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Timeline of Events in Killing of Jake Merendino

Here is a collection of key dates and times in the killing of Jake Merendino and the investigation into the role of David Enrique Meza and his girlfriend, Taylor Marie Langston in the killing.

April 7, 2017 - Meza goes on trial for murder in federal court in San Diego, California.

February 24, 2017 - Langston entered a plea agreement with federal officials regarding her case. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Langston pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.

December 24, 2015 - Meza and Langston plead not guilty when indicted on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to a federal officer.

December 23, 2015 - David Enrique Meza and his girlfriend, Taylor Marie Langston, are arrested at their apartment in Imperial Beach, California.

June 4, 2015 - Federal agents executed a search warrant at Meza's apartment.

May 18, 2015 - Meza sought to probate a holographic will in Texas, naming himself as the sole beneficiary of the Merendino estate, according to court documents.

7 p.m., May 2, 2015 - Meza and Langston return to the Bobby’s by the Sea hotel in the black SUV without license plates, according to the FBI.

4:22 a.m., May 2, 2015 - Langston crosses into the U.S. in a black SUV with no license plates, according to the FBI.

3:57 a.m., May 2, 2015 - Meza crosses into the United States on his motorcycle, according to the FBI

3:33 a.m., May 2, 2015 – Merendino’s body is found in a ravine near the highway that links Rosarito and Ensenada, according to the FBI

1 a.m., May 2, 2015 - Merendino tells hotel security he is leaving to help a friend stranded on the road. This is the last time he is seen alive, according to the FBI.

10:30 p.m., May 1, 2015 – A motorcycle is heard leaving the hotel parking lot, according to the FBI.

7 p.m., May 1, 2015 - Merendino goes down to the lobby between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. to open a bottle of wine, FBI agents said.

May 1, 2015 - Merendino closes escrow on a luxury oceanfront condo in Baja.

April 29, 2015 - Meza and Merendino rent a car at a Spring Valley agency, FBI investigators said, and drove across the border to Mexico to close the deal on the $300,000 condo at Palacio del Mar, an upscale development between Rosarito and Ensenada.

April 2015 – Co-defendant Taylor Marie Langston, Meza's fiance, was 9 months pregnant according to court documents.

2013 - Meza and Merendino meet online and become involved in a romantic relationship, FBI investigators said.

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