UPDATED: Norfolk Sailor Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Murder of Fellow Sailor

This post has been updated with additional information. This post contains details of a violent crime that may disturb some readers. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — Esmeralda Castle told a courtroom on Monday she was scared when her daughter, Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, told her that she wanted to join the Navy. Women who served got hurt, Castle thought, reminded of the violent death of Vanessa Guillen, a soldier killed in 2020. On June 1, 2025, her fears became reality when the Naval Criminal Investigative Service called Castle to confirm that her 21-year-old daughter was missing. “It was