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Juan David Ortiz is an American serial killer and former Border Patrol agent who murdered four sex workers in Texas in 2018. He was arrested after a potential victim escaped and alerted police, and he confessed to the crimes.
Sep 15, 2023 · Juan David Ortiz, a former Border Patrol agent and Navy veteran, murdered four sex workers in Laredo, Texas, in 2018. He confessed to the killings and was sentenced to life without parole in 2022.
- Defense: Ortiz Was Coerced Into Confession
- Survivor's Chilling Testimony
- Dramatic Moments at Trial
Ortiz, an Iraq war veteran with the U.S. Navy and a 10-year veteran of Border Patrol, was arrested after he drew his gun on a would-be fifth victim, Erika Peña, who fled his pickup truck and alerted police. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges. Throughout the trial, defense attorneys painted Ortiz as an Iraq war veteran suffering from post-tra...
One of the trial's most dramatic moments came when Peña took the stand on the first day and recounted the night Ortiz drove her first to his home in northeast Laredo. That night, she felt a sudden realization Ortiz had murdered her two close friends, Ramirez and Luera. She walked out of the home and vomited in the driveway. Later, when Ortiz drove...
The trial took eight days. The venue had been moved from Laredo, the scene of the crimes, to the Bexar County court system in San Antonio after defense attorneys argued the trial had received too much publicity in Laredo. Testimony was streamed live each day by Court TV and drew the interest of national media outlets. Families of the victims – dres...
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Dec 7, 2022 · Ortiz is on trial for killing four women in Laredo in 2018. He broke down and cried when a phone call to his wife was played in court, expressing his concern about his confession video.
Jul 30, 2024 · A journalist's book on the case of a Border Patrol agent who murdered four sex workers in Laredo in 2018. The book explores the victims' lives, the investigation, the trial and the impact on the agency.
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- Rick Jervis
Dec 7, 2022 · Juan David Ortiz, a former supervisory intelligence officer on the border in South Texas, faces life in prison for the murder convictions.
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Dec 8, 2022 · Juan David Ortiz was convicted by a Bexar County jury and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the office said. Ortiz was arrested in September 2018 hours after...
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