May 16, 2013 · 31-year-old Paul Lovett was charged with the deaths of 26-year-old Elizabeth Garcia and 35-year-old Patty Simon. The murders took place back in 2002 and they were 16 months apart. Both...

Apr 9, 2008 · Paul Lovett, 27, was convicted of two charges of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison last year for the killings of Garcia and Patty Simon, 36, who disappeared from her job at a Hobbs department store.

Aug 24, 2012 · {2} On January 16, 2002, a young mother named Elizabeth Garcia worked a late shift at a gas station in Hobbs, New Mexico. Under circumstances that are still unknown, Garcia left her workplace sometime before 2:30 in the morning.

Aug 30, 2012 · The court last week tossed out Paul Lovett's conviction of murdering Elizabeth Garcia in 2002. The young mother was abducted while working at a convenience store in the southeastern New Mexico community and was stabbed more than 50 times.

Jun 2, 2016 · Upon remand of the vacated conviction for a new trial, Defendant was again convicted of first-degree murder for killing Garcia, and that conviction forms the basis of the instant capital appeal. The facts and evidence presented in the second trial are as follows.

Jan 22, 2015 · Garcia, a 26-year-old single mom, was in her fourth day at work and second night at Allsup’s Store No. 146 in Hobbs- one of 300 in the family-owned, Clovis-based chain- when she was abducted, raped, and stabbed repeatedly in 2002.

Apr 9, 2008 · Garcia, 26, was working alone overnight when she vanished on Jan. 16, 2002. Her body, with 57 stab wounds, was found later that day in a Hobbs field. The lawsuit said she had been raped.

Aug 24, 2012 · {2} On January 16, 2002, a young mother named Elizabeth Garcia worked a late shift at a gas station in Hobbs, New Mexico. Under circumstances that are still unknown, Garcia left her workplace sometime before 2:30 in the morning.

Mar 29, 2008 · Elizabeth Ann Garcia's family claims Allsup's owners essentially sacrificed employees, deliberately choosing profits over worker safety when they consistently failed to provide adequate security measures despite promises to do so.

Apr 8, 2008 · Garcia vanished on Jan. 16, 2002. Her body was found later that day in a field with 57 stab wounds. Paul Lovett was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.