sacramento — melanie zapata was a slim woman with short black hair and eyes or always lure the attention of men , even those who knew she was ecologically male . but investigators argue when allen andrade wanted out , he sentenced her to death with a flames extinguisher . her sister discovered her battered torso under a blanket in her greeley apartment last december . andrade , 32 , of thorton , is due to go on trial tuesday on charges including first - hand murder and a bias - motivated crimes , which only add three years to his penal time if cleared .
Angie Zapata has been killed with a fire extinguisher.