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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 30, 2014 16:37:36 GMT -5
 I don't think I've ever made two case threads in one day but I needed to distract myself from the Amanda Knox update. So Carlos Cervantes has been wanted for over a decade for a double homicide out of Oakland, California. He was aired in 2003 and 2006. On Aug 4, 2001, Patrick Reyes took his prized Ford Mustang to Carlos Cervantes in order to install a car stereo. Reyes planned on selling the car to put a down payment on a house for his parents. A few days later, Reyes picked up the Mustang but found that Cervantes had been joyriding in it and did a poor job of installing the stereo. Reyes and his best friend Alex Angelo went to Cervantes and requested to give Reyes his money back. Cervantes agreed and went to his father's house claiming to get the money, when instead he got his father's gun. Cervantes said that he had to go to another location to get the rest of money. The three drove, Cervantes concealing the gun with a heavy woolen poncho. When the car slowed for a speed bump, Cervantes shot both Reyes and Angelo to death. Cervantes then fled after the car crashed into a tree, stepping over Reyes's body. Cervantes confessed to his family about the murders but claimed it was self-defense. He hasn't been seen since. Thoughts? He was studying to be an airplane mechanic so he could be working in the trades in either California or Mexico. An article shortly after the crime said he may have fled to San Diego or Mexico. ncric.org/incidentmapgallerytop10poster.aspx?IMID=100&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1www.fugitive.com/2010/07/13/carlos-cervantes-is-wanted-for-double-homicide-in-oakland/www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Warrant-out-for-man-suspected-of-2870693.php |
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Post by pakman on Jan 30, 2014 18:23:39 GMT -5
What's weird about this case is that, despite being a double-murder in broad daylight, AMW only profiled this case twice - once in 2003 and once in 2006. What's even weirder is that both airings seem to indicate his profile was added at the last minute. His 2003 airing lead in was John Walsh saying, "Now we've got a late-breaking case