On June 18th, the night before Father’s Day in 2011, three members of the Ortiz family were brutally slain in their home. At the scene there is a lot of motive, marijuana plants and cash. However, none seemed to be the motive for the murders as it was all still at the scene when police arrived. Even more puzzling was the absence of physical evidence. Who could have killed Lloyd and Dixie and their 21 year old special needs son, Steven?

Patreon.com/truecrimecouple

Sponsors:

Best Fiends

Rothys - Visit Rothys.com/tcc

Third Love - Visit thirdlove.com/tcc

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/821f9e26f9744ec6a211d959d87d3be1

https://www.abqjournal.com/1340197/he-took-three-beautiful-lives.html

https://www.abqjournal.com/1384146/convicted-triple-murderer-gets-25-years.html

https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-family-terrified-man-convicted-of-murdering-loved-ones-with-pickaxe-may-be-released/28226536#

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/man-who-killed-northern-new-mexico-family-won-t-get-third-trial/article_04a8534d-690d-5b8d-8c58-21dd4856a5aa.html

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/santa-fe-new-mexican/20191029/281517932913798

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-ortiz-2049

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-mexico/supreme-court/2019/s-1-sc-36788.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/man-who-killed-a-family-with-a-pickaxe-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/