Murder of Madyson Middleton

July 26, 2015 Madyson Middleton was reported missing by her mother from their Santa Cruz, California apartment after Middleton was lured into another apartment where she was strangled to death and dumped in a dumpster. The suspect was charged two days later and identified as 15 year old, Adrian Gonzalez, after Middleton's body was found. Suspect: The suspect was identified as Adrian Gonzalez who was 15 years old at the time, and was charged with Middleton's murder. He confessed to duct-taping her mouth shut and sexually assaulted her before stabbing and strangling her to death. Gonzalez than dumped her body and watched the case closely, even asking random police officers questions about the crime. He also had a unique obsession with Yo-yo's and writing "suicidal" posts on Instagram. Trial: Adrian Gonzalez pleaded not guilty as trial began in November 2017 as there were some controversies to prosecute Gonzalez as an adult because he was only 15 when he committed the murder. 2016 California Proposition 57 law was passed in 2016 where the judge can decide if the accused can be prosecuted as an adult and it is to be believed it will go down that route.