Stabbed 59 Times

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A 23-year-old man in Maryland will spend several decades behind bars for killing a 22-year-old driver, fatally stabbing the victim 59 times with a kitchen knife. After a brief argument over a really small amount of money, charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin last week ordered Marvin Ernesto Funes Martinez to serve 38 years in a state correctional facility for the slaying of Marco Alexander Pulido Castro. Authorities announced Welcome to this episode of Human Wreckage. If you like what we do, please like and subscribe. Let's get into it. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so so.

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According to a news release from the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, police in the early morning hours of October 29, 2023, responded to a residence in White Plains regarding a reported assault and stabbing. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders said they located Pulido Castro's lifeless body in the fetal position inside the trunk of a Nissan Sentra. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators said it was quickly revealed that Funes Martinez had hired the victim to drive him and two other individuals to a Washington DC nightclub. Pulido Castro went to the club with Funes Martinez and the others before driving them back to White Plains. However, before they returned home, the victim pulled into a gas station and requested additional money for gas from Funes Martinez. Pulido Castro's request angered Funes Martinez and the two were involved in a small argument. Because the victim requested more money, prosecutors said. Because the victim requested more money, prosecutors said as they arrived back at Funes Martinez's home, pulido Castro's car was overheating so he remained outside while the others went inside the house. Funes Martinez, who was already carrying a pocket knife, went inside his residence and retrieved a larger knife from the kitchen. The release states the victim was checking under the hood of the vehicle when Funes Martinez returned outside and Funes Martinez returned outside and Funes Martinez began stabbing the victim repeatedly. The victim tried to escape to a yard across the street, but Funes Martinez followed him and continued to stab him. Funes Martinez ultimately stabbed the victim 59 times and knocked out multiple teeth. After the stabbing, funes Martinez dragged the victim to his vehicle and placed his body in the trunk. After the attack, fuenes Martinez fled behind the home, but witness reports led police to locate him. A short while later, authorities noted that he had multiple cuts on his hands, which were also covered in the blood of the victim. He later confessed to the murder.

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During the sentencing hearing, assistant State's Attorney Constance Kulpman emphasized the seemingly innocuous spat that led to Pulido Castro's death, as well as the brutality of the attack. The defendant was particularly violent, extraordinarily dangerous. He needs to be incarcerated for as long as possible. He committed the most brutal murder I have ever seen. This was an awful way for Marco Alexander Pulido Castro to die, she said. The defendant killed the victim over a really small amount of money that he actually owed the victim. The victim suffered. It was just cruel. It just doesn't get more cruel than what he did to Marco Alexander Pulido Castro. He was brutally killed for working. He didn't get to enjoy his later years. He didn't deserve to take his last breath on Gateway Boulevard face to the ground being stabbed. Thank you, thank you, you.