"Her attorneys’ request for a new trial was turned down by a Riverside County judge in February 2010. 4th District Court of Appeal also rejected a similar request.
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Kruzan said Howard had raped, molested and subjugated her starting when she was 11, then shopped her as a teen prostitute.
Kruzan lured him to the Dynasty Suites on Iowa Avenue in Riverside, shot him in the neck with a pistol, stole $1,500 from his pocket and took his Jaguar.
She testified during her trial that Howard’s rival had threatened her life if she didn’t carry out the crime.