This week, in part 1 of this story, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Juan David Ortiz, a Border patrol agent in Laredo, TX, who went on a nearly two-week-long “serial killing spree” in September of 2018, murdering four women and attempting to murder a 5th.
First, we dive into the setting (10:24), the killer’s early life (21:21) and the timeline (26:15). As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs (36:17).
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
Hollandsworth, Skip. (10/2019). The Hunt for the Serial Killer of Laredo. Texas Monthly. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/serial-killer-border-patrol/
Hollandsworth, Skip. (12/09/2022). What Drove Juan David Ortiz, a Respected Border Patrol Agent, to Become a Serial Killer? Texas Monthly. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/what-drove-juan-david-ortiz-border-patrol-serial-murder-laredo/
Jervis, Rick. (12/07/2022). Juan David Ortiz found guilty, sentenced to life in Border Patrol serial killing of 4 women. USA Today. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/08/juan-david-ortiz-guilty-serial-killings-trial/10837808002/
Wikipedia Contributors. (01/15/2023). Juan David Ortiz. Wikipedia. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_David_Ortiz
KGNS TV. (09/26/2018). San Bernardo Avenue seeing heightened security. Retrieved 01/30/2023 from https://www.kgns.tv/content/news/San-Bernardo-Avenue-494402331.html
Del Rio, Christian. (12/21/2022). Juan David Ortiz officially relocated to state penitentiary. KGNS TV. Retrieved 01/30/2023 from https://www.kgns.tv/2022/12/22/juan-david-ortiz-officially-relocated-state-penitentiary/
Acosta, Tim. (09/21/2018). Family of Laredo ‘serial killer’ victim mourns a life cut short. The Herald Mail. Retrieved 01/30/2023 from https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2018/09/21/family-of-laredo-serial-killer-victim-mourns-a-life-cut-shor/116578710/
Cooke, Richard. (05/09/2019). A serial killer at the border – and the women who stood up to him. The Guardian. Retrieved 01/30/2023 from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/09/juan-david-ortiz-laredo-serial-killer-border-patrol-agent-women-stood-up-deaths
History
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (12/03/2021). Laredo. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Laredo
Gutierrez, Katie. (06/2022). The Duality Of Life On The Border In Laredo. Texas Highways. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://texashighways.com/culture/laredo-is-the-land-of-always-both-and-neither/
Webb County Heritage Foundation. (n.d.). Republic of The Rio Grande. Retrieved 01/29/2023 from https://www.republicoftheriogrande.org/
Schmal, John P. (11/27/2020). The Indigenous Groups Along the Lower Rio Grande. Indigenous Mexico. Retrieved 01/29/2023 from https://indigenousmexico.org/southwest-us/texas/the-indigenous-groups-along-the-lower-rio-grande/
Wikipedia Contributors. (11/23/2022). Nuevo Laredo. Wikipedia. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Laredo
Jones, Reece. (10/28/2021). Facing Up to the Racist Legacy of America’s Immigration Laws. The New York Times. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/race-immigration-racism.html
Podcasts
Dorantes, David; Mont, José Luis (Hosts). (12/10/2022). Crimenes del Terror. #82 Juan David Ortiz [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 01/24/2023 from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episodio-82-juan-david-ortiz/id1569547950?i=1000589674116
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