BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The trial of a former WWU student accused of murder began this morning (Monday) in Whatcom County Superior Court.
24-year-old Rigoberto Galvan is accused of killing his former girlfriend, 22-year-old Stephanie Cresswell-Brenner, in August 2019.
KGMI reported that Galvan entered an apartment on 20th St through the balcony.
He told another person in the apartment to leave before fatally shooting Cresswell-Brenner.
Galvan called 911 and confessed to the crime.
He has been held at the Whatcom County Jail since the murder.