FormerSurvivorProducer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a free man.
Bruce is currently home in Southern California after being released from Mexican prison two months ago,KTLAandNBC Los Angelesreport.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the 2010 slaying of his wife Monica Burgos Beresford-Redman but was released after serving 7 and a half years.
Bruce’s attorney Richard G. Hirsch did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Bruce wasconvicted of murdering his wife in 2015after being extradited to Mexico in 2012.
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The couple had been on vacation in Cancún, Mexico when Monicadisappeared after a shopping trip.
Her lifeless body was eventually found in the sewer of the Moon Palace resort, where the family was staying.
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Bruce later told hotel staff that the noises were from a fight they were having about the behavior of their children. He then told investigators that the screams were from a game they were playing with their then 3-year-old son, according to the complaint.
Throughout the investigation, Bruce maintained his innocence. “Everyone seems to have decided that I killed my wife,” he told48 Hours Mystery in 2012. “I didn’t kill my wife — I really didn’t.”
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However, Monica’s sisters told the show they believe their brother-in-law murdered their sibling. The pair had reportedly been havingmarital problemsprior to her death, and Monica was upset that Bruce was having an affair.
“I told her, ‘Monica, don’t worry. You know, come back here, just move on with your life,'” Monica’s sister Jeanne Burgos told 48 Hours Mystery. “You’re just going to build up your life again and you’re going to be happy again.”
Bruce also producedPimp My RideandThe Restaurant.Monica owned Zabumba Bar & Restaurant in Venice, California.
source: people.com
