Manhattan Beach housekeeper murder prelim postponed again
Milton Gallardo, a convicted felon allegedly linked to the April 11, 2005, murder and rape of a Lawndale woman in a Manhattan Beach home, is scheduled to return to Torrance Superior Court for a two-day preliminary hearing to begin on April 29.
Gallardo's attorney, Deputy Alternate Public Defender Ernestine Odom, told Judge Laura Ellison she was waiting for more results on lab tests on DNA related the case.
Gallardo's DNA allegedly matches evidence collected during the investigation into the death of 39-year-old Libia Cabrera.
Prosecutors haven't decided yet if they will seek the death penalty against Gallardo.
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