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evidence evidence testimony Magbanua RetrialLuis Rivera's testimony Rivera testified in the Magbanua retrial across multiple proceedings, providing account of Magbanua confirming over an open phone line that the job was done, as well as testimony discussed during Wendi Adelson's cross-examination regarding Wendi's alleged presence on Trescott Drive the morning before the murder. His testimony was relied upon during the defense's motion for judgment of acquittal and during an admissibility ruling on co-conspirator statements and the murder-for-hire timeline. ← All Evidence
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Luis Rivera's testimony

Rivera testified in the Magbanua retrial across multiple proceedings, providing account of Magbanua confirming over an open phone line that the job was done, as well as testimony discussed during Wendi Adelson's cross-examination regarding Wendi's alleged presence on Trescott Drive the morning before the murder. His testimony was relied upon during the defense's motion for judgment of acquittal and during an admissibility ruling on co-conspirator statements and the murder-for-hire timeline.

Luis Rivera's testimonyRivera's testimony — overheard Magbanua confirm over an open phone line that the job was doneRivera's testimony allegedly placing Wendi on Trescott Drive with the boys the morning before the murder (July 17, 2014)
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As a cooperating co-conspirator, Rivera supplied direct witness accounts of Magbanua's role as intermediary and her acknowledgment that the murder had been carried out. His testimony anchored key phases of the prosecution's case in the Magbanua retrial, including surviving a directed-verdict challenge, making it a load-bearing element of the evidentiary record.

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