Defendant in Cold Case Murder Trial Linked to Similar Attack

Defendant in Cold Case Murder Trial Linked to Similar Attack

The man on trial for allegedly killing a woman 38 years ago in Santa Maria reportedly strangled a former girlfriend, that woman’s now adult daughter testified Friday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Aloysius Winthrop James, 58, of Georgia has been charged in connection with the death of Ofelia Sandoval, 30, at the Town Center Hotel on the 200 block of North Broadway on Sept. 18, 1988. The hotel was demolished after being severely damaged …