Man Convicted in Reno Woman's Killing

A Washoe County jury has convicted Rodrigo Inostroza Soto of second-degree murder in the 2025 killing of Reno resident Tiffany C. Galvan. (rgj.com) Inostroza Soto, 52, was found guilty in Galvan’s death, and sentencing is scheduled for June 18, 2026. Galvan was 51 and lived in Reno. (rgj.com) The case began on March 25, 2025, when Reno police found Galvan dead inside a home in the 5000 block of Catalina Drive near Neil Road. Detectives identified Inostroza Soto as a person of interest and arrested him on an open murder charge. (rgj.com; mynews4.com) The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner later identified the victim as Tiffany C. Galvan and ruled her death a homicide. Reno police said at the time they believed the killing was an isolated incident and that there was no threat to the public. (mynews4.com) The verdict moves the case from accusation to punishment in Washoe County’s Second Judicial District Court. A second-degree murder conviction in Nevada can carry a long prison term, and sentencing is the next major step. (rgj.com; washoelife.washoecounty.gov) The case also closes a year of public proceedings that started with a homicide investigation and ended with a jury verdict announced by the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. The office said the conviction came in Galvan’s killing, which drew local attention in Reno after her body was found at home. (rgj.com; mynews4.com) Galvan’s family publicly described the killing as a devastating loss in the days after her death. A GoFundMe campaign created in 2025 said she was killed by her roommate on March 25, shortly after the family had mourned another relative. (gofundme.com) Now the case turns to June 18, when a judge is set to decide Inostroza Soto’s sentence and formally close the criminal trial phase in Galvan’s death. (rgj.com)