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Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Man 'murders his parents, sister, and dog' in unimaginable horrors before 'dragging bodies to ravine'
A young man who explained to cops on camera how he shot dead his family and threw their bodies in a ravine will stand trial for murder. Adlai Mestre, 24, was arrested outside the family home in Tijeras, New Mexico, on October 13 last year with a gun and loaded magazine in his pockets. Bodycam video showed him lead police to the bodies of his mother Bertha Huerta Conde, 51, dad Raymundo Mestre, 46, and sister Brielle Mestre, 17. 'I killed them and was going to bury them,' he told Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies in the footage. He also allegedly shot dead the family dog. The sole survivor was eldest daughter Nancy Mestre, who was not living at home during her brother's alleged rampage. When police went inside the house they found a gruesome scene of 'blood transfer patterns consistent with drag marks and mopping/cleaning'. They also found a bloodied hammer and meat tenderizer near the front door, which police alleged the victims were likely also bashed with. Mestre was interrogated at the police station and while he was left unattended managed to kick through the wall and escape through the hole. He was recaptured moments later after a chase through the halls of the precinct. Mestre was in April ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial by the court and sent to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas for treatment. He was reassessed last month and a judge declared him fit to stand trial, leading to his grand jury indictment on murder and other charges. Police were first called to the house by the landlord, who said he rented it to a 'nice family' who often helped him with chores at his ranch next door. When he heard gunshots and none of the family showed up for work, he drove to the front and beeped the horn several times but got no response. Then he called 911. Bodycam footage showed deputies arrive and approach the front door as Mestre came outside claiming, 'My family rushed me... in my room, with a knife.' Police noted his hands were covered in blood and he told them he had a gun, so they handcuffed him and retrieved a Glock 19 pistol from his pocket. 'My family was trying to walk into my room and they were trying to hit my heart and my dad had a knife and my sister had a sledgehammer... And then I killed them,' he told deputies as he was handcuffed. 'But however, I found their bodies and their wounds were healed. Do you want me to show you? That s**t was crazy.' PICTURED: The other side of the wall after Mestre busted through it with his foot. He was recaptured moments later after a chase through the halls of the precinct Shocked deputies took Mestre up on that offer and he began to lead them down a dirt road away from the property. 'I shot him in the head, but then they're convulsing, they were biting their arms,' he said. 'My dad rushed me, I hit him, and them my mom was like, you need to die. 'They were biting their arms and there was like hot boiling s**t on the ground. Is that normal?' One deputy asked if he used the gun they found in his pocket and he said yes, he used it on 'my dad, my mom, and my sister'. As he led them closer to the bodies, he pleaded, 'Please don't kill me, officer.' They eventually came across the bodies in a ravine near the property, as shown on redacted bodycam footage released be police. 'Did you see their corpses? They were foaming out of the mouth but are they still convulsing back there? Can you find the bodies?' Mestre asked when they returned.' When told they did, he added: 'Their wounds healed, though. Is that normal? That's not normal. They're like black out the mouth... Did you see that... grabbing his dog?' Deputies searched the house and found blood smeared across the floors and stairs, shell casings, and evidence of alleged attempts to clean up the crime scene. Prosecutors alleged the arrival of the deputies interrupted Mestre's efforts to dispose of the evidence and sanitize the house. Mestre told police during the interrogation that he killed his father in the living room, then shot his mother as she came down the stairs. Where his sister was killed is unclear. During the interrogation he rambled about seismic waves and helping a woman 'pull coins out of her vagina' and getting in a submarine. 'The seismic waves wouldn't stop, my family starts convulsing... just losed (sic) his consciousness,' he eventually said. 'I had to,' he said. 'What did you have to do?' the police interrogator asked. Mestre replied: 'I killed them.' 'They lost consciousness and I don't know what they do. They were driving back, they were like half an hour late, eating bodies,' he continued. 'They were grabbing dogs and I had to shoot the dogs.' Mestre said something 'sounds like Satan' during the interrogation, but it wasn't clear what he was referring to. When asked if he had any mental health issues, he claimed: 'I'm cursed and my family's cursed. Write that down, that my family's all cursed.' Police left him alone in the interrogation room without handcuffs for some time, and he was filmed having conversations with people who were not there.' 'I just tried to kill you,' he said at one point. He later begged for help from God and cried 'Angel, unlock the door!' Then in frustration he punched the wall and realized it was hollow, leading him to bust the hole in it seconds later. Mestre was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, extreme cruelty to animals, escaping from the custody of an officer and criminal damage to property. A trial date is not set and he is yet to enter a plea. A fundraiser collected tens of thousands of dollars in donations for Nancy Mestre, the sole survivor, and the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation created a scholarship fund in Brielle's name.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
24-Year-Old Man Indicted After Allegedly Fatally Shooting His Parents, Sister and Family Dog Then Plotting to ‘Bury Them'
Adlai Mestre is accused of fatally shooting his mother, Bertha Huerta Conde, his father, Raymundo Mestre, his 17-year-old sister, Brielle and their family dog in October 2024 He allegedly attempted to bury the bodies of his family members after dragging their corpses from their New Mexico home On Thursday, July 10, Mestre was indicted on multiple counts of first-degree murder and animal cruelty in connection with the incidentA 24-year-old man has been indicted on multiple counts of murder after he allegedly shot and killed his family in their New Mexico home. On Thursday, July 10, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced in a news release shared on Facebook that a grand jury indicted Adlai Mestre in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother, Bertha Huerta Conde, his father, Raymundo Mestre, his 17-year-old sister, Brielle and their family dog at their Tijeras home on Oct. 13, 2024. Following the shooting, Mestre allegedly 'dragged the victims' bodies outside, intending to bury them, and made an effort to clean up the crime scene," Bregman said, per the release. The 24-year-old has been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of tampering with evidence, and one count of animal cruelty in connection with the incident. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. According to court documents obtained by the Miami Herald, on the day of the shooting, police received a call from a man of 'gunshots coming from the [family] home." The man had tried to contact the family, but they didn't respond. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found Mestre outside, holding a gun and a loaded magazine. 'My family's trying to walk in my room, trying to hit my heart, and my dad had a knife, and my sister had a sledgehammer and I killed them," Mestre allegedly told officers, per KRQE. "However, I found their bodies and their wounds were healed.' He was detained as the family home was searched. In video footage obtained by KOB 4, Mestre is seen emerging from his home as deputies arrive and he is handcuffed. The deputies then enter the property, where they find a knife on the floor by the front door and 'trails of blood everywhere.' Deputies also found a hammer and meat tenderizer covered with blood near the front door, per the Miami Herald. They went on to discover the bodies of Mestre's parents and sister "in a ravine near the home," according to the outlet. While detained, Mestre allegedly told officers, 'I killed them and was going to bury them,' according to the Miami Herald. Deputies found 'blood transfer patterns consistent with drag marks and mopping/cleaning' inside the home. According to the outlet, the suspect attempted to escape and 'kicked a hole in the wall of the room in which he was being detained,' though he failed. Mestre's indictment comes after he was initially deemed incompetent to stand trial by a judge in April. By June, however, he was deemed competent, per KRQE. Read the original article on People
