This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Cynthia Alvarez, a young girl from Compton, California, who, at age 15, along with her boyfriend, Giovanni “Johnny” Gallardo, murdered her mother and stepfather in 2011. The episode outlines Alvarez’s challenging upbringing, allegations of abuse by her parents, her troubled relationship with Gallardo, and the series of events leading to the murder of her parents, Gloria Villalta and Jose Lara.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Leonard, Jack. (05/07/2013). Teens shopped for party items with dead body in Jeep, girl says. LA Times. Retrieved 10/08/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-teen-murder-trial-20130507-story.html
William-Ross, Lindsay. (05/09/2013). Teen Girl Killed Parents, Then Shopped for Party Supplies With Mom’s Body in The Car. LA-ist. Retrieved 10/09/2024 from https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/teen-girl-convicted-of-murdering-he
CaseText. (11/17/2016). People v. Gallardo. Retrieved 10/09/2024 from https://casetext.com/case/people-v-gallardo-40
Smith, Benjamin H. (10/20/2019). Teen Couple Kills Girl’s Parents, Then Shop For Halloween Decorations With Dead Mother In Car. Oxygen. Retrieved 10/09/2024 from https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/cynthia-alvarez-murder-parents-boyfriend-giovanni-gallardo
Leonard, Jack. (04/30/2013). Compton jurors hear widely disparate views of accused killer, 16. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10/10/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-apr-30-la-me-teen-murder-trial-20130501-story.htm
Dave, Paresh. (01/24/2014). Teens get maximum sentence for killing girl’s parents. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10/10/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0125-teenagers-sentencing-20140125-story.html
Leonard, Jack. (05/21/2013). Teen used ‘murder kit’ to kill girlfriend’s parents, D.A. says. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10/10/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-teen-murder-trial-20130521-story.html
Leonard, Jack. (05/21/2013). Jury hears teen detail double slaying in investigators’ video. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10/13/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-may-21-la-me-teen-murder-trial-20130522-story.html
History
Compton City. (n.d.). History of The City. Retrieved 10/14/2024 from https://www.comptoncity.org/our-city/visitors/about-compton/history-of-the-city
Encyclopedia Britannica. (10/13/2024). Compton. Retrieved 10/14/2024 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Compton-California
Wikipedia. (10/07/2024). Compton, California. Retrieved 10/14/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton,_California
Garvey, Megan. (02/02/2006). Compton Killings Highest in Years. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10/14/2024 from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-02-me-compton2-story.html
How Not to Get Murdered
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
Text “friend” to 62640 to immediately connect w/a Helpline specialist.
Chat – go to NAMI.org and click on the “chat with us” icon.
Or call 800-950-NAMI (800-950-6264)
Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
“On The Go” by Marlene Miller. Used with permission. Find her Facebook and Instagram under SEMNCHY or marlenemiller138@gmail.com
“Born Again” by Jorge Hernandez
https://youtu.be/DLHtFN_hr_s
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“Starz” by Yung Kartz
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/full_list.php
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