Zarbab Ali to face charges in connection to 2022 murder of Rachel Castillo of Simi Valley

Zarbab Ali to face charges in connection to 2022 murder of Rachel Castillo of Simi Valley

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Following a two-day preliminary hearing, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Paul Feldman determined that a trial can proceed against Zarbab Ali of Hawthorne regarding the 2022 murder of Rachel Castillo of Simi Valley. According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, Ali will now go to trial on charges of murder {PC 187(a)} and unlawful mutilation, disinterment, or act of sexual contact with human remains {H&S…

Trial of ex-husband charged in Simi Valley woman's murder to move forward

Zarbab Ali is charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Rachel Castillo. Castillo's body was found on Nov. 13, 2022, in a remote area of the Antelope Valley.