Gabriel Zepeda Convicted of the 2022 Murder of Theresa Ann Carina on State Street

Man convicted in ‘senseless’ killing of unhoused woman in Santa Barbara

A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of a 51-year-old unhoused woman in Santa Barbara, prosecutors announced Friday. Gabriel Jose Zepeda was found guilty in the death of Theresa Ann Carina following a five-week trial, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Jurors also found true a [...]

Jury Finds Santa Maria Man Guilty of Santa Barbara Woman’s 2022 Murder

After a five-week trial, a jury this week found a 49-year-old Santa Maria man guilty of the 2022 murder of a 51-year-old Santa Barbara woman, the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office confirmed.  Gabriel Jose Zepeda, who was out on bail on an unrelated felony commercial burglary case when he killed Theresa Ann Carina on March 14, 2022, is looking at life in prison without the possibility of parole.  His sentencing is scheduled for June 16.  T…

Gabriel Zepeda convicted of the 2022 murder of Theresa Ann Carina on State Street

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Gabriel Zepeda of Santa Maria was convicted of the March 14, 2022, murder of Theresa Ann Carina on State Street near Stearns Wharf. Zepeda, 49, was convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery with special circumstances following a five-week trial shared the Santa Barbara Police Department in a press release Friday. On March 14, 2022, law enforcement began to investigate the suspicious death of an unho…