# California son strangled parents for inheritance — then dragged his own kids into sick cover-up

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-son-strangled-parents-for-inheritance-then-dragged-his-own-kids-into-sick-cover-up/
- Published: 2026-11-14T22:22:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T23:26:59+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/elk-grove-man-gets-life-without-parole-for-murdering-parents-over-inheritance/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Navarrete received two life sentences without parole.
- He killed his parents expecting to inherit half their estate.
- DNA, a scooter and camera footage helped investigators expose him.

## Summary

Mark Andre Tomas Navarrete was sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole for murdering his parents in California, with a jury finding that he acted for financial gain. The case matters because investigators said he staged a discovery of the bodies with his children after killing their grandparents, as part of an attempt to conceal the crime.

Navarrete killed his parents on 28 June 2024, expecting to inherit half their estate. He had been running fake investment schemes and resented his parents for repaying relatives he owed money; prosecutors said he struck and strangled them, then tried to create an alibi. DNA beneath his mother’s fingernails, a scooter found in his garage and traffic-camera footage helped investigators trace his movements.

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