Saldivar indicted on murder charge, pleads not guilty. Pre-trial hearing starts. Westergren moves trial to Harris County. Effort to televise trial blocked. Closing arguments made.
Jury deliberates two hours before returning a guilty verdict.
After nine hours of deliberation, jury gives Saldivar maximum life sentence. Saldivar arrives at state women's prison in Gatesville to begin sentence. Westergren denies motion for new trial. Westergren submits findings to 14th Court of Appeals in Houston that Saldivar is not entitled to new trial despite arguments by Saldivar's appellate attorney Patrick McGuire about missing trial records. Review by appeals court continues.