Texas man faces life in prison in slayings of wife, 2 others
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Texas man faces mandatory life in prison over a 2008 murder-for-hire scheme in Mexico in which his wife, her sister and their father were killed.
Samuel Velasco Gurrola of El Paso was convicted Monday of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and conspiracy to cause foreign travel for murder for hire. Two of his relatives pleaded guilty to conspiracy-related counts and face up to life terms.
Texas prosecutors say Velasco was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child and wanted to stop his wife, Ruth Sagredo Escobedo, from testifying.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Her father was slain in October 2008 in Ciudad Juarez. Her sister, Cinthia Sagredo Escobedo, was gunned down the next month. Velasco's wife was ambushed going to her sister's funeral.