denver — angie zapata was a large woman with short ebony hair and features but can attract the wrath of boys , even those never knew she was biologically gay . but prosecutors suggest when allen andrade freaked out , he scared her to hell with a spark sprinkler . her mother discovered her battered flesh under a blanket in her greeley apartment one july . andrade , 32 , of thorton , is planning to go on trial tuesday on charges including 2nd - degree murder and a bias - motivated crime , which potentially add three years to his execution sentence if convicted .
angie mendez has been destroyed with a fire extinguisher .