Crime & Safety
Alameda County District Attorney's Office: People V David Martin, Educardo Biniano Lopez
His legs and wrists were bound with duct tape, and a white rope had been used to tie his upper body.
August 13, 2021
People v. David Martin, Eduardo Bibiano-Lopez
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On Aug. 10, 2021 a jury found defendants David Martin and Eduardo Bibiano-Lopez guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Jose Magdaleno Lechuga, who was killed in his home on November 13, 2018.
On Nov, 14, 2018, Lechuga, 51, was found inside his home in Oakland, bound from head to legs toe with duct tape. His entire head including his nose and mouth were covered in duct tape. His legs and wrists were bound with duct tape, and a white rope had been used to tie his upper body. The victim was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene, having suffocated from having his airways blocked by the tape. Mr. Lechuga’s son found the victim, after having hired a locksmith to open the front door when he couldn’t get in touch with his father throughout the day.
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