An Imperial Beach man who stabbed his boyfriend to death and dumped his body in a ravine near Rosarito Beach, Mexico, so he could inherit the dead man’s estate, was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
David Enrique Meza, 27, was convicted after a federal trial of murdering Texas retiree Jake Clyde Merendino, who was 51 years old.
The victim was stabbed 24 times and his throat was slashed to the point of near decapitation, prosecutors said.
“This murder was shockingly evil … excessively so,” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller said.
The victim’s body was found next to the highway between Rosarito and Ensenada in the early morning hours of May 2, 2015.
An Imperial Beach man who stabbed his boyfriend to death and dumped his body in a ravine near Rosarito Beach, Mexico, so he could inherit the dead man’s estate, was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
David Enrique Meza, 27, was convicted after a federal trial of murdering Texas retiree Jake Clyde Merendino, who was 51 years old.
The victim was stabbed 24 times and his throat was slashed to the point of near decapitation, prosecutors said.
“This murder was shockingly evil … excessively so,” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller said.
The victim’s body was found next to the highway between Rosarito and Ensenada in the early morning hours of May 2, 2015.
