Jilted ex-lover admits killing 4 before torching Lancaster home in vicious revenge killing
A jilted teen lover has admitted to shooting dead four people in a heinous revenge killing before torching their Lancaster home in an attempt to hide his disturbing crimes.Miguel Diego Sandoval, who was just 19 at the time of the grisly slayings in 2024, entered a guilty plea to the horrendous crimes Friday.Sandoval, now 21, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait — he now faces life in prison.
Sandoval creepily lingered out his ex boyfriend’s home on North Tabler Avenue on November 16 and waited until everyone was asleep.He then broke into the home and opened fire, killing Janvi Maquindang, 21, Christine Aca-ac, 25, Edwin Garcia, 24, and Matthew Montebello, 21.
“This was a calculated act of violence that left a void for the victims’ families that can never be filled.Rest assured this guilty plea will result in a lifetime prison sentence,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J.
Hochman said Friday.The victims “were callously shot as they peacefully slept in their beds,” former DA George Gascón said in 2024.After gunning down the victims, Sandoval torched the house in a desperate bid to cover his tracks.
Three dogs were also shot dead before the heartless jilted lover set the house on fire, authorities said.“The defendant was jilted when he broke up with his boyfriend and then did something unimaginable when he killed four innocent people,” the DA added.Authorities revealed the deadly rampage was driven by bitter vengeance following a messy romantic fallout between Sandoval and an unnamed male family member of the victims.
Inside the blaze, a terrified 16-year-old girl was trapped in a locked bedroom with flames rapidly closing in.The brave teen managed to dial 911, prompting Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to rescue the survivor the burning building.Montebello was rescued from the burning building and rushed to a local hospital, but died...