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 damage to present/former partner/cohabitant/fiancé.

The victims have been revealed as Alisen Takacs-Escobar, who was discovered useless 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 complete once more, this sentence will shield the neighborhood from an offender who tortured and abused weak victims.”

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

“She suffered from in depth 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 condominium, deputies situated tattoo gear, 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 dying, exhibiting “Nava taunting her and displaying no concern for her worsening situation.”

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

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

Per the DA, the girl 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 courting Takacs-Escobar throughout the summer season of 2021.

Nava took the stand throughout his October 2024 trial and claimed, repeatedly, he did not intend to kill his girlfriend. In accordance 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 night time of her dying. When requested, “Did you suppose you have been killing her?” he responded, “No.”

Movies proven in courtroom 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 dying.

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 value it?”

He testified she grew to become unresponsive about an hour after the ultimate video, earlier than saying he tried giving her ache remedy 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 meant 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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