MS-13 gang members found guilty of killing three people — dismembering one — in Angeles National Forest
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- Four members of the gang MS-13 were found guilty Thursday of murdering three people in the Angeles National Forest, including one victim whose body was dismembered and then thrown down a canyon, according to authorities.
- Angel Amadeo Guzman, 31, of Panorama City; Fernando Garcia Parada, 28, of Panorama City; Edgard Velasquez, 43, of Reseda;
- They are scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 20 and each face one or more mandatory life sentences in federal prison.
A poster displays the defendants in custody during a July 2019 news conference. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) By Summer Lin Staff Writer Follow June 5, 2026 12:21 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Four members of the gang MS-13 were found guilty Thursday of murdering three people in the Angeles National Forest, including one victim whose body was dismembered and then thrown down a canyon, according to authorities.
Angel Amadeo Guzman, 31, of Panorama City; Fernando Garcia Parada, 28, of Panorama City; Edgard Velasquez, 43, of Reseda; and Jose Jonathan Castillo, 34, of Koreatown were found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy and violent crimes in aid of racketeering through murder, according to a news release from the U.S. district attorney’s office in the Central District of California.