Cold Case Murder Suspect in Custody, Press Conference to be Held on April 11th 
On September 30, 1988 at 11:20 p.m., 24-year old Bernardo Santos Sierra was murdered by Pedro Alonso Bravo, then 33-years old, in front of Bravo’s residence at 1305 Punta Gorda Street. Sierra was shot multiple times with a handgun. Following the incident Bravo, a Mexican citizen, fled to Mexico where he remained a fugitive from justice.
Following a collaborative effort by the Santa Barbara Police Department, the California Department of Justice, and the Mexican Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR), Bravo was arrested on March 8, 2013 for this murder in Mexico and is currently in custody in Mexico City.
Chief of Police Camerino Sanchez, accompanied by members of the Sierra family, will be holding a press conference on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Murphy Room of the Santa Barbara Police Department, 215 E. Figueroa Street, to discuss the details of this case.
Address/Location
Santa Barbara Police Department
215 East Figueroa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-897-2300
Riley L. Harwood
Public Information Officer
[email protected]
805-897-2320