Man Killed His Date, Started a Wildfire to Cover It

Man Killed His Date, Started a Wildfire to Cover It

Newser - Crime·2025-05-15 09:00

A California man who killed his date, then tried to conceal her body by setting a fire that would eventually kill another two people, now faces more than 70 years in state prison. Victor Serriteno, 33, of Vacaville pleaded no contest to three counts of murder and two courts of arson on Friday in exchange for a stipulated prison sentence of 73 years to life, per the San Jose Mercury News. Priscilla Castro, a 32-year-old mother from Vallejo, had traveled to Vacaville for a date with Serriteno, whom she'd met on a dating app, on Aug. 16, 2020. She was never seen alive again. Two weeks later, her charred remains were found in Stebbins-Cold Canyon near Putah Creek, the starting point of the so-called Markley Fire.

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