Evelyn Estrada remembers what happened 14 years ago. Estrada said she met Jose Guerrero on the streets of Madera. She said she got in his truck back in November 1995.
"He grabbed me fast and threw his arm around my neck real quick. Stepped on the gas and had a knife on my throat," said Estrada.
Eventually ... They stopped on a dirt road.
"He went around the truck. First thing he did, open the door and started punching me," said Estrada.
Guerrero is accused of slashing Estrada's neck and face. The scares are still visible. Guerrero plead not guilty to the charges ... But at one point investigators say he confessed to the murders. He is also accused of killing three other women Julie Woodley ... Sharlene Fowler and Tamara Hernandez. If Guerrero is convicted of first degree murder plus a special circumstance ... He could face the death penalty. One special allegation is he sexually assaulted 30-year-old Sharlene Fowler and Hernandez. But the defense believes the sex was consensual.
Defense Attorney Eric Greene said, "We believe that the victims in this case had drug problems which will be demonstrated by the evidence and were engaged in the act of prostitution."
The prosecution will continue to call witness Wednesday morning. This trial is expected to last more than a month. At this point ... Guerrero is not expected to testify.
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