LOCAL : Guilty Plea in Encino Murder
A 28-year-old Encino woman pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in the strangulation of her boyfriend during an argument over the woman’s female lover.
Adele Kathy Rodriguez earlier admitted strangling Stanley Wittman, 68, with a strap from a pair of overalls, Deputy Dist. Atty. Kenneth A. Loveman said. Wittman’s decomposed body was found Sept. 15, 1988, by the building manager in the couple’s Encino apartment in the 5400 block of Newcastle Avenue, Loveman said.
The couple had apparently been arguing about Rodriguez’s lover, Loveman said.
Rodriguez remains in custody without bail and is scheduled to return to court June 20 for sentencing. She faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
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