CA PATRICIA ALATORRE: Missing from Bakersfield, CA - 1 July 2020 - Age 13 *Found Deceased**GUILTY PLEA*

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Bakersfield police searching for missing 13-year-old girl

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl.

Police say Patricia Alatorre was last seen on Wednesday might near Hosking Avenue and Wible Road.

Police describe Alatorre as a Hispanic female about 5 feet tall, weighing about 90 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

A white older model pick-up truck was seen in the area at the time she went missing.

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Bakersfield police searching for missing 13-year-old girl

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl.
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BPD detained a man in the case of a missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Bakersfield

The Bakersfield Police Department have detained a man Sunday, who may be involved in the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl.
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BPD detained a man in the case of a missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Bakersfield

The Bakersfield Police Department have detained a man Sunday, who may be involved in the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl.

BPD said the man is the owner of the white, older model pick up truck seen leaving Hosking Avenue and Wible Road Wednesday night, at the same time and location Patricia Alatorre was last seen.

The man was found in Los Angeles County by local authorities there.

BPD said they are investigating his involvement in the incident.


MEDIA - PATRICIA ALATORRE: Missing from Bakersfield, CA since 1 July 2020 - Age 13
 
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SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:
Bumping for Pati. No word in almost 2 weeks. Hopefully the case is progressing and they can recover her.
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This reminds me of King's. In both cases, they seem entirely sure who murdered the child, that the child was murdered and doubt the likelihood of finding the bodies, or at least haven't, but have full confidence that they were murdered and by whom. I am not sure I want to know why that is but both seem a bit unusual in that sense.
 
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Accused killer’s court hearing rescheduled after he doesn’t show up to court

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The man accused of kidnapping and murdering 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre was a no show in court Thursday, pushing back a scheduled hearing. Armando Cruz was sche…
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Accused killer’s court hearing rescheduled after he doesn’t show up to court

The man accused of kidnapping and murdering 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre was a no show in court Thursday, pushing back a scheduled hearing.

Armando Cruz was scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning. He wasn’t there but his attorney was. According to District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, Cruz refused to leave his cell. His attorney later said it was a miscommunication and that Cruz apparently told deputies he wanted to talk to his lawyer before going to court, which didn’t happen.

Cruz was scheduled for a status conference.

Cruz has already pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges that include sexual assault.
 
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Documents: Armando Cruz admits to having the intention to kill Patricia Alatorre

Recent documents released by the Bakersfield Police Department outline the events that led to the death of a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl. Patricia Alatorre was allegedly raped and murdered by 24-year-old Armando Cruz of Inglewood who she communicated with on social media.
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Documents: Armando Cruz admits to having the intention to kill Patricia Alatorre

Recent documents released by the Bakersfield Police Department outline the events that led to the death of a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl.


During interviews with police, Cruz admitted to communicating with Alatorre through Instagram and exchanging private photos. He also admitted to meeting Alatorre on two different occasions.

During the second visit, Cruz said Alatorre got into his truck but said she did not want to "go around with him." A short time later Cruz admitted in detail how he killed Alatorre and what he did with her body. In the documents, Cruz admitted that he intended to kill Alatorre.

He also revealed where he disposed of her cell phone, which police were later able to retrieve.

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Police reports: Man charged in Patricia Alatorre's death describes her killing

The man charged with raping and killing 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre admitted to law enforcement officers that he was responsible for her death, according to Bakersfield Police Department investigative documents filed
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Police reports: Man charged in Patricia Alatorre's death describes her killing

The man charged with raping and killing 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre admitted to law enforcement officers that he was responsible for her death, according to Bakersfield Police Department investigative documents filed in Kern County Superior Court.

Although Armando Cruz, 24, of Inglewood, has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges connected to Alatorre’s alleged sexual assault and murder, the documents indicate he gave extensive details of himself and Alatorre’s activities to BPD officers shortly after his arrest in early July.

