RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Justice in Murder Case involving Norwalk resident Julia Cuevas Rosas: Husband guilty of death after he threw her off 200-foot clift in Rancho PV in 2005

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Justice in Murder Case involving Norwalk resident Julia Cuevas Rosas: Husband guilty of death after he threw her off 200-foot clift in Rancho PV in 2005

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A Torrance man was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for killing his newlywed wife by throwing her off a 200-foot-high cliff, the District Attorney’s Office announced.

Brandon Jason Manai was convicted in December of the first-degree murder of Julia Cuevas Rosas, 24, of Norwalk.

Deputy District Attorney Jodi Link of the Torrance Branch Office prosecuted the case.
Rosas' body was found the afternoon of July 3 on rocks near the base of the cliff. Investigators believe that she had been thrown that morning, Taylor said. Detectives believe Rosas approached Manai about a divorce or an annulment, and that may have led to her death, he said.

In the days before her death, Rosas had complained to friends and co-workers about her husband's possessiveness, constant phone calls and text messages to her cellphone, Taylor said. He added that she had also begun asking friends about how to annul her marriage.

The couple began dating in March and wed June 19 but maintained separate residences, Taylor said. Rosas worked for a Bally's Total Fitness corporate office and lived with family members in Norwalk. Manai, who worked for Hertz Corp., lived with his mother in Torrance, authorities said.

The couple had been married for 13 days when Manai threw Rosas off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes on July 3, 2005. At the time of the murder, Manai was on parole for beating an ex-girlfriend. Evidence indicates that the victim wanted to annul the marriage, which may have led to her murder, prosecutors said.

Manai is due back in Department L of Torrance Superior Court on March 19 for a restitution hearing.

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