Zarbab Ali sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 murder of his estranged wife Rachael Castillo

Southern California man gets life without parole for gruesome murder of estranged wife

A man who was convicted of murdering his estranged wife just before their divorce was finalized will spend the rest of his life behind bars, authorities announced Tuesday. In a statement, the Simi Valley Police Department confirmed that Zarbab Ali was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife in November of [...]

Man gets life in prison for ex-wife's brutal slaying in Simi Valley

Zarbab Ali was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of Rachael Castillo, his estranged wife and the mother of his children, in Simi Valley. Ali later confessed he dug up her corpse from a shallow grave to rape her before burying her a second time.

Zarbab Ali sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 murder of his estranged wife Rachael Castillo

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Zarbab Ali of Hawthorne was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of his estranged wife Rachael Castillo. On Nov. 21, 2025, Ali was convicted of the murder of his wife just before they finalized their divorce in November of 2022 and he admitted to a felony charge of sexual contact with her remains before his trial noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Offi…

Man gets life without parole for killing estranged wife in Simi Valley

A Ventura County Superior Court judge sentenced Zarbab Ali Jan. 12 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.