In a holding room of the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Division on July 5, Cruz admitted to having sex with Alatorre against her will, later killing her before burning her body and dumping her cell phone in the center median of a highway, according to the police reports.

Officers wrote in the documents that police later found Alatorre’s cell phone in the location where Cruz said he had gotten rid of it. Furthermore, details Cruz provided of the manner in which he had disposed of the girl’s body were “extremely similar” to what the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office observed when it found the body of an unidentified female wrapped in a red sleeping bag at the site of a fire near Aviation Boulevard and W. 118 Street in Inglewood on July 3.


When Cruz returned to his home, he told law enforcement he slept in the back of his truck. Later, he told police he wrapped her body in a red sleeping bag, dropping it off behind a large construction vehicle in a parking lot, where he lit the body on fire and fled.

When LASO responded to a fire in the area of Aviation Boulevard and W. 118 Street in Inglewood, they discovered an unidentified female wrapped in a red sleeping bag, the documents state. Investigators with LASO told BPD duct tape was located on the arms and mouth of the victim, according to the documents. When investigators viewed a picture of Alatorre, they told BPD it appeared to be the same person who was discovered in the sleeping bag, according to the documents.

Cruz is being held without bail in the Kern County Jail. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 2.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:
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It is gut-wrenching looking at that sweet, innocent face and knowing what that horrible monster did to her 😭. She is around the same age as my niece, I had to share this with her to show her that there is good reason that we are overprotective with them on the internet... if there is such a thing as being overprotective online... I think not.
 
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Defense seeks to bar media and public from pretrial hearings for man accused of killing 13-year-old girl

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The media and the public should be excluded from all pretrial hearings in the case of an Inglewood man charged with sexually assaulting and killing a 13-year-old …
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Defense seeks to bar media and public from pretrial hearings for man accused of killing 13-year-old girl

The media and the public should be excluded from all pretrial hearings in the case of an Inglewood man charged with sexually assaulting and killing a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl, a motion filed by the man’s attorneys argues.

The motion also asks the court to bar attorneys, witnesses and law enforcement from commenting on the case of Armando Cruz, who could face the death penalty if convicted of murder with special circumstances. He has been held without bail since his arrest July 5.

“The statements released by law enforcement officials to the media have caused national, regional, and local media outlets to breathlessly report on horrific details of the instant case,” says the motion filed by Los Angeles-area attorneys Tomas Requejo and Joel G. Garcia. “Because of the information provided to the press, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Cruz will receive a fair trial given the prejudicial publicity generated so early in the case.

“Accordingly, this court should close the preliminary hearing, all pretrial hearings, and issue a protective order,” the motion says.

Additionally, the motion argues the media and public should be barred from the courtroom to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. It says 20 to 40 people attended Cruz’s arraignment and did not follow social distancing measures in the “small” courtroom.

A hearing to address the motion, among other matters, is scheduled for Sept. 2.
 
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Gag order issued in case of Inglewood man charged with killing 13-year-old Bakersfield girl

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Gag order issued in case of Inglewood man charged with killing 13-year-old Bakersfield girl

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday issued a gag order barring attorneys and law enforcement from speaking to the media regarding the case of an Inglewood man accused of raping and killing a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl.

The one exception to the order is to tell the media on what dates court hearings will be held, Judge Michael G. Bush said.


Cruz could possibly face the death penalty if convicted. He was not in court for Wednesday’s hearing as his attorneys stipulated they would appear on his behalf and his presence wasn’t necessary.

A motion filed by the defense to bar the media from future court hearings will be held at a later date.
 
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First Amendment Coalition files opposition to closed hearings in Patricia Alatorre trial

Members of the First Amendment Coalition will appear in court to argue against a motion filed by defense attorneys for Armando Cruz, who is charged with the July murder of
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First Amendment Coalition files opposition to closed hearings in Patricia Alatorre trial​

Members of the First Amendment Coalition will appear in court to argue against a motion filed by defense attorneys for Armando Cruz, who is charged with the July murder of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, to close all preliminary and pre-trial hearings to the public.

