REVEALED: ‘Serial killer’ Border Patrol agent ‘preyed on sex workers who were addicted to drugs and shot four of them in the back of the head execution-style’ until a fifth escaped and raised the alarm
Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz, 35, was arrested on Saturday morning and charged with murder in the killings of three female and one trans sex workers
A fifth woman that he kidnapped escaped half-clothed and reported him police
So far, two of the murder victims have been identified – Melissa Ramirez, 29, and Claudine Luera, 42
Luera, a mother of five, and Ramirez, a mother of two, were both drug addicts
Authorities say Ortiz used his prior expertise in stopping drugs and human trafficking along the local highways to hunt his victims
The fifth woman whom he allegedly kidnapped and who then managed to escape has been identified as Erika Pena
Ortiz told police that he killed two of his victims – John Doe and Jane Doe – after Pena managed to escape
Ortiz told investigators that he shot all of the victims with a bullet to the back of the head
All the murders took place when he was off-duty and in his car – a white four-door Dodge truck
By ARIEL ZILBER and MARLENE LENTHANG
DAILYMAIL.COM
16 September 2018
The veteran U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent who allegedly killed four sex workers and attempted to murder a fifth targeted women who were addicted to drugs, authorities say.
New details have emerged in the arrest of a ‘serial killer’ border patrol intel supervisor who allegedly launched a two-week murder spree, and was set to kill a fifth woman until she escaped his grasp and alerted authorities.
Juan David Ortiz, 35, a 10-year veteran of CBP, was arrested on Saturday morning and by evening was charged with murder in the killings of three female sex workers and one transgender sex worker as well as aggravated assault and unlawful restraint.
Ortiz used his prior experience as an agent who was responsible for monitoring drugs and human trafficking along I-35, the main artery connecting Laredo with San Antonio, authorities allege.
Authorities say that at least one of his victims was found along that route.
News of Ortiz’s earlier responsibilities as a Border Patrol agent was reported by The Daily Beast.
Ortiz fled state troopers and was found hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot in Laredo, Texas around 2am.
Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said investigators have ‘very strong evidence’ that he was the killer of four prostitutes – one of whom was a transgender woman.
‘We do consider this to be a serial killer,’ Alaniz said.
Although authorities haven’t revealed how he conducted the killings, cops say they were all killed in a similar fashion.
All the murders took place when he was off-duty and in his car – a white four-door Dodge truck.
According to his booking records he is being held on $2.5million bond.
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