Authorities in Texas say a man confessed to brutally beating his sister to death with a baseball bat.
Jose Manuel Guzman, 32, told investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office that he “lost control” after his sister told him she was involved in a sexual relationship with an unknown man, according to the arrest affidavit
Guzman explained to authorities he had been involved in a sexual relationship with his sister, Karla Mariela Marroquin Chavez de Ortiz. Guzman said he had reunited with his sister and had become romantically involved with her, which he knew was wrong.
Guzman claims he fell in love with the victim. Court documents described how Guzman said he killed Chavez de Ortiz.
Guzman said on Feb. 3, he used a baseball bat and an electric hand-held massager in the killing.
The victim had stopped breathing, he said. He claimed he performed CPR on his sister, but didn’t call 911. He instead called his mother, Guzman stated.
Guzman told investigators two days prior to his sister's death, he had argued with Chavez de Ortiz, which then escalated when he punched her in the face, knocking out her tooth.
Deputies responded to a welfare check at an apartment in El Paso County at Guzman's mother's request on Feb. 2.
Libertad America Rodriguez told a 911 dispatcher her son had "an unknown problem" with her daughter and he had possibly killed Chavez de Ortiz.
Rodriguez told detectives her son called her, telling her that unknown men had entered the apartment and that Chavez de Ortiz was not breathing. Rodriguez said her son sounded scared and he asked her to go to his apartment.
When Rodriguez arrived at the apartment with her other daughter, Chavez de Ortiz didn’t answer so Rodriguez called authorities.
Deputies met with Rodriguez and she told them her daughter was in an apartment. Deputies said they found Chavez de Ortiz dead with visible injuries inside an apartment. A laundry basket with clothes and a baseball bat were found sitting outside of the apartment, according to the arrest affidavit.
The affidavit stated the detective called Guzman, but Guzman didn’t answer.
Minutes later, the detective sent a text message to Guzman’s cell phone and got a reply stating he was going to turn himself in to authorities. About an hour later, Rodriguez called the detective, letting them know that Guzman was at her home and her son was ready to be arrested.
Guzman was arrested on outstanding warrants.
During questioning, Guzman admitted to cleaning up his sister's blood with a mop.
He told detectives he was scared, grabbed his clothes, the baseball bat and the massager and placed them in a laundry basket because he knew the items would incriminate him.
Guzman said he intended to leave with the laundry basket but saw an ambulance so he fled, leaving the basket behind.
He told detectives he didn’t mean to kill his sister.
Jose Manuel Guzman, 32, told investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office that he “lost control” after his sister told him she was involved in a sexual relationship with an unknown man, according to the arrest affidavit
Guzman explained to authorities he had been involved in a sexual relationship with his sister, Karla Mariela Marroquin Chavez de Ortiz. Guzman said he had reunited with his sister and had become romantically involved with her, which he knew was wrong.
Guzman claims he fell in love with the victim. Court documents described how Guzman said he killed Chavez de Ortiz.
Guzman said on Feb. 3, he used a baseball bat and an electric hand-held massager in the killing.
The victim had stopped breathing, he said. He claimed he performed CPR on his sister, but didn’t call 911. He instead called his mother, Guzman stated.
Guzman told investigators two days prior to his sister's death, he had argued with Chavez de Ortiz, which then escalated when he punched her in the face, knocking out her tooth.
Deputies responded to a welfare check at an apartment in El Paso County at Guzman's mother's request on Feb. 2.
Libertad America Rodriguez told a 911 dispatcher her son had "an unknown problem" with her daughter and he had possibly killed Chavez de Ortiz.
Rodriguez told detectives her son called her, telling her that unknown men had entered the apartment and that Chavez de Ortiz was not breathing. Rodriguez said her son sounded scared and he asked her to go to his apartment.
When Rodriguez arrived at the apartment with her other daughter, Chavez de Ortiz didn’t answer so Rodriguez called authorities.
Deputies met with Rodriguez and she told them her daughter was in an apartment. Deputies said they found Chavez de Ortiz dead with visible injuries inside an apartment. A laundry basket with clothes and a baseball bat were found sitting outside of the apartment, according to the arrest affidavit.
The affidavit stated the detective called Guzman, but Guzman didn’t answer.
Minutes later, the detective sent a text message to Guzman’s cell phone and got a reply stating he was going to turn himself in to authorities. About an hour later, Rodriguez called the detective, letting them know that Guzman was at her home and her son was ready to be arrested.
Guzman was arrested on outstanding warrants.
During questioning, Guzman admitted to cleaning up his sister's blood with a mop.
He told detectives he was scared, grabbed his clothes, the baseball bat and the massager and placed them in a laundry basket because he knew the items would incriminate him.
Guzman said he intended to leave with the laundry basket but saw an ambulance so he fled, leaving the basket behind.
He told detectives he didn’t mean to kill his sister.
