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Southern California couple sentenced to prison for murdering man’s ex-girlfriend

Margarita Jimenez received 80 years to life and Jorge Garfias 25 years to life for the first-degree murder of Yanelly Vargas in a jealousy-driven attack.

Summary by KTLA 5
A Southern California couple was sentenced to prison for murdering a woman who was one of their former lovers. Margarita Jimenez, 34, of Oxnard, and Jorge Garfia, 38, of Ventura, were convicted by a jury of murdering Yanelly Vargas, 35, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. On March 17, 2024, Oxnard Police responded to a fight outside a business near East Wooley Road and Industrial Avenue just before midnight. During the 91…

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Ventura County Star broke the news in on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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