Court documents reveal graphic details in the murder investigation of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre

Court documents reveal graphic details in the murder investigation of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre

AFTER MIDNIGHT LASTTHURSDAY... AFTER 24-YEAR- OLDARMANDO CRUZ FROMINGLEWOOD -- COMMUNICATED WITHALATORRE ON SOCIAL MEDIAOVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

THEYWOULD SENDEXPLICIT PHOTOS TO EACH OTHER,ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS."AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS APARTICULARLY SENSITIVE CASE"THINGS WOULD TAKE A TURN FOR THEWORST, ACCORDING TOBAKERSFIELD POLICE SGT.

ROBERTPAIR."IT'S INVOLVING DETAILS THAT ISESPECIALLY GRAPHIC."DOCUMENTS STATE CRUZ CONVINCEDALATORRE TOMEET WITH HIM TO ENGAGE INEXPLICIT ACTS ON TWO OCCASIONSDESPITE KNOWING SHE WAS ONLY 13.HE DROVE FROM LOS ANGELES TOBAKERSFIELD TO MEET HER.ON THE SECOND ENCOUNTER, CRUZDROVE HER AROUND THEBLOCK AS SHE SCREAMED, TELLINGHIM SHE DIDN'T WANT TOGO WITH HIM.IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME --DOCUMENTS STATE SHE WASRAPED.SHE TRIED TO GET UP ANDPHYSICALLY STRUGGLED...ANDTHAT'S WHEN CRUZ ALLEGEDLYSTRANGLED HER AND TIED HER UPWITH DUCT TAPE.HE THEN TOOK HER BODY WITH HIM..BUT THE DETAILSFOLLOWING ARE TOO GRAPHIC TORELEASE.ON SUNDAY NIGHT -- CRUZ WASARRESTED BY BPD IN LOS ANGELESCOUNTY AND BROUGHT BACK TOBAKERSFIELD.

ON TUESDAY HEWAS CHARGED WITH 12 FELONYCOUNTS."THE FIRST COUNT IS FIRST DEGREEMURDER... AND IN CONNECTION WITHFIRST DEGREE MURDER I CHARGEDFOUR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICHCARRY THE PENALTY OF LIFEWITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OFPAROLE, IN PRISON, OR THE DEATHPENALTY.

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