We mentioned the first verdict in Extra, Extra yesterday, but late yesterday evening, a jury convicted the other woman accused in the brutal 2008 Logan Square acid attack on Esperanza Medina. Both Maria Olvera-Garcia and Ofelia Garcia, found guilty by separate juries, were convicted on charges of heinous battery and each faces from six to 45 years in prison at sentencing. A third adult charged in the crime died awaiting trial and three teens charged in the incident previously pleaded guilty. more ›

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It's been two years since the violent acid attack on Esperanza Medina but the trial for those accused will finally get under way with jury selection today and testimony expected to begin next week. The July 2008 attack was, according to prosecutors, the result of love triangle. Prosecutors have alleged Ofelia Garcia masterminded the attack, recruiting three teens to carry out the actual attack, because she believed Medina was dating her ex-husband. The teens involved have since pleaded guilty but Garcia and Maria Olivera-Garcia begin their trial next week, charged with attempted murder and heinous battery. Prosecutors allege Garcia planned the attack and hired the teens while Olivera-Garcia drove the teens to the spot where they attacked Medina. All three teens plan to testify against the pair when the trial gets underway. A third suspect, Linda Dirzo, died late last year. As for Medina, 50, it's been a long, painful recovery but she's hopeful heading into next week's trial. The Tribune caught up with Medina and talked to her about the incident as well as her relationship with Karli Butler, a victim of a similar acid attack years ago. more ›

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A North Austin woman might lose her vision after she was attacked yesterday by a group of four men who beat her and threw acid in her face. According to CBS 2, the attack was retaliation for complaints issued by the woman and other neighborhood residents about a group of young men whose basketball games were turning disruptive to the neighborhood. Police say the woman had earlier received a threatening letter but have not yet said if the two are connected (we're guessing probably). It's at least the third acid attack in the area this year after a pair back in March; suspects in a 2008 Logan Square acid attack are still awaiting trial. more ›

A suspect in last year's Logan Square acid attack has died, according to officials. Linda Dirzo died yesterday afternoon at Stroger Hospital. At the time of her death, she was still in jail awaiting trial for her part in the attack. According to the Tribune, "Officials said she had a history of liver cirrhosis and believe her death was natural. An autopsy is scheduled for later today." Dirzo was charged as one of the adults that drove the teens who carried out the attack on 48-year-old Esperanza Medina. Prosecutors alleged Ofelia Garcia masterminded the attack because she believed Medina was seeing her ex-husband. Dirzo had pleaded not guilty last December. more ›

Ofelia Garcia, 59, Maria Olvera-Garcia, 35, and Linda Dirzo, 58, have pleaded not guilty to attempted first-degree murder and several counts of heinous battery stemming from an acid attack against Esperanza Medina in Logan Square this summer. Police believe Garcia hatched the plan because she thought Medina was seeing her ex-husband. The trio hired a trio of teens to attack Medina; she suffered third-degree burns over 25 percent of her body and may lose sight in one eye as a result of the attack. Two of the teens have already been charged in the attack. Dirzo has already admitted to driving the teens to the scene of the attack. more ›

Three adults and a 16-year-old boy have been charged in connection to this summer's acid attack on 48-year-old Esperanza Medina. The incident occurred in Logan Square on July 28 and a two other teenagers have previously been arrested and charged. The adults charged are Linda Dirzo, 58, Ofelia Garcia, 59, and Maria Olivera-Garcia, 35. Prosecutors also claim they have a motive in the attack: Ofelia Garcia masterminded the attack because she believed Medina was seeing her ex-husband. Dirzo and Olivera-Garcia apparently drove the youths to the location of the attack, a charge that's confirmed by surveillance footage and that Dirzo has admitted to. The charges are Class X heinous battery and armed robbery since Medina's purse was taken in the attack. more ›