On January 6, 1990, 23-year-old Jose Luis Parra Hernandez was shot and killed at the Silva Ranch in King City, California. He had been at the mobile home of his cousin Concepcion Esparza and her family when Ramon E. Rios, Esparza’s husband, arrived intoxicated and angry over his wife’s drinking. An argument escalated, Rios fetched a gun and opened fire.

The first shots passed through a thin wall and killed 12-year-old Luis Orlando Esparza in his bedroom. Rios then shot Concepcion Esparza as she tried to hide behind the kitchen table; she died at the scene. Hernandez attempted to flee but was struck twice and later died of his wounds.

Rios fled to Mexico and lived under an assumed identity until a relative reported him, leading to his capture and extradition. He was tried, convicted of the three murders, and given life without parole after the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty. Anyone with memories of the Silva Ranch or these victims is asked to share what they know.