Man convicted in double slaying at Hayward car lot - SFGate
A judge on Wednesday convicted a man of two counts of first-degree murder for killing a security guard and a truck driver during a 2010 robbery and brutal attack at a Hayward auto-auction lot. Karl George Sanft , who turned 40 Wednesday, was convicted after a bench trial before retired Judge Joseph Hurley in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland. Sanft has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and after closing arguments by both sides Monday, Hurley will announce Tuesday whether he believes Sanft was sane when he killed security guard Angelito Erasquin , 63, of Hayward and truck driver... Prosecutors said Sanft, hoping to steal a car, drove a Mitsubishi Mirage to the sprawling Manheim San Francisco Bay auto-auction business on Auction Way, just east of Interstate 880, in the early morning of Feb. The guard tried to run but was chased down by Sanft, who used a knife to stab him 17 times, authorities said. Sanft also stole the guard’s wallet, watch and other property, police said. Sanft removed the rear license plate of a Chevrolet Trailblazer at the lot and stole boxes containing keys and documents for vehicles, police said. Believing Wightman could be a witness to the guard’s slaying, Sanft used chains and wood blocks to break out the truck’s passenger-side. Source: www.sfgate.com
