Texas woman whose 2 children’s bodies were found stuffed under house gets life in prison
By APFriday, February 19, 2010
Mom whose kids’ bodies found under home gets life
SAN ANTONIO — The mother of two babies whose bodies were found stuffed under a Texas house in 2007 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Valerie Lopez pleaded guilty to capital murder in 2008. State District Judge Mary Roman sentenced the 22-year-old Lopez on Friday.
The sentence was part of a plea deal in which Lopez agreed to help prosecutors in their case of her ex-boyfriend, 31-year-old Jerry Salazar.
The couple shared the San Antonio home where the bodies of 4-month-old Sebastian and 14-month-old Sariyah were found in March 2007 after neighbors reported a foul smell. The bodies, which were wrapped in plastic, were found after the couple moved out.
Salazar reached a separate plea agreement in December and also received a life sentence.
