Associated Press
As a reporter I usually try to stick to the facts presented. I can not help but notice something disturbing though.
Over the last eight days San Antonio has been witness to a series of murders of passionate circumstance. As previously reported, each of these crimes had an element of passion or revenge.
The first occurred on January 26th around 11pm at the Mix Night Club on N. St. Mary’s St. Jacob Mendez attacked and killed his friend Arthur Martinez with a broken beer bottle. Supposedly the fight started over a girl in the club with them who has yet to be identified. Jacob Martinez was taken into custody.
On January 27th around midnight local businessman Frank Evans was found at his office with his head smashed in. Jeff Capra, a top employee at Evans Images LLC attacked and killed his boss. Mr. Capra went into a rage after discovering that his with Claire was sleeping with his boss to “make sure he didn’t get fired in this terrible economy.”
The third crime of passion on the 28th around 1am. Sarah Spence came home to discover her best friend Laura Ingalls in bed with her live in boyfriend Philip Simpson. She ran into the kitchen, grabbed a large knife, and stabbed them both repeatedly.
The next night was no stranger to passionate murder either. As Jayce Jones was down on one knee proposing to Kelly Hall, he was shot twice in the back. The lovers were on a late night carriage ride downtown and unaware the Maria Lopez had been following them all evening. Ms. Lopez was the recent ex-girlfriend of Mr. Jones.
The fifth and sixth murders were particularly tragic since the list of dead included innocents. Jordan Johnson strangled to death Shaniqua Smith. Ms. Smith was pregnant and had threatened to reveal her state to Mr. Johnson’s wife. Methodist Hospital reported that a man was arrested after smothering his wife and her newborn just after he found out the child was not his.
In early hours of February 1st police and fire department were called to the home of Kerry Ivy. By they time they arrived the house was destroyed. Ms. Ivy was spotted fleeing the scene by a neighbor. Unfortunately, Mr. Ivy, and an identified woman, thought to be his mistress, were unable to escape the blaze.
The most recent event were the deaths of Mr. Keith Miller and his secretary Kristina Rand. Fay Miller, Keith Miller’s wife, came to the office to surprise her husband. The surprise was on her as she walked in on Keith and Kristina having sex on his desk. A witness heard Mrs. Miller “scream like a banshee,” as she rushed towards the couple on the desk. Her full throttle run gave the small-framed woman enough force to shove both Kristina Rand and Keith Miller through the tenth floor window and to their deaths below. Fay Miller is still at large since she ran past the witness screaming and disappeared through the stairway door.
There have been no murders since February 1st with such vengeance as a theme. San Antonio has always been a city full of love and known for its many romantic venues. It is a shame when the most beautiful of emotions can be turned to so permanent an end. This reporter hopes that whatever was “in the air” has taken its course and moved on. Valentine’s Day approaches so perhaps the citizens of this fine city can once again offer each other the traditional roses and chocolate covered strawberries to express their passion instead.
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