Man gets 80 years for murder: San Bruno man shot girlfriend in the back of the head in 2013

Zamora’s body was found at a Pacifica apartment complex two months after her mother first reported her missing.

Trejo, Zamora and several other people lived together in a San Bruno residence and the two were romantically involved. On Feb. 20, 2013, Zamora’s mother reported her missing to the police and a search was launched in both San Francisco and San Mateo counties because she was thought to possibly be at a cousin’s home in the city.

Residents last reported seeing Zamora the morning of Feb. 13, 2013, in the home with Trejo. Another occupant reported that Trejo called him, possibly crying, and talking about his gun having gone off. When the other residents got home, Trejo reportedly was doing laundry and told them Zamora left after the pair had an argument, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Victim impact statements describing how the loss of Zamora affected them were given by Zamora’s mother and her mother’s partner at Trejo’s sentencing, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Trejo’s defense attorney John Forsyth said he believes Trejo is innocent and his client experienced severe prejudice in the arguments made against him by the prosecution.

“We believe that the search of his cellphone without a warrant was illegal. The download of information from his cellphone without a warrant was illegal,” he said.

Forsyth said testimony of an expert witness presenting cellphone tracking information would never pass scientific muster, and that he plans to appeal the judge’s sentence.

Wagstaffe said he was pleased with the judge’s sentence, adding he has been to prison twice.

“The wheels of justice moved very slowly here. Eighty years to life made the wait worth it,” he said. “Society gives people chances. We’re a country of second chances. This defendant took the chances we gave him and tossed them in the gutter. It’s an important message to society at large on how we will respond to unjustified violence such as this.”

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