Madrid, 42, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Claudia Lucero in October after a 27-day trial. His sentencing hearings were held over months before the defense and prosecution closed ...

After a 27-day trial, a jury found Alex Madrid guilty on all counts in the murder of Claudia Lucero. Claudia's body was discovered in December 2013 in a dumpster two miles from her family's apartment.

Dr. Claudia G. Lucero is originally from Los Angeles, California. She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1994 with a B.S. in Chemistry, pursued a PhD at UC Irvine (with Prof. Keith Woerpel) and completed ...