Professor Norma Esparza and the Murder of Gonzalo Ramirez
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15 April, 1995 Professor Norma Esparza and the Murder of Gonzalo Ramirez The murder of Gonzalo Ramirez is being called a 'revenge killing.' A 20-year-old Esparza was at a bar with a group of friends, including former boyfriend Gianni Van, when she pointed out Ramirez, claiming he had raped her in her dorm room at Pomona College a few months before. Kody Tran, his wife Diane Tran, and Shannon Gries followed and bumped his truck. A plan to kidnap him turned into murder . Ramirez was found on the side of an Orange County road hacked to death with a meat cleaver Esparza says she was forced to marry Van so she would not have to testify against him. After a divorce, she became a psychology professor in Geneva, Switzerland, but was arrested when she returned to the US for a conference. Kody Tran committed suicide in July during a standoff with police in Irvine, but the others have been arrested.
November 29, 2013 Esparza went public from jail on television about the charges, she has refused a plea deal for 3 years if she admits she is guilty.
15 April, 1995 Professor Norma Esparza and the Murder of Gonzalo Ramirez The murder of Gonzalo Ramirez is being called a 'revenge killing.' A 20-year-old Esparza was at a bar with a group of friends, including former boyfriend Gianni Van, when she pointed out Ramirez, claiming he had raped her in her dorm room at Pomona College a few months before. Kody Tran, his wife Diane Tran, and Shannon Gries followed and bumped his truck. A plan to kidnap him turned into murder . Ramirez was found on the side of an Orange County road hacked to death with a meat cleaver Esparza says she was forced to marry Van so she would not have to testify against him. After a divorce, she became a psychology professor in Geneva, Switzerland, but was arrested when she returned to the US for a conference. Kody Tran committed suicide in July during a standoff with police in Irvine, but the others have been arrested.
November 29, 2013 Esparza went public from jail on television about the charges, she has refused a plea deal for 3 years if she admits she is guilty.
COURTESY THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Gianni Van, 43, was arrested in Costa Mesa and was charged with murder and conspiracy.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/psychology-professor-accused-killing-rapist-speaks-article-1.1533490#ixzz2mYZO92Q0
COURTESY THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Kody Tran was also a suspect in the case, but killed himself on July 12, 2012 of in his Irvine home during a standoff with police as he was being investigated in connection with the Ramirez slaying.
The suspects in the case are Esparaza, the 44-year-old Van, 42-year-old Shannon Ray “Jailbird” Gries, and 45-year-old Diane Tran, who owns the auto repair shop where Ramirez was attacked. Tran’s husband was a fifth suspect, but was killed in a police shootout last year.
All four suspects have pleaded not guilty.
COURTESY THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Diane Tran, 44, was arrested in Irvine and was charged with murder and conspiracy.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/psychology-professor-accused-killing-rapist-speaks-article-1.1533490#ixzz2mYZnCbM1
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