A Santa Barbara County man has received a 25-years-to-life sentence for killing his fiancée.
Santa Barbara Police say in June of 2019, Omar Alberto Leon killed Lilia Munoz, and hid her body in a closet. Leon told her parents she had gone to visit friends. But, they went to her apartment to look for her, and discovered the 29-year-old woman’s body.
The couple had three children together.
The Santa Barbara man pled guilty to murder, leading to his sentencing in the domestic violence case.
