Hightower Convicted in the 2018 Death of Laramie’s Vidal Madera Hightower Convicted in the 2018 Death of Laramie’s Vidal Madera Tonya Hightower was convicted by an Albany Co. jury Wednesday of aggravated homicide by vehicle for the 2018 death of 57-year-old Vidal Madera of Laramie. Thomas KocalThomas Kocal