Overview

• Craig Charron, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the 2020 stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend, Laura Sardinha, in her Huntington Beach apartment.
• Sardinha, 25, had obtained a restraining order and changed her apartment locks shortly before the killing, but Charron managed to reenter her home.
• Her final moments were recorded in a voicemail, where she can be heard screaming, 'He’s gonna kill me!' and pleading for help.
• Prosecutors argued that Charron staged self-inflicted wounds to support his claim of self-defense, which was rejected by the jury after less than a day of deliberations.
• Charron faces a potential sentence of 26 years to life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 25, 2025.