A person was discovered responsible Friday of murdering his girlfriend 4 years in the past in an El Segundo resort room, in line with authorities.
Luis Antonio Gomes Akay, 39, was discovered responsible of 1 depend of first-degree homicide within the dying of 22-year-old Anna Laura Costa Porsberg, in line with the Los Angeles County district legal professional’s workplace. A jury deliberated for lower than three hours earlier than reaching its verdict.
He faces 20 years to life in state jail and is scheduled to look at an April 27 sentencing listening to, in line with the discharge.
“For over three years, Anna’s household and mates have waited for justice. At this time the jury has spoken, returned its responsible verdict for first-degree homicide in opposition to this sociopath and justice has arrived,” Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman stated in a information launch. “So-called ‘no physique’ circumstances are a few of the most tough to show as a result of they rely so closely on circumstantial proof.”
Anna Laura Costa Porsborg vanished in December 2022 and is presumed lifeless. Her boyfriend, Luis Gomes Akay, was discovered responsible of her homicide.
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On Christmas Eve in 2022, Gomes Akay and Porsberg checked right into a resort in El Segundo after touring from New Jersey, in line with the discharge. They visited a number of places in Los Angeles.
On Dec. 27, 2022, the couple acquired into an argument after they went to a bowling alley, in line with the discharge. Porsberg wasn’t seen or heard from once more. Gomes Akay was seen two days later dragging a big suitcase from the resort.
Cellphone and GPS proof confirmed Gomes Akay driving to the Angeles Nationwide Forest, the place he was for an hour, in line with the discharge. He went again to the resort and reported his girlfriend lacking.
Gomes Akay was “controlling, jealous and possessive,” in line with the discharge. Witnesses flew from Brazil to testify that his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Ana Claudia Dos Santos, went lacking in Brazil after breaking apart with him. Her physique was additionally by no means discovered.
Two of Gomes Akay’s mates testified throughout the trial that he typically stated, “no physique, no crime,” in line with the discharge.
