Samuel Zamudio is an inmate on death
row in the state of California..
Crime
Zamudio killed his two elderly
neighbors, Elmer and Gladys Benson for whom he sometimes did chores, to steal their money.
Around 9:00 a.m., on February 11, firefighter/paramedics for the Los
Angeles County Fire Department received a call to respond to the
Bensons' home in South Gate. Inside, they found the dead bodies of Elmer
and Gladys. They notified police and, around 11:37 a.m., homicide
detectives responded to the scene to investigate. They found Gladys's
body on the kitchen floor with numerous stab wounds, clad in a nightgown
and robe that were raised above her waist, exposing her pubic area.
Gladys was still wearing a bracelet, ring, and chain. Elmer's body,
which also had numerous stab wounds, was on the living room floor near
his wheelchair.3
There was blood in the kitchen and living room, and nowhere else in
the house. Bloody shoe prints on the kitchen floor near Gladys's body
led out of the kitchen and into the living room to Elmer's body. There
was fresh coffee in a pot near the sink and two cups had been poured;
one was on a table in the living room near Elmer's wheelchair. A
newspaper was on the front porch, and no lights were on inside (other
than a hallway nightlight). Based on these circumstances, Los Angeles
County Deputy Sheriff Donald Garcia, who was assigned to the homicide
bureau's detective division and who participated in the investigation,
opined that the murders occurred “at first light, approximately 6:00 to
6:30 in the morning.” The coroner placed the time of death at 7:00
a.m., plus or minus three or four hours.
Address
Samuel Zamudio P14700
San Quentin State Prison Death Row
San Quentin, CA 94974
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