Police See Possible Hate Crime in Calif. By JUSTIN PRITCHARD The Associated Press Friday, February 6, 2004; 11:46 PM FREMONT, Calif. - Maria Esperanza Hernandez usually got a ride to her 5 a.m. shift at a nursing home, but this time, she had to walk the four miles through the night. Her daughter was so concerned, she joined her. They never made it. Hernandez and her 19-year-old daughter, Maria del Carmen Castillo Hernandez, were bludgeoned to death with a 30-inch-long tree branch Sunday as they walked down a suburban street. Police searching for a suspect have not ruled out the...