seek-justice-for-slain-six-year-old-he-wants-the-case\/\" title=\"Orange County D.A. Says If L.A. County\u2019s Gasc\u00f3n Won\u2019t \u2018Seek Justice\u2019 For Slain Six-Year-Old, He Wants The Case\">special circumstance allegation<\/a> of murder during \u2064an attempted rape.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/man-sentenced-to-40-to-life-for-fatal-shooting-in-garden-grove-5458100\">Man Sentenced to 40\u200c to\u200c Life for Fatal Shooting in Garden Grove<\/a> &#8211; 8\/10\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/off-duty-garden-grove-officer-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-5452816\">Off-Duty Garden Grove Officer Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Anaheim<\/a> &#8211; 8\/8\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The jury deliberated for\u200c about a day before \u200breaching their verdict. At one point, they inquired about the possibility of finding the defendant guilty of second-degree murder, but were informed that it was\u200c not legally feasible. Consequently,\u200b they convicted Mr. Varela of first-degree murder and found \u200bthe special circumstance allegation to be\u200d true.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Varela&#8217;s conviction \u2063stems from the brutal killing of Dzung Thi Nguyen in September 2017. According to the prosecution, Mr. Varela returned home shirtless and with his pants unbuttoned in the early hours of September\u200d 10, 2017. His father discovered him \u200bstanding over a severely beaten and partially unclothed woman, who tragically succumbed to her injuries later\u2063 that \u200dmonth.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-murdering-elderly-garden-grove-woman-in-attempted-rape\/\" title=\"Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering elderly woman in attempted rape.\">prosecution presented compelling evidence<\/a> against Mr. Varela. \u2062They highlighted the presence of the victim&#8217;s DNA \u2062on his body, including his penis and breasts. Additionally, his sperm was found on her breasts, further linking \u200dhim to the\u2062 crime. The prosecutor argued that Mr. Varela&#8217;s claims of innocence were contradicted by the overwhelming forensic \u200bevidence.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Mr. Varela&#8217;s defense attorney maintained his innocence, asserting that he was wrongly accused and was merely trying to help the victim. The defense also criticized the police for\u200d failing to thoroughly investigate other potential suspects seen near the crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the jury sided with\u200b the prosecution, delivering a verdict that will see Mr. \u200bVarela spend the rest of his life behind bars. The case serves as a grim reminder of the devastating consequences of violent crimes and the pursuit of justice for the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>rape. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Aug. 11. The incident occurred in Garden Grove six years ago, where Varela, a 36-year-old Army veteran, fatally beat his 68-year-old neighbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":1999074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}