Eladio Martinez-Chavez
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Lake County, Indiana, USA
- Date of birth
- August 4, 1951
- Age at first offence
- 33
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Francisco Alarcon, 82 (acquaintance)
- Method of murder
- Stabbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- October 11, 1984
- Years active
- 1984
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Imprisoned
Sentenced to death on May 15, 1985; resentenced to 60 years imprisonment for felony-murder on 07-12-89
Case record: Eladio Martinez-Chavez
Background
Everette Amiotte drove Martinez Chavez and Reynaldo Rondon to a place near Alarcon's home on the night of the murder. The blood trail ran from the living room to the bathroom.
The offence
Both Martinez Chavez and Rondon were overheard earlier planning to rob Alarcon, and they stated that if caught they would kill him. Rondon was identified as driving Alarcon's stolen car on the night of the murder.
The next day, Rondon gave his girlfriend 2 knives and told her to hide them.
A search of Rondon's residence recovered blood-stained money and the dog tags of Alarcon.
Trial
Conviction: Murder, Felony-Murder
Sentencing
Aggravating Circumstances: b (1) Robbery Mitigating Circumstances: None
Martinez-Chavez was sentenced to death on May 15, 1985.
On 07-12-89, Lake County Superior Court Judge James E. Letsinger resentenced Martinez-Chavez to 60 years imprisonment for Felony-Murder in compliance with Indiana Supreme Court Opinion setting aside death sentence and remanding “for sentencing to a term of years on the felony murder conviction.”
Outcome
The death sentence was set aside and the case was remanded for sentencing to a term of years on the felony-murder conviction, resulting in a 60-year prison sentence.
Other details
Alarcon's dog tags were recovered during the search of Reynaldo Rondon's residence. Rondon gave his girlfriend 2 knives and told her to hide them the next day.
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