Salcido Called Lucid in Rampage
REDWOOD CITY — Former winery worker Ramon Salcido was lucid when he slashed the throats of his three daughters, left them to die at a dump, and then pondered killing more of his family, a prosecutor said Tuesday during closing arguments.
“Before he even leaves the dump, he’s thinking about his next victims,†prosecutor Peter Bumerts told the jury of eight women and four men.
Salcido, 29, has admitted killing seven people, including six family members, during the April, 1989, wine country rampage. Defense attorney Marteen Miller has argued that Salcido was incapacitated by mental problems, drugs and alcohol at the time of the slayings.
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