Juan David Ortiz Murder Trial WATCH LIVE STREAM – A former border patrol agent allegedly murdered four women and tried to abduct a fifth over the course of two weeks. Juan David Ortiz stands trial in Bexar County, Texas. You can watch in the player below:
Juan David Ortiz Murder Trial WATCH LIVE STREAM
Prosecutors said Ortiz confessed. He allegedly acted as some sort of vigilante, but authorities said he was a serial killer, preying on women doing sex work. Ortiz allegedly killed four women: Guiselda Alicia Hernandez, Claudine Anne Luera, Melissa Ramirez, and Janelle Ortiz (aka Nikki Enriquez). He tried to also abduct Erika Peña, but she fled, investigators said.
Fmr. Border Patrol Agent #JuanDavidOrtiz on trial:
Four sex workers murdered.Sept. 15, 2018 – Guiselda Alicia Hernandez found dead, shot in the neck.
Sept. 15, 2018 – Janelle Ortiz (no relation) found dead, shot in the head.
2/2 pic.twitter.com/EnFxxDgCHk
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 29, 2022
Peña escaped from the killer’s truck at a gas station in mid-September and quickly told a state trooper that Ortiz had attempted to kidnap her, investigators said. Her internal alarm bells sounded after mentioning a prior killing and noticing that her would-be-kidnapper reacted strangely. Then he pulled a gun on her, authorities said.
Ortiz had been working nine years for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The defense says his alleged confession was false
[Mugshot via Webb County Sheriff’s Office]In the #BorderPatrolSerialKiller trial of Juan David Ortiz, the defendant confessed to police but now the defense says it was a false confession. In that confession, Ortiz reportedly said he killed the 4 prostitutes and believed he was doing a service to the citizens of the city pic.twitter.com/6ki9iiVj8J
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 29, 2022
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