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September 17, 2018

Texas Border Agent Confesses to Murdering Four Women
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In Texas, a supervisory border patrol agent has been arrested for murder
after authorities say he confessed to killing four women. Agent Juan
David Ortiz was arrested after a fifth woman narrowly escaped murder and
alerted authorities. Officials say Agent Ortiz was targeting women sex
workers. He has worked as a border control agent for 10 years, and is a
US Navy veteran. This is Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz. 
Bq. Isidro Alaniz: "The evidence collected by the law enforcement
investigators indicates that there's probable cause to believe that this
individual is responsible for this series of murders which I would
qualify as a serial murder that we have. So we will be looking at what
charges to put on him, potentially four charges of murder and aggravated
kidnapping."


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