Juan David Ortiz

Juan David Ortiz (born May 22, 1983) is an American serial killer and former Border Patrol agent who murdered four sex workers in Texas in September 2018. He was caught and arrested after a potential victim escaped and alerted police.

Personal life Ortiz was a member of the United States Border Patrol for 10 years, In the hours before his arrest, he posted two goodbyes to people he knew on Facebook.

Victims Ortiz committed the following homicides: Ortiz confessed after his arrest that he had started killing on September 3 and that he personally knew the first two victims.

Ortiz confessed to picking up a mother of two named Melissa Ramirez on September 3. She was 29 years old. After driving down a rural county road in Webb County, two miles outside the city, Ramirez got out of the vehicle to urinate, when Ortiz says he shot her multiple times.

Ten days later, Ortiz picked up 42-year-old Claudine Anne Luera, a mother of five. Ortiz made a videotaped confession to the four murders and fifth attempted murder to investigators, and allegedly has led investigators to one of the bodies. During interviews with investigators, Ortiz reportedly expressed a hatred of prostitutes. Investigators have stated that they have not ruled out the possibility that Ortiz had additional victims.

In January 2019, Ortiz pleaded not guilty on four counts of murder and one count of assault. In October 2022, the District Attorney announced that he would not seek the death penalty against Ortiz at the unanimous request of the families of his four victims and the victim who escaped.

Ortiz's trial began November 28, 2022. On December 7, 2022, Ortiz was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.