The family of a transgender woman had been searching for her in the hours before they learned of her murder at the hands of a Border Patrol agent who is accused of killing three other women in Laredo, Texas. Janelle Ortiz (identified in news reports as Humberto Ortiz and who was also known as Nikki…
Texas Border Patrol Agent Accused of “Serial Killing Spree” in Laredo
Juan David Ortiz, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, has been accused of killing four women, including one transgender woman. By Marissa Evans and Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Editor’s note: this story has been updated throughout A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been accused of going on a nearly two-week-long “serial killing spree”…