Deborah Flores

He liked old music, old cars, old clothes. And I don't mean retro-type clothes. I mean zoot suits and shiny shoes.

He liked old music, old cars, old clothes. And I don't mean retro-type clothes. I mean zoot suits and shiny shoes.

So he was always asking me, Mom, do we have any toothbrushes? I need a toothbrush. But he used an electric toothbrush.

So he was always asking me, Mom, do we have any toothbrushes? I need a toothbrush. But he used an electric toothbrush.

So he would clean all of his shoes with a toothbrush. He had this thing about always looking crisp and clean and just always looking nice. If that's my biggest worry, then he can have as many toothbrushes as he wants.

So he would clean all of his shoes with a toothbrush. He had this thing about always looking crisp and clean and just always looking nice. If that's my biggest worry, then he can have as many toothbrushes as he wants.

His uncle owns a shop. They install hydraulics and things like that. But he would sit in his room and work on car models.

His uncle owns a shop. They install hydraulics and things like that. But he would sit in his room and work on car models.

The night of his murder, he was getting together with a bunch of his friends and they were going to hang out one last time that they might all be able to get together at the same time and just hang out at one of the kids' house and play video games and just, you know, goof around at the house and nothing spectacular, just they wanted to just hang out with each other.

The night of his murder, he was getting together with a bunch of his friends and they were going to hang out one last time that they might all be able to get together at the same time and just hang out at one of the kids' house and play video games and just, you know, goof around at the house and nothing spectacular, just they wanted to just hang out with each other.

I'd never heard any of this stuff before. Where were these people getting this from? Were they just making it up? Were they just curious? But it made me think, if they're thinking that, how many more people are thinking that about my son?

I'd never heard any of this stuff before. Where were these people getting this from? Were they just making it up? Were they just curious? But it made me think, if they're thinking that, how many more people are thinking that about my son?

So I called the detective. I had him come over. The detectives that came over, I made them sit in my living room for several hours while they watched home movies of my son when he was... four years old, laughing, dancing. I made them watch it all over and over. And I told them, I said, this is my son that I want you to see. And this is how I want you to think of my son.

So I called the detective. I had him come over. The detectives that came over, I made them sit in my living room for several hours while they watched home movies of my son when he was... four years old, laughing, dancing. I made them watch it all over and over. And I told them, I said, this is my son that I want you to see. And this is how I want you to think of my son.

I told them, I said, I'm hearing all these crazy things that people think my son was into that he wasn't. So if they're thinking that, anybody can be thinking that, including you, I told them. And I don't want you to think of my son that way. Because then you won't work as hard.

I told them, I said, I'm hearing all these crazy things that people think my son was into that he wasn't. So if they're thinking that, anybody can be thinking that, including you, I told them. And I don't want you to think of my son that way. Because then you won't work as hard.

And they just looked at me. They said, we've never had anyone do this before.

And they just looked at me. They said, we've never had anyone do this before.

I was a little angry towards some of my neighbors. And I couldn't imagine with that many people that no one saw or heard anything.

I was a little angry towards some of my neighbors. And I couldn't imagine with that many people that no one saw or heard anything.