Two indicted in Lorain murder of 67-year-old woman

Indictments were released May 17 charging two Lorain men with a plethora of crimes in connection to the March murder of a 67-year-old Lorain woman.

Lorenzo Garcia, 31, is facing eight counts of aggravated murder of Linda Wisniewski, five counts of murder, two counts of aggravated burglary, four counts of aggravated robbery, six counts of kidnapping, four counts of felonious assault, two counts of theft, four counts of tampering with evidence and single counts of grand theft of motor vehicle, attempted murder and having weapons under disability.

Antonio Martinez, 25, is facing eight counts of aggravated murder, five counts of murder, two counts of aggravated burglary, four counts of aggravated robbery, six counts of kidnapping, four counts of felonious assault, two counts of theft, two counts of tampering with evidence and single counts of grand theft of motor vehicle, attempted murder and having weapons under disability.

The aggravated murder counts also includes six specifications: that the aggravated murder was committed in an effort to escape detection; the crime was committed while they allegedly were murdering more than one person; that the crime was committed during the course of an aggravated burglary; that the crime was committed during the course of an aggravated robbery; that the crime was committed during a kidnapping; and that they had firearms on them during the crime.

Many of the other charges the men face also carry firearms specifications.

Garcia and Martinez are accused of stabbing Wisniewski to death and shooting a 28-year-old man in the back of the head March 27 in an Amherst Avenue home.

According to court personnel, the male still is alive and is recovering from the shooting.

During Martinez’s initial arraignment April 2 in Lorain Municipal Court, Lorain Prosecutor Jeffrey Szabo described the crimes the two are accused of as “extremely brutal.”

“A victim was duct taped, brutally stabbed to death,” Szabo said. “Another individual who happened to survive was shot in the back of the head.

“Seemed like he was trying to get rid of any witnesses in this case.”

Both men could face the death penalty if convicted. They are scheduled to be arraigned in May 24 in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.

Each man has a $2 million bond. They are lodged at the Lorain County Jail.

Both men could face the death penalty if convicted. They are scheduled to be arraigned in May 24 in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.