Then-vice president of a Houston, TX office staffing services when he was tried for the death of co-worker
Sandra Orellana. Salazar claimed that Orellana was sitting on a hotel room balcony while the two were engaged in foreplay when she accidentally fell backwards to her death. Despite evidence to the contrary, Salazar, defended by attorney
Mike Coughlan, was found not guilty of first-degree murder by a Pomona, CA jury. (11 November 2002).