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Desert Hot Springs Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Murdering His Girlfriend's Lover

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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – A Desert Hot Springs man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s lover has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Jose Ernesto Martinez, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder in April 2025. Martinez was arrested on June 26, 2021, on suspicion of shooting and killing Isaac Valles, then 27, of Rancho Mirage, earlier that morning. He allegedly killed Valles at the end of a domestic dispute, according to the Cathe…

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Luis Medina INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – A Desert Hot Springs man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s lover has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Jose Ernesto Martinez, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder in April 2025. Martinez was arrested on June 26, 2021, on suspicion of shooting and killing Isaac Valles, then 27, of Rancho Mirage, earlier that morning. He allegedly killed Valles at the end of a domestic dispute, according …

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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – A Desert Hot Springs man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s lover has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Jose Ernesto Martinez, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder in April 2025. Martinez was arrested on June 26, 2021, on suspicion of shooting and killing Isaac Valles, then 27, of Rancho Mirage, earlier that morning. He allegedly killed Valles at the end of a domestic dispute, according to the Cathe…

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KESQ broke the news in on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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