San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow issued a statement after Alberto Tamez, Jr. (DOB 09/26/1950), a convicted first-degree murderer, was granted parole by the California Board of Parole Hearings on Dec. 30, 2025, with no further action taken by the governor on April 24, 2026. Tamez is now eligible for release from the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County.

The case stems from the killing of Genevieve Adaline Moreno during the late-night hours of June 17 into June 18, 1974, while she was working at Old Blues Bar in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County. Her body was discovered June 18, 1974, in a field about a quarter mile from the bar. A medical examiner ruled death by homicidal strangulation, noting multiple injuries consistent with assault.

According to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, Tamez was identified the same morning and later admitted to striking Moreno, robbing the cash register, dragging her from the bar, and leaving her in the eucalyptus grove after she lost consciousness.

On June 20, 1974, he was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape by force, along with special circumstance allegations involving robbery, kidnapping, and rape. He pleaded no contest on Sept. 3, 1974, and was sentenced Sept. 23, 1974, to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

In April 2023, Tamez filed a petition seeking to vacate his conviction. The District Attorney’s Office opposed the petition on April 30, 2024, and the petition was withdrawn on July 9, 2025.

District Attorney Dan Dow stated in part: “What happened to Genevieve was a horrific, senseless act of violence… She was an innocent woman doing her job… My office fought this outcome at every stage…”

The statement follows confirmation that Tamez will be released from the California Men’s Colony after the parole decision became final with no gubernatorial action.