Witness

Jessica Rodriguez

Luis Rivera's former partner, discussed across the Markel-related trials and a prosecution witness in the 2022 Magbanua retrial.

Appeared Magbanua Retrial

Mentioned Garcia–Magbanua Charlie Adelson Donna Adelson

464 lines · 3 appearances · 37 mentions · 4 trials

About

Rodriguez's residence and relationship with Rivera made her a recurring reference point in testimony about the alleged payment delivery and in the cell-site and mapping evidence. Her 2022 testimony supplied a firsthand account of the wrapped-package visit, and the comparison with her earlier statements records the disputed timing and sequence without resolving those differences through assumption.

Trial Record (40)

GM Garcia–Magbanua Sep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019

Trial Summary

Named throughout the trial as Luis Rivera's girlfriend and the occupant of the Miami residence where Rivera was actually staying, she was the subject of testimony about the delivery of murder proceeds, of defense attacks on prosecution map labeling, and of cell-site argument over Magbanua's July 19 location — but never took the stand.

Mentioned (17)

Luis Rivera - Cross (Part 2) Rivera's girlfriend; present at apartment during money delivery; Rivera bought her a car and gave her $2,000 rent money from murder proceeds; Kawass suggested she could corroborate or contradict Rivera's account

Day 4 Cross

Christopher Corbitt - Cross

Day 5 Cross

Christopher Corbitt - Cross (Continued)

Day 6 Cross

Oscar Jimenez Jr. - Cross

Day 6 Cross

Christopher Corbitt - Cross Rivera's de facto residence; her phone was not placed under Title III intercept

Day 7 Cross

Christopher Corbitt - Cross

Day 7 Cross

Patrick Sanford - Cross

Day 7 Cross

Patrick Sanford - Cross

Day 8 Redirect

Patrick Sanford - Redirect

Day 8 Direct

John Sawicki - Direct

Day 8 Cross

John Sawicki - Cross Named as the address whose location is consistent with Magbanua's July 19 Biscayne tower hit — central to prosecution's location theory for that morning

Day 8 Direct

Craig Isom - Direct (Recall)

Day 8 Procedural

Bennett Hearsay, Corbitt Sequestration, and Magbanua Testimony

Day 9 Direct

Katherine Magbanua - Direct

Day 9 Cross

Katherine Magbanua - Cross

Day 9

KM Magbanua Retrial May 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022

Trial Summary

Called by the State on the fifth trial day as Luis Rivera's former partner and the mother of his children, Jessica Rodriguez testified about a visit in which Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia brought a wrapped package to her home, and her prior recorded statements about that visit became defense impeachment material later in the trial.