SoCal man complained about girlfriend's cooking. She cut his throat, buried him under staircase

"Trista Spicer, 43, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend, Eric Israel Mercado, whose body was found hidden under a staircase."

"Waylan Gentry testified that Spicer admitted to him that she had killed Mercado, stating she struck him with a frying pan and cut his throat with a box cutter."

Trista Spicer was convicted of murdering her boyfriend, Eric Israel Mercado, and hiding his body under a staircase. The murder remained undiscovered for nearly eight years until Spicer's new boyfriend, Waylan Gentry, learned of the crime and reported it to the police. Mercado was reported missing in 2014, and his body was found in August 2022. Gentry testified that Spicer admitted to killing Mercado with a frying pan and a box cutter. Spicer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading not guilty.

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