A shortage of court reporters kept a pretrial hearing in a closely watched Simi Valley murder case from proceeding on Wednesday.

Following a two-day preliminary hearing, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Paul Feldman determined that a trial can proceed ...

Zarbab Ali is charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Rachel Castillo. Castillo's body was found on Nov. 13, 2022, in a remote area of the Antelope Valley.

The case against a man accused of murdering his estranged wife in Simi Valley opened Tuesday with photographs of her blood-stained apartment and testimony on three fatal knife strikes, capped by a ...

Police said the primary suspect in the case is Castillo's ex-husband, Zarbab Ali, who was arrested Sunday at his parents' home in connection with Castillo's death. Ventura County Jail records show ...

The prosecution was due to present witness testimony and ask the court to hold Zarbab Ali for trial in the alleged murder of Rachel Castillo, who was the defendant's estranged 25-year-old wife.