Man with ‘unhealthy obsession’ with ex-girlfriend convicted of killing her fiance after searching ‘how to commit the perfect murder’

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Jesse Alvarez was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s fiance, Mario Fierro, in San Diego in February 2021. He was jealous that the pair had just gotten engaged. Alvarez testified on his own behalf. (KUSI/YouTube)

A California jury convicted a man of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s fiance in San Diego in a spate of jealous rage.

Jesse Alvarez, 33, shot Mario Fierro as he left for work on Feb. 1, 2021, at Cathedral Catholic High School, where he was a beloved teacher along with his fiance.

Alvarez told the jury he developed an “unhealthy obsession” with his ex-girlfriend after she dumped him after 3 1/2 years of dating. He became enraged when he learned through a social media post weeks before the shooting on the school’s website that his ex and Fierro were engaged.

Alvarez claimed self-defense, but that theory took a hit with the fact that he shot Fierro six times, including four bullets to the head. He testified that he went to Fierro’s home to talk. When he saw Fierro walk out of his apartment, he walked up to him.

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