Jack Lawrence

As we know, Jose Aurelio was shot in the passenger side of his truck.

Upon police arriving at the scene, that car is of course seized.

After all, it's now effectively a crime scene.

The car is then taken away and placed in an impound.

Ophelia Gonzalez arrives at that impound where the truck is being held and informs the gentleman working there that she has been told that she's allowed to take possession of the vehicle.

Now, again, on the show Wrong Man, investigators in fact called the owner of the towing company that had possession of that vehicle.

And Mr Morrow, the owner, told them that Ophelia had said that she had spoken to the city police and that they had informed her that it was okay to get the truck back.

Now, six members of the investigation team, including the main detectives, Jim Rivard and Detective Trevino, all stated that they did not authorise the release of that truck.

The owner of the towing company said to investigators that he had a little trouble with it, but he ended up taking her word for it.

He says he did not want to release it to her, but it wasn't illegal, so he did so, as she was, and I quote, very insistent.

This was all just four days after the murder of Jose Aurelio.

Ophelia then takes the truck to a separate location to be cleaned and then sold.

All before police had even had an opportunity to examine the vehicle for further evidence.

An incident report is created and states that they are looking into Ophelia for obstructing police officers and the charge, rendering criminal assistance in a homicide.

So essentially, helping the person or persons who committed the murder of Jose Aurelio.

So four days after the murder of her partner, Ophelia essentially becomes a main target of the investigation.

In Jim Rivard's notes, he states that he is going to refer the information to a prosecutor for possible charges.

The Yakima County Prosecutor's Office did not file charges against Ophelia and Jim Rivard eventually drops her as a suspect.

None of this information, again, was made available during the trial.

Investigator Ira Todd from the show Wrong Man spoke to the detective in charge of the crime scene and for processing the evidence, Jose Trevino.