Not guilty plea in Pham slaying

Lupe Rubio

AURORA | A woman accused of helping her boyfriend plan a robbery that left her boss dead last year at a north Aurora apartment complex pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday.

Lupe Rubio, 43, is scheduled to go on trial Aug. 6 in Adams County District Court in Brighton.

At a preliminary hearing in January, a judge ruled there was ample evidence for Rubio to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge, according to court records.

Rubio, 43, was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with first-degree murder, robbery and being an accessory to murder in connection with the March 2010 killing of Lyndsay Pham at the apartment complex Pham owned.

At the time, prosecutors also issued an arrest warrant for Javier Agurre, 30.

Agurre, who also goes by Manuel Morales Acosta, is a citizen of Mexico and is believed to have fled to his home country, prosecutors said.

There is a $20,000 reward being offered for Agurre’s capture and conviction.

Police said Agurre killed Pham during the robbery, but Rubio, who worked for Pham, helped plan the robbery.