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Memea pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in her aunt's Chula Vista death.
Elizabeth Maria Memea pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the February 2022 strangling death of her aunt, Leticia Hernandez, 52, in Chula Vista. Sentencing is set for Dec. 11, 2026, with an expected term of 15 years to life.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A guilty plea to second-degree murder is the defendant's admission to that count. It is not a jury verdict, and a Dec. 11 sentencing date is a calendar setting, not a prison term until the court imposes it. Elizabeth Maria Memea pleaded guilty in the choking death of her aunt, Leticia Hernandez, 52, at Hernandez's East Prospect Street home in Chula Vista in February 2022. Reporting puts the expected sentence at 15 years to life. Expected is not imposed.
Hernandez's family could not reach her for more than a day and asked officers for a welfare check. Patrol officers found her dead shortly after 7:30 p.m. inside the home in the 100 block of East Prospect Street. Reporting said her body was found underneath a pile of clothing in her bedroom.
Chula Vista police said Memea attacked Hernandez by choking her during a dispute over cleaning the home. Memea was booked into Las Colinas and held without bail after the 2022 arrest.
More than four years later, she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 11, 2026. The plea admits the count. The Dec. 11 date is when the court is expected to enter the term. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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