1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: I'm Nicole parton a Snapchat image led Fort Worth police 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: to a home where they encountered a blood soaked man 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: holding a Bible. As he emerged from the house and 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: took a seat on the front porch, he claimed he 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: was quote in an exorcism. This according to an arrest warrant. 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: The suspect, identified as twenty three year old Alexander Valdez, 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: is charged with the murder of his mother, fifty eight 8 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: year old Teracita Sasan, who was killed in the early 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: hours of April eighteen. Neighbors told CBS they were shocked 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: that a murder had happened at the well maintained, quiet 11 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: home on their street. You know, there was a little 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: bit of a language barrier there, but we knew that. 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: We wave at each other. Everything's fine. 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: I think it's ghastly. It's just I just can't even 15 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: I can't even compensate what was really going on over there. 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: Details from the arrest warrant obtained by CBS News Texas 17 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: revealed that Valdez a led struck his mother multiple times 18 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: with a blunt object. Investigators later discovered a broken jewelry 19 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: box containing blood and hair matching Sasans in a room 20 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: where her body was found. Valdez was found with blood 21 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: visible on his face, neck, chest, torso, hands, and feet, 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: the warrant indicated. When questioned about the blood, Valdez reportedly 23 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: said quote, I was doing witchcraft to kill my mom. 24 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: He also informed officers there's a dead body in there, 25 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: it's my mom when asked about other individuals in the house. 26 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: During a search of the residence, officers located Sasan's body 27 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: in the master bedroom, where she was found covered in 28 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: blood and exhibiting signs of trauma to her face and 29 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: upper body. There was also a dead dog discovered in 30 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: the same room, according to the arrest warrant. Police arrived 31 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: at the residence on Farmer's Branch Street in Fort Worth 32 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: shortly after one point thirty am following a nine to 33 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: one one call from an anonymous source who reported receiving 34 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: a disturbing Snapchat photo of a woman drenched in blood. 35 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: Later at the police homicide unit, Valdez chose not to 36 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: answer any questions and requested an attorney. His bond has 37 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: been said at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He 38 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: is currently in the Terrant County jail Well Crime Injustice News. 39 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: After this, a woman from Florida was taken into custody 40 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: and charged by law enforcement after reportedly posing as an 41 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: official from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE. She 42 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: did this in an attempt to abduct a woman who 43 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: is married to her former boyfriend. This, according to police reports, 44 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: Latran's Battle fifty two entered a hotel where the victim, 45 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: whose name has not been disclosed, was employed. This, as 46 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: detailed in the arrest AFFI, David Battle approached the woman 47 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: and asserted that she was there to take her in 48 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: to custody. Authorities indicate that Battle was dressed in a 49 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: black shirt with ICE printed on the front, and presented 50 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: the victim with a business card reportedly from the Sheriff's 51 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: office to validate her claims of being affiliated with the agency. 52 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: The report also mentioned that Battle had a handheld radio 53 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: in her possession. The victim, who was in the process 54 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: of obtaining legal residency in the United States, believed Battle 55 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: and complied with her willingly. Once in the car, the 56 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: woman attempted to contact her attorney and her husband, but 57 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: Battle allegedly forcefully snatched her phone away. Battle told her 58 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: they were heading to the Sheriff's office, but the victim 59 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: realized she was being kidnapped when Battle diverted to Bridge 60 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: Plaza apartments. According to the police, Battle informed the woman 61 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: that she would quote have to suffer the consequences of 62 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: her husband's actions. Thanks to the assistance of a neighbor, 63 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: the woman was able to escape and notify police and 64 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: her husband. This is reported by the Miami Hared. Battle 65 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: was arrested while reportedly attempting to flee to Alabama. A 66 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: video shared by the Bay County Sheriff's Office captured police 67 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: officers approaching her car and repeatedly urging her to open 68 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: the door. After several tries, officers manage to get the 69 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: car door open and Battle exited with her hands raised. 70 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: Battle is facing several charges, including kidnapping in connection with 71 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: a felony, robbery by sudden snatching, impersonating law enforcement officers 72 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: during a felony, and felony probation violation. 73 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed 74 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 2: twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes, 75 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 2: that was a medical examiner's official ruling after a closed 76 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what 77 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: happened to Ellen Greenberg a huge American miscarriage of justice. 78 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: For an in depth look at the fact, see What 79 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 2: Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National 80 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 2: Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 81 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 82 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 83 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: I'm Nico Parton.