Overview

• Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen imposed life without parole on 53-year-old Monica Sementilli on June 23 after her April 11 conviction on first-degree murder and conspiracy charges
• Prosecutors argued Sementilli conspired with her lover, Robert Baker, to kill husband Fabio Sementilli on Jan. 23, 2017, for a $1.6 million life insurance payout
• Digital evidence was central to the case, including hundreds of encrypted Viber messages and home security camera livestreams showing Sementilli monitoring the attack
• Robert Baker pleaded no contest to murder in July 2023 and is serving life without parole while accomplice Christopher Austin received a 16-years-to-life sentence under a plea deal
• During the trial, Baker claimed he killed Fabio for love and denied Sementilli’s involvement but Austin’s testimony and forensic clues such as Fabio’s untouched Rolex undermined that defense