A preliminary hearing has revealed the tragic details of a 2023 crime spree in which Amadi Monroe allegedly killed his girlfriend, Brenda Diaz, and a cocaine dealer in Oakland. - Diaz was shot in a Target parking lot in Marin County on August 8, 2023, and her body was found three days later in Oakland.
- Monroe also killed Jerald Larnell Clark II in front of his Oakland home on the same day. - Monroe’s paranoia stemmed from the death of his brother in 2022 and a storage unit fire.
- Diaz had posted $20,000 bail for Monroe just 19 days before her murder. Monroe remains in custody, with his next court date on June 12, 2026.