Marco-Antonio Rubio, a 29-year-old former Villa Park resident, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Esmeralda DeLuna, in May 2021. Rubio pleaded guilty to first-degree murder without a plea deal, after breaking into DeLuna’s home and stabbing her multiple times despite having an order of protection against him. The crime occurred while their three young children were present in the home. DeLuna was found with an eight-inch butcher knife in her leg and multiple stab wounds, and she died later in the hospital. Rubio was apprehended the following day and has been held in DuPage County Jail ever since. He will be required to serve 100% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.