REDWOOD CITY — Convicted killer Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison Tuesday for nearly beheading his daughter’s mother with a sword two years ago on a ...

Defense attorneys Robert Cummings, left, Daniel Blanchette and law clerk Gina Herrera talk before the start of the closing arguments for the trial of their client, Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, at ...

Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta was found guilty of first-degree murder in November 2023 in the killing of Karina Castro in what prosecutors called an act of "vengeance," while the defense argued it ...

Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta sits in a San Mateo County courtroom in Redwood City, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2023. Landaeta was found guilty of first-degree murder for beheading his girlfriend with a ...

Solano Landaeta has been charged with murdering 27-year-old Karina Castro. According to court records, he also faces multiple enhancements, including using a deadly weapon, great bodily injury and ...

San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it had arrested Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, 33, on murder charges in the death of Karina Castro, 27, in San Carlos.

Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, 33, was charged with murder in last week's killing of Karina Castro, the 27-year-old mother of his 1-year-old daughter, in the city of San Carlos.