Officer Paul Chavez

The blood continued from that area out the back door where the third victim, Lloyd Ortiz, was found outside the back porch. There was a significant amount of bloodshed indicating that he did sustain some massive trauma. And there was also shrubbery from a nearby bush that was covering his head.

There was a small marijuana grow on the property. It was fenced off and padlocked. They did have a medical marijuana card for Stephen for some of the medical conditions he had.

There was a small marijuana grow on the property. It was fenced off and padlocked. They did have a medical marijuana card for Stephen for some of the medical conditions he had.

There was a small marijuana grow on the property. It was fenced off and padlocked. They did have a medical marijuana card for Stephen for some of the medical conditions he had.

This did not look like a robbery. It looked like a case of anger. A lot of anger based on the brutality that occurred.

This did not look like a robbery. It looked like a case of anger. A lot of anger based on the brutality that occurred.

This did not look like a robbery. It looked like a case of anger. A lot of anger based on the brutality that occurred.

My role primarily is to process and document the crime scene and try and make sense of what occurred there.

My role primarily is to process and document the crime scene and try and make sense of what occurred there.

My role primarily is to process and document the crime scene and try and make sense of what occurred there.

You can't disturb the body much. And with the amount of bloodshed that was present, we weren't able to assess the wounds as well as we would like to have been able to.

You can't disturb the body much. And with the amount of bloodshed that was present, we weren't able to assess the wounds as well as we would like to have been able to.

You can't disturb the body much. And with the amount of bloodshed that was present, we weren't able to assess the wounds as well as we would like to have been able to.

If these were in fact not gunshot wounds, they were actually lacerations that were penetrating with a blunt object.

If these were in fact not gunshot wounds, they were actually lacerations that were penetrating with a blunt object.

If these were in fact not gunshot wounds, they were actually lacerations that were penetrating with a blunt object.

What the pickaxe did provide us was DNA from all three victims. So we unequivocally had our murder weapon. However, we were unable to forensically link a suspect to the pickaxe.

What the pickaxe did provide us was DNA from all three victims. So we unequivocally had our murder weapon. However, we were unable to forensically link a suspect to the pickaxe.

What the pickaxe did provide us was DNA from all three victims. So we unequivocally had our murder weapon. However, we were unable to forensically link a suspect to the pickaxe.

It could mean a number of things that maybe they were wearing gloves or they covered their hands in some way or shape or form. And just sometimes the lab just can't find it. It's not 100% certainty that they're going to be able to find DNA when something is touched. There's a chance that we will, but it doesn't always work out that way.