24-year-old Saul Nava of Thousand Oaks was sentenced earlier this month, after he was convicted of the first-degree homicide, in addition to aggravated mayhem, torture, kidnapping, assault with a lethal weapon, possession or management of kid pornography, and three counts of inflicting corporal harm to present/former partner/cohabitant/fiancé.

The victims have been revealed as Alisen Takacs-Escobar, who was discovered lifeless on November 24, 2021, and an unnamed earlier girlfriend the Ventura County District Lawyer’s Workplace says “survived his abuse.”

“The sentence imposed displays the heinous nature of the defendant’s horrific conduct,” Senior Deputy District Lawyer David Russell mentioned in a press release. “Whereas nothing will make the sufferer’s household entire once more, this sentence will shield the neighborhood from an offender who tortured and abused weak victims.”

In line with the DA, Nava referred to as 911 “after days of beating and torturing” Takacs-Escobar of their Thousand Oaks residence. When deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace arrived on the scene, Takacs-Escobar was lifeless, with “accidents throughout her physique.”

“She suffered from intensive bruising, the highest of her head had a big laceration, and degrading phrases have been newly tattooed on the middle of her chest,” reads a press launch.

“Within the residence, deputies situated tattoo tools, baseball bats, a hammer, and a screwdriver which have been used on Ms. Takacs-Escobar,” the DA continued.

On Nava’s telephone, per authorities, they discovered movies filmed hours earlier than Takacs-Escobar’s loss of life, displaying “Nava taunting her and displaying no concern for her worsening situation.”

Throughout the investigation into Takacs-Escobar’s loss of life, authorities recognized certainly one of Nava’s exes; the pair allegedly dated once they have been youngsters, with the DA noting that “their relationship escalated rapidly.”

“Nava introduced her into his dwelling, confined her to a closet, and beat her,” mentioned authorities.

Per the DA, the lady tried to “run away” from Nava, who they are saying “discovered her and threatened her with a knife till she bought into his automobile.”

The abuse of the unnamed ex allegedly continued till Nava started relationship Takacs-Escobar in the course of the summer time of 2021.

Nava took the stand throughout his October 2024 trial and claimed, repeatedly, he did not intend to kill his girlfriend. In line with the Ventura County Star, the assault got here after Nava noticed a “flirtatious” textual content between Takacs-Escobar and her ex, although the prosecution claimed the previous couple was not engaged in a sexual relationship on the time.

Nava testified he bought violent due to “pent-up frustration” over what he felt was her curiosity in different males. He additionally mentioned that he hit Takacs-Escobar with each a belt and baseball bat the evening of her loss of life. When requested, “Did you assume you have been killing her?” he responded, “No.”

Movies proven in court docket reportedly confirmed Takacs-Escobar, bare from the waist-up, with blood streaming down her face, in addition to six tattoos on her chest. The movies have been allegedly taken by Nava within the hours main as much as her loss of life.

In a single video Takacs-Escobar was reportedly seen saying, “I am scared. I am actually scared. I am terrified,” earlier than a male voice asks, “Is what you probably did price it?”

He testified she grew to become unresponsive about an hour after the ultimate video, earlier than saying he tried giving her ache medicine and CPR earlier than paramedics arrived on the scene.

“No … I cared about her and her life,” he mentioned when requested once more whether or not he supposed to kill Takacs-Escobar. “From anger and from betrayal, there have been instances I hated her, however I nonetheless cared about her.”

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