Norma Esparza , 40 , is facing six years in state prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter . She is four of one people accused of the 1995 killing of Gonzalo Ramirez , 24 , who she claims raped her . A professor in Geneva , she was arrested in the cold case murder tin 2012 when she re-entered the U.S. for an academic conference . She says her ex-boyfriend , Gianni Van , forced her to identify Ramirez and then coerced her to keep the murder secret for almost two decades . Esparza is now testifying at Van 's murder trial , which is in its second day .
Norma Esparza , 40 , is facing six years in state prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter . She is one of four people accused of the 1995 killing of Gonzalo Ramirez , 24 , who she claims raped her . A professor in Geneva , she was arrested in the cold case murder tin 2012 when she re-entered the U.S. for an academic conference . She says her ex-boyfriend , Gianni Van , forced her to identify Ramirez and then coerced her to keep the murder secret for almost two decades . Esparza is now testifying at Van 's murder trial , which is in its second day .