Convicted killer beaten to death by three other inmates in California prison, cops say
Alberto Martinez, 46, was knocked to the ground and beaten by three inmates in the prison yard at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County on Thursday, California Department of Corrections and Rehab
Inmate imprisoned for murder is beaten and killed by other inmates at California prison
Alberto Martinez, a convicted murderer who was involved in the Mexican Mafia, was attacked and killed by three inmates at Calipatria State Prison.
Convicted murderer killed in California prison
A homicide investigation is underway after Jacob Kober of Livermore was found unresponsive in his cell at the Kern Valley State Prison on Sept. 19. His cellmate, Matthew Perez, was also injured, according to officials.
Mafia member on death row fatally beaten at Southern California prison
A condemned inmate at a Southern California prison was beaten to death by three other inmates this week, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. According to a CDCR media release,
California mafia member on death row murdered in prison
Alberto Martinez had been in prison since 2010, after he was found guilty of killing a Buena Park businessman.
California mafia member on death row fatally beaten by other inmates in prison
A mafia member on death row was beaten to death by three other inmates at a prison in Southern California, officials said. No staff or other inmates were injured.
Convicted Bay Area murderer killed in California prison
The Bay Area man was killed last week in a California prison where he'd been serving a life sentence for murdering a close friend, officials said.
Death of man in prison for OC businessman’s murder to be investigated as homicide
Alberto Martinez was the getaway driver for the 2002 abduction and slaying of Buena Park businessman David Montemayor.
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