Overview
- Judge Paul Feldman imposed life without the possibility of parole after a Ventura County jury’s Nov. 21, 2025 verdict that found first-degree murder and lying in wait.
- The judge ordered restitution to Castillo’s family and barred Ali from contacting them.
- Ali previously admitted to a felony charge of sexual contact with Castillo’s remains, which prosecutors cited in arguing against leniency.
- Prosecutors said Ali entered the Simi Valley apartment, waited in the dark, stabbed Castillo 11 times, buried her near Littlerock, and was arrested the day her body was found on Nov. 13, 2022.
- Family members delivered victim impact statements highlighting the harm to Castillo’s two young sons, who are now being raised by her sister and brother-in-law.