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San Francisco Woman Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Roommate’s 2018 Killing

Prosecutors say the ruling closes a case delayed for years by defense tactics.

Overview

  • LISA GONZALES, 55, was found guilty by a San Francisco jury on Wednesday in the killing of her roommate, 61-year-old Margaret Mamer.
  • Police in June 2018 found Mamer’s dismembered remains inside a blue plastic bin in the building’s basement after Gonzales told officers the victim had moved to Eureka.
  • An autopsy reported multiple sharp-force injuries, and investigators documented Mamer’s blood throughout the apartment bathroom.
  • A third roommate described strong odors, hours of sawing noises from the bathroom, a missing blue storage bin, and a hacksaw under the sink.
  • Jurors also found Gonzales personally used a knife, and she now faces 16 years to life, with an April 24 court date to set sentencing.