Man kills fiancee pregnant with twins, CA officials say. ‘Unimaginable grief’

A man has been charged after being accused of killing his fiancee who was pregnant with twins, California officials said.

On June 8, Ernie Victor Solis, 40, of Napa was accused of killing his 33-year-old fiancee, Hailey Privett, according to a Facebook post by the district attorney’s office and the Press Democrat.

“Hailey was a source of strength, love, and laughter. She worked tirelessly to provide a safe, loving home for her children and gave them everything she could, even on her hardest days,” according to a GoFundMe page.

Solis is accused of killing Privett and her unborn children in her home, prosecutors said.

Privett was the adoptive mother of a 10-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl, and she was in the process of adopting a foster son, her cousin Elise Maloney told the Napa Valley Register.

“Hailey was such a light and such an amazing mother, first and foremost,” she told the outlet. “She was a light in this world, a beautiful soul. She dedicated her life to being a fantastic mother. She deserves for the world to know the kind of life that was lost.”

Solis was charged with “murder and faces the special allegation of multiple murder,” a charge that can result in life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty, officials said.

Officials didn’t specify how Privett was killed or what led to the attack.

“Her life was tragically cut short, leaving behind not only unimaginable grief but also the deep and daily needs of the young ones she cherished more than anything,” the GoFundMe page said.

Solis is scheduled to reappear in court June 17, officials said.

Napa is about a 50-mile drive northeast from San Francisco.

This story was originally published June 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Man kills fiancee pregnant with twins, CA officials say. ‘Unimaginable grief’."