A woman was brutally slaughtered and set on fire by a man who thought she was his ex-girlfriend who had ended their relationship a month earlier, according to prosecutors.
The man who stabbed and beat a Virginia mom to death and then set her on fire thought she was his ex-girlfriend, who had ended their relationship about a month earlier, prosecutors said. Richard Montano, 48, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder on Thursday for the horrific slaying of Silvia 'Kelly' Vaca Abacay, 40, on August 10, 2022.
A neighbor called 911 multiple times after hearing screams and loud noises the afternoon that Montano killed the 'beloved mom and wife,' Descano said. The 911 call was played during the trial. 'Listen to the pain and anguish in Silvia's voice as she is screaming for her life,' prosecutors said during the trial, according to NBC Washington. 'The screaming and banging continued for 15 minutes that Silvia Abacay endured a violent attack that left Apartment 101 in carnage.
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