Murder victim Fabio Sementilli's sister notices something strange at his wake | Forensic Files

this video shows two killers on their way to kill Fabio simonelli it was January 23rd 2017 when these two
suspects ran towards Fabio's home and stabbed him to death as he sat by the pool a little while later this video
from a neighbor's surveillance camera captured Fabio's Porsche being driven Away by The Killers at first police
thought it could have been a robbery gone wrong but the safe inside the home hadn't been touched and Fabio's $8,000
Rolex was still on his wrist the only thing I thought that was unusual is why didn't they take more why didn't they
take his watch nobody except investigators knew it at the time but police had discovered blood that didn't
belong to Fabio at the crime scene DNA testing had revealed a suspect Robert Baker Baker had been a racketball League
director at a Los Angeles gym not far from Fabio's house it's that same league where Fabio's wife Monica had played so
did Monica's friend at the time Alise how would you describe Rob Baker he was was cool we all really liked him he was
one of those gy guys you know for months police watched Baker and they discovered
he made thousands of calls and texts to of all people Monica centilli in fact just days after Fabio's death Monica
held awake in her backyard and Robert Baker actually showed up you did meet him I did fao's sister Mel Rota says she
saw Monica hanging out with Baker I saw her back outside again the drink smoking and talking to this
guy and I found out that that was his name Rob and um she introduced me to him Luigi Fabio's son from an earlier
marriage noticed him too Robert and Monica were in the corner talking to each other sort of away from the party
and there was something else Luigi noticed about Baker he had uh bandages on his
hands one guest even snapped these pictures of Monica and Robert Baker together if you if you look closely you
can just make out a bandage on Baker's finger police would later conclude Baker cut that finger when he killed Fabio and
that's how his blood was at the crime scene detectives visited Monica at home using what they called the ruse telling
her they were investigating burglaries in the neighborhood when in fact they were investigating her and secretly
following Monica and Robert Baker and according to authorities it paid off they say they found evidence that Monica
and Baker were having an affair and conspired to kill Fabi over the past several months
investigators have developed information and identified Robert Baker 55 years old
of Koga Park and Monica cimenti 45 years old of Woodland Hills who is the wife of our
homicide victim as responsible for his murder he said Dad we arrested Monica for the murder of your brother and
Robert Baker for the murder of your brother and I was in shock I'm like there you
sure you know I I was in shock as authorities hustled Robert Baker and Monica centi into court they each
pleaded not guilty but almost 6 years later Robert Baker changed everything when he came to court that day people
were stunned in 2023 Baker skipped trial altogether and pleaded no contest Robert
Baker pleads no contest and that's an necess accepting responsibility for the murders he's ultimately sentenced to
life without Paro the maximum sentence in this case is life in prison without the possibility of parole plus one year
you understand this yes sir but while Baker was accepting responsibility for Fabio's death Monica wasn't what he and
Monica did to my brother Fabio is unforgivable but Monica's own daughters Isabella and Jessica supported their mom
we will continue to stand by our mother as we have done for the the last 6 years
and we will fight for her innocence as Monica prepared to go to trial her defense attorney Leonard Lavine made a
statement we are confident that Robert Baker's guilty pleas and his truthful testimony will finally establish once
and for all that Monica centilli had nothing to do with the planning or the murder a Fabio Celli her husband Monica
Celli is scheduled to go on trial for conspiracy to commit murder in April 2024

After celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli was murdered, his wife, Monica, held a wake at their house. At the wake, Fabio's sister, Mirella Rota, noticed Monica talking to a man named Robert Baker, who was later arrested for Fabio's murder.

CASE UPDATE: On April 11, 2025, a jury found Monica Sementill, 53, guilty of murder and conspiracy for masterminding the murder of her husband Fabio, with special circumstances of murder for financial gain and murder while lying in wait.

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Brief Summary

Fabio Simonelli was murdered in 2017; Robert Baker and Monica Centilli are implicated, with Baker pleading no contest in 2023.

Key points

The Shocking Murder of Fabio Simonelli. Fabio Simonelli was brutally murdered in 2017, leading to a complex investigation.
Affair and Conspiracy Uncovered. Investigators reveal a shocking affair and conspiracy behind Fabio's murder.
Robert Baker's No Contest Plea. In a surprising turn, Robert Baker pleads no contest to the murder charges.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was in shock, I'm like, are you sure?

A family member's disbelief upon hearing the news of the arrests.

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