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Man Convicted of Murdering and Assaulting Estranged Wife
11/26/2025
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Story summary
- Zarbab Ali, 28, was found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing his estranged wife, Rachel Castillo, 25, in Simi Valley in November 2022.
- Ali confessed and described stabbing Castillo multiple times, burying her body, and later exhuming it to commit sexual assault.
- Ali was arrested on November 14, 2022.
- Castillo was last seen on November 10, 2022.
- Ali is set to be sentenced on January 12, 2026.
