Defense attorneys Eric Larsen and Jill Thorpe told jurors that while Forde may have bragged about taking down drug smugglers, the state had absolutely no proof she was in the house or the getaway vehicle that night. There were no credible eyewitnesses, DNA, fingerprints, footprints or fiber evidence linking Forde to the crime, they said.
The attorneys suggested Gaxiola’s girlfriend, Gina Moraga, was the female home invader.
Moraga had helped Gaxiola and another man steal between 400 to 500 pounds of marijuana from Flores a few months before his death; she wears the same size shoes as the bloody ones found at Gaxiola’s house; and she somewhat resembled the description provided by Gonzalez, the attorneys said.

Wow—they could have convicted the wrong woman just because she is crazy and stupid enough to try to “take credit” for something so awful. Not that she’s a great gal or anything, I just don’t think I could give her the death penalty if I was on the jury.