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Victor Avila is the deputy district attorney prosecuting a case involving the 2015 murder of a UCLA student. Avila and Debra Werbel, the defense attorney, gave their opening statements and questioned witnesses during the trial&#039;s first day Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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A trial began Tuesday for a case involving the murder of a UCLA student in 2015. County prosecutors accused Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, of the murder of Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, a UCLA student, in her Roebling Avenue apartment on Sept.

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Trial begins for 2015 murder of UCLA student Andrea DelVesco

By Jacob Preal

May 15, 2018 10:33 p.m.