Ramon Escobar, who killed his aunt and uncle in Texas and five more people in California, is being investigated for killing his cellmate, who was convicted of a sexualy assaulting a minor
Escobar, 51, was sentenced to CDCR on May 6, 2022 from Los Angeles County to serve a life without the possibility of parole sentence for two counts of first-degree murder. He was also sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for three counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted second-degree murderVillanueva was transferred into North Kern State Prison, a medium-security facility that houses 3,500 inmates, on Feb. 2.
, and Escobar has since been placed in restrictive housing while the prison's Investigate Services Unit and the Kern County District Attorney investigate Villanueva's death. Villanueva, 53, was sentenced to CDCR on Oct. 25, 2022 from Los Angeles County to serve a life with parole sentence for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old.
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