'The Merriam dictionary defines 'heinous' as hatefully or shockingly evil, abominable,' US District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller said at Monday's sentencing, according to People. 'This murder was shockingly evil - excessively so,' the judge said. Loving son: Merendino, a wealthy retiree from Texas is pictured in this undated photo with his elderly mother The twisted plot dates back to 2013, when the porn star Meza met the millionaire Merendino through a gay escort service website while the victim was living in Houston, and the two became romantically involved. Merendino was left a large inheritance by his parents, who had both worked for ExxonMobil, but made some extra money by flipping houses. He used his money to travel around the world and also invested in art. Unbeknownst to Merendino, his younger boyfriend Meza was leading a double life. He had met his girlfriend Langston in 2011, when she was 16, and by the spring of 2015 she was pregnant and the two were engaged to marry. Langston had no idea about Meza's other life as a gay gigolo and porn star, and thought he worked as an accountant for Merendino, she has said. Meanwhile, Merendino was showering his young gigolo boyfriend with lavish gifts and presents. On April 29 of that year, the two men rented a car and drove across the border to Mexico, so that Merendino could finalize a deal on a $300,000 property at the upscale oceanfront development Palacio del Mar, according to FBI documents. Some of the older man's friends have said his relationship may have persuaded him to retire full-time across the border in the luxury complex. When they arrived, they found that the condo was not yet ready, so they drove back across the border to the US and checked into the Hercor Hotel in Chula Vista, San Diego.
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Merendino was visiting Mexico so he could finalize a deal on a luxury condo at the Palacio del Mar oceanfront complex (pictured left and right). The following morning, the two men headed back into Mexico - Merendino in his Range Rover with Meza following behind on his motorcycle, a 2014 Christmas gift from the victim. They checked into Bobby's by the Sea hotel across the border, where Merendino was seen at the lobby between 7pm and 8pm on May 1, asking for a bottle opener.Īt 10.30pm, guests claim they heard a motorbike leave the hotel. He was caught on CCTV entering the US half an hour later. Later that night, Merendino left the hotel at 1am, telling a security guard he had to go to help a friend who was stranded on the road. His body was found shortly after 3.30am that morning, May 2, in a ravine only five minutes away from the hotel.
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The rich Texas retiree had been stabbed multiple times, with his throat slashed so severely he was nearly decapitated. The body was dumped in a ravine beside a highway between Rosarito and Ensenada in Mexico, less than 20 miles from the US border. No cameras showed Meza returning to Mexico after he entered the US late on May 1. However, FBI files state that he was seen entering the US once more at 3.57am on May 2. Meza and Langston (pictured) were both convicted of lying to investigators about the plot.