A “beloved” Arizona teacher was found stabbed multiple times by her criminal son in front of her relatives – who became concerned when she didn’t turn up to her own surprise birthday party – a disturbing discovery has been made.
The headless body of Teresa DeJesus Cruz Rubio was found on September 27 inside the Glendale apartment where she lived with her 25-year-old son, Alejandro David Gonzalez.
The 49-year-old, a teacher at Southwest’s Programs, was in touch with her sister throughout the day, confirming that she would be attending a family function, which turned out to be a surprise party for her. Glendale Police Department.
“The victim never came to the party, so the family became suspicious and they went to her house to try to catch her, but to no avail,” said Glendale Police Sgt. Brian Hoskin said at a news conference.
The family went to his house but could not reach the locked windows and doors and were forced to call a locksmith to help them get inside.
They reached the house around 11:30 pm where they saw a horrifying scene.
Police found blood throughout the “small apartment” where the shower was still running and a knife block in the kitchen sink containing several knives.
“The victim was completely decapitated and also suffered multiple stab wounds to her abdomen, chest and arms,” Hoskin said.
Police said that one of the knives found had blood and hair on it, and it appeared that someone had attempted to wash it.
Cruz Rubio’s sister lent him a burgundy GMC Yukon SUV, but the car was nowhere to be found, she told police.
Police said Gonzalez had been released from jail about 24 hours earlier after committing another crime.
Cruz Rubio had picked up his son from jail and dropped him off at his home, According to AZCentral.
He is accused of stealing an SUV and fleeing the area.
According to Hoskin and Fox 10 Phoenix, citing court records, Gonzalez allegedly had a “mental condition” and was capable of killing his mother.
Video surveillance captured the suspected killer driving the truck west at 4:52 p.m., while Gonzalez contacted family members half an hour later using his mother’s phone.
The SUV was reported missing and Phoenix police found the car near 99th Avenue and I-10 around 2:40 a.m. on September 28.
Gonzalez was seen leaving the vehicle several times in the SUV before being arrested 50 minutes later.
Police found that Gonzalez had blood on his body and “bruises” on his hands and arms.
Gonzalez admitted to police that he attacked his mother with a knife and then claimed that he decapitated her.
The suspected killer told police he had used methamphetamine and there was a second suspect.
She told investigators she had smoked methamphetamine with a black man riding a bike in the neighborhood, the outlet reported, citing a police report. He said the man “did something to my mom” and then “made me stab her or something.”
Police found no evidence to support Gonzalez’s claim of a second suspect, but said the investigation was ongoing.
Gonzalez was charged with first degree, premeditated murder and felony theft of a means of transportation.
He was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on a $1 million, cash-only bond.
“It’s absolutely terrifying,” Sgt. Hoskin said. “It’s horrible for the family that had to endure this, it’s horrible for the officers who had to go and see it.”
Glendale Police Media Relations Manager Jose Santiago said, “When you have a situation where an individual is capable of committing a heinous crime like murdering his own mother, this is an individual who is determined to create violence wherever he goes.” Is responsible for.”
He added, “When you have situations like this, all of our officers get involved, try and get this person off the street as quickly as possible, and because the last thing they want is another To see the family suffering.”
A victim advocacy center is working with Cruz Rubio’s family and law enforcement officials, who experienced trauma from a “very gruesome, bloody scene,” Santiago said.
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