Kathy Pinna
Martha Kitzler
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Martha Kitzler
Updated Mar 10, 2025
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Martha was the half-sister of Mauricio Silva (their mother's name was Myrna Rodriguez). While Mauricio's father was David Silva (Mexican - their mother was Nicaraguan), Martha's father was Myrna's boss. It is said that Myrna suffered from gigantism and mental problems and that she neglected all of her children, including Mauricio and his younger sister Martha.
Silva had just gotten out of jail in May of 1984 after serving 5 years for the manslaughter of a 16 year old boy.
Immediately after being released on parole for that offense, he shot and killed Walter Sanders and Monique Hilton. About a week later, he invaded the home of his own half-sister, 17-year-old Martha Kitzler, with whom he had stayed periodically since his parole, and stabbed and strangled her.
Convicted of all 3 murders, Mauricio's death sentence for the murders was overturned in May of 2001. You can see Los Angeles Times: Death Penalty Nullified for Killer to read why his death sentence was overturned and what the resolution was.
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Kathy Pinna
I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director
My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.
My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.
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