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Ventura County man gets 50 years to life state prison sentence for torture, murder of girlfriend

Bill Oxford
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Ventura County Sheriff's detectives identified second victim who survived attacks.

A Ventura County man has received a 50 years to life sentence for the torture, and murder of his girlfriend.

Prosecutors say after days of abuse, Saul Nava killed Alisen Takacs-Escobar in their Thousand Oaks apartment.

The 24 year old man was convicted of a half dozen felony counts, including first degree murder, torture, and kidnapping.

During the investigation, Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives found a second victim who survived her attacks.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.