Whittier man confessed to kidnapping, slaying Fullerton College student, detective testifies

A Whittier man told a detective that a Fullerton College student was still alive after he shot her in the head while at Penn Park in Whittier, put her in the bed of his Tacoma and drove her to Moreno Valley where he tried to rape her twice on Aug. 20, 2023.

Gabriel Esparza couldn’t get an erection. He saw a work truck down the road, put 19-year-old Andrea Vazquez of Downey back in his pickup, drove to a field, pulled her out and started dragging her, Whittier police Sgt. Jose Bolanos testified Wednesday...