ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who killed a transgender woman with whom he was having a years-long affair will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jose Mendoza-Espinoza killed Sherlyn Marjorie in 2023. He claimed that Marjorie was trying to extort money from him, and he killed her to stop h er from telling his wife about their affair. Warrant issued for Albuquerque man convicted of killing girlfriend A jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in February. On Tuesday, Judge Emeterio Rudolfo sentenced Mendoza-Espinoza to life for the murder. ...read more read less