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Part 2: William Noguera on Getting Arrested at 19 for Murder & Becoming a Sureño in Jail
Part 1: William Noguera on Killing His Abusive Girlfriend's Mother at Age 18
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William Noguera sits down with Vlad to recount going to trial in California for the murder of his girlfriend’s mother and facing the death penalty as a young defendant in the late 1980s. He explains why no plea deal was offered, how his attorney assessed the risk, and what it felt like knowing execution was possible before Robert Alton Harris became California’s first execution in 1992. Noguera discusses the prosecution’s case, including alleged circumstantial evidence, a key witness, insurance money claims, and his accusations involving cop Kirby Keltner. He also reflects on how an alibi witness unraveled after pressure from the DA, damaging his defense. The interview breaks down the jury’s first-degree murder conviction, special circumstances finding, and California’s penalty phase, where jurors chose between life without parole and death. Noguera describes the moment the jury returned with a death sentence after just minutes of deliberation.
