Mexican suspect charged with murdering two Santa Ana Wienerschnitzel employees in 1991

• Juan Cabral

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 18CF3497

Date: December 18, 2018

MAN ARRAIGNED FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES SHOOTING MURDER OF TWO WIENERSCHNITZEL EMPLOYEES DURING ROBBERY IN 1991

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arraigned today for the special circumstances shooting murder of two Wienerschnitzel employees during a robbery in 1991.

Defendant: Alejandro Galindo Dominguez, 45, Ensenada, Mexico

Charged on Dec. 12, 2018, with the following felony counts:

• (2) Murder
• Sentencing Enhancements:
  • Special Circumstances – Murder during robbery
  • Special Circumstances – Multiple murders
  • Personal use of a firearm

Maximum Sentence: Life in state prison without the possibility of parole

Pre-trial hearing on Jan. 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m. at Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

Circumstances of the Case

• On July 23, 1991, Dominguez is accused of committing a robbery at Der Wienerschnitzel in Santa Ana and shooting two employees, 28-year-old Andres Bello and 18-year-old Juan Cabral.
• The defendant is further accused of moving the victims’ bodies into the restaurant freezer and fleeing the scene.
• Santa Ana Police Department investigated this case, which went unsolved until Dominguez turned himself in to Border Patrol agents on Feb. 23, 2018.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Troy Pino, Homicide Unit.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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