Crime & Safety
Sheriff: LaMar Murder was 'Purely Random'
The man arrested in connection with Sierra LaMar's kidnapping and death also is suspected of assaulting a woman in Morgan Hill three years ago.
Two and a half months after Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar disappeared, investigators said Tuesday the 15-year-old is dead.
"We have adequate facts, we have strong facts to believe she has been murdered," Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said.
Antolin Garcia-Torres, 21, was arrested for the girl's kidnapping and murder Monday night in Morgan Hill.
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Investigators suspect Garcia-Torres attacked at least one woman in Morgan Hill in 2009.
"There were three assaults in Morgan Hill about three years ago ... We have linked one of those to our suspect through forensic evidence," Smith said.
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