Melissa Garcia and Edward Garcia

In season 8, episode 6, we see the love story of Melissa Garcia and Edward Garcia who committed the murder of Herbert Tracy Whitey5 in the state of California. A love story gone twisted, that ends with Melissa Garcia pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charge and being sentenced to 16 years and Edward Garcia being convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. 

Oxygen describes the show as a couple of drifters befriend a good Samaritan with horrific results.

Her appeal includes:
Police surreptitiously recorded jailhouse conversations between Rivas and others. The conversations included threats and plans of violence against witnesses. Rivas said people from his gang were snitching on him and he was waiting for "paperwork" to verify who was snitching. Paperwork was documentation that a person was talking with police. Rivas suspected Alvarez was snitching.

Jose Villanueva, an MS gang member in 2001 and 2002, testified he had been a "shot-caller" for the gang in San Fernando Valley. He knew Alvarez. She was an MS gang member. A person named Comandari was the leader of MS in Los Angeles. At the end of 2001 or the beginning of 2002, Villanueva met with Comandari and persons named Gato and Enano. Gato and Enano were MS gang members. There was paperwork proving women were going to testify against Rivas, and Comandari ordered Villanueva to kill two women. Enaro and Comandari indicated they wanted Villanueva to kill Alvarez too. Villanueva did not try to kill the other two women.

Melissa Garcia is serving her time in Central California Women's Facility. You can write to her at:

Melissa Garcia WF3393

Central California Women's Facility

P. O. Box 1508
Chowchilla, CA  93610

Edward Garcia is serving his time in Mule Creek State Prison. You can write to him at:

Edward Garcia AX6540

Mule Creek State Prison
4001 Highway 104
Ione, CA 95640

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