Husband Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Murdering Pregnant Wife In El Monte

CBS Los Angeles

February 4, 2026

A Los Angeles County judge sentenced a 43-year-old man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his pregnant wife in 2018.

The jury also convicted Octavio Curiel Martinez of several other charges, including attempted murder of his father, corporal injury to a spouse and three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment involving the couple's two children and his stepson.

Jurors also confirmed prosecutors' special allegation of multiple murders and that he used and discharged a handgun.

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