MS-13 gang members who carved out a man’s heart learn fate for grisly killings
Four members of the MS-13 gang have been convicted for their involvement in a series of brutal murders in Southern California during 2017. The killings included dismemberment and the removal of a victim's heart, carried out under the gang's violent internal rules. Each defendant faces a mandatory life sentence, with sentencing scheduled for October 20.
- ▪The four convicted gang members are Angel Amadeo Guzman, Fernando Garcia Parada, Edgard Velasquez, and Jose Jonathan Castillo.
- ▪They were found guilty of racketeering conspiracy and violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including murder.
- ▪The gang operates through local cliques and is involved in drug trafficking, extortion, and robbery.
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Metro MS-13 gang members who carved out a man’s heart learn fate for grisly killings By Daniel Farr Published June 4, 2026, 10:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Four members of the violent street gang MS-13 have been convicted in federal court for their roles in the murders of three victims during a 2017 crime spree in Southern California that included one killing so brutal the victim’s heart was carved from his chest, his body dismembered and dumped into a canyon. The verdicts against Angel Amadeo Guzman, 31, of Panorama City; Fernando Garcia Parada, 28, of Panorama City; Edgard Velasquez, 43, of Reseda; and Jose Jonathan Castillo, 34, of Koreatown were all returned Thursday.
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