Yindra Velazquez Mascaro
Childhood friend of Katherine Magbanua who testified for the State in the 2019 Garcia and Magbanua trial and the 2022 Magbanua retrial, and was referenced in the two later Adelson trials.
About
Mascaro supplied firsthand testimony about Magbanua's employment, relationships, use of the Lexus, overnight childcare, and the morning-after accident statement in the Garcia–Magbanua 2019 trial and the 2022 Magbanua retrial. In the two later trials, references to her residence were limited to whether travel data was consistent with the route toward it and did not place a person at the home.
Trial Record (32)
GM Garcia–Magbanua Sep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019
Trial Summary
Testified on trial day five as a longtime friend and godmother to one of Katherine Magbanua's children, tracing Magbanua's job history, the black Lexus that came from Charlie Adelson, and the overnight childcare on the night of the murder.
Testimony (5)
Mentioned (9)
KM Magbanua Retrial May 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022
Trial Summary
Called by the State on the fourth trial day, Yindra Velazquez Mascaro testified as a longtime friend of Katherine Magbanua about Magbanua's succession of jobs, her relationships with Sigfredo Garcia and Charlie Adelson, and a July 2014 night when she watched Magbanua's children and was told the next morning that Charlie's brother-in-law had been in a car accident.
Testimony (5)
Mentioned (11)
CA Charlie Adelson Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023
Trial Summary
Yindra Mascaro was discussed during Mary Hull's direct examination in connection with a communication and a residence described as relatively on the way.
Mentioned (1)
DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Trial Summary
Mascaro's residence was used as a route landmark during cell-site testimony; Mascaro did not testify or otherwise participate.