David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, described the closing of a preliminary hearing to the public as a “really drastic step” that is “rarely” justified under the law.

“What the defendant's lawyer is asking for is really sweeping and would be extraordinary under First Amendment law,” Snyder said Monday. The coalition is a nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to advancing free speech, accountable government and public participation in civic affairs.

He said that a ruling will be made at either a pre-preliminary hearing on Oct. 22 or at a preliminary hearing on Oct. 23.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:
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First Amendment Coalition files opposition to closed hearings in Patricia Alatorre trial

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First Amendment Coalition files opposition to closed hearings in Patricia Alatorre trial​

Members of the First Amendment Coalition will appear in court to argue against a motion filed by defense attorneys for Armando Cruz, who is charged with the July murder of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, to close all preliminary and pre-trial hearings to the public.

David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, described the closing of a preliminary hearing to the public as a “really drastic step” that is “rarely” justified under the law.

“What the defendant's lawyer is asking for is really sweeping and would be extraordinary under First Amendment law,” Snyder said Monday. The coalition is a nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to advancing free speech, accountable government and public participation in civic affairs.

He said that a ruling will be made at either a pre-preliminary hearing on Oct. 22 or at a preliminary hearing on Oct. 23.
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I believe in openness in the system. I think nothing good comes from closed proceedings and can think of very few reasons they should be closed. It is like why would a cop not have a body cam on when it also protects them? I said in another post (I think yesterday elsewhere) that secrecy breeds suspicion in all areas of life, or it sure can anyhow.

I don't want to know nor need to know what I am guessing are some pretty horrid details in this case. That though has nothing to do with whether proceedings are closed. I am not sure I have ever heard of a preliminary closed to the public? Even in Frazee in Colorado, a state that to me seems to seal and secrete many things from the public, the preliminary was still open to the public even when documents had been sealed and other such protections.
 
GrandmaBear said:
I don't even have words for what I would do or like to see done to this animal. Necrophiliac as well. What a sick sadistic twisted low down gutter pig. That poor child.

The ONLY blessing here is how STUPID he is so he is off the streets. AND HE HAD better NOT EVER be let out. Too much of that going on these days...
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It's been going on. They don't seem to get it!
 
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Armando Cruz hearing continued until Dec. 9, group motions to open trial to the public

Court proceedings for Armando Cruz, the man prosecutors said sexually assaulted and killed 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, has been continued until December as the court hears a motion to open proceedings to the public.
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Armando Cruz hearing continued until Dec. 9, group motions to open trial to the public​


Court proceedings for Armando Cruz, the man prosecutors said sexually assaulted and killed 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, has been continued until December as the court hears a motion to open proceedings to the public.

Cruz was due in court Thursday for a motion to continue the preliminary hearing. A status hearing has been set for Dec. 9 and a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 11.
 

Here is the latest upcoming court cases for this monster. Looks like it won't actually get to trial until some time next year the preliminary is not until December, ugh the wheels of justice turn slow don't they?
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Police reports: Man charged in Patricia Alatorre's death describes her killing

The man charged with raping and killing 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre admitted to law enforcement officers that he was responsible for her death, according to Bakersfield Police Department investigative documents filed
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Also found this article that gives more details about the suspects actions that led up to Patricias' death and the events that followed.
 
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Here is the latest upcoming court cases for this monster. Looks like it won't actually get to trial until some time next year the preliminary is not until December, ugh the wheels of justice turn slow don't they?
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The wheels turn way too slowly. Not to sidetrack the thread but I think something needs to be done about it, it is ridiculous. Consensus generally is that delays benefit the defense, people forget, prosecutors and detectives can come and go, memories fade, the crime is not as fresh in the public's mind, etc...

I always thought three years was bad but several months ago I read about one that has been delayed I believe it was close to 20 years, it was ridiculous, I wish I remembered the case to name it.

At least in many cases the perp does sit in jail during that time, in some they don't...
 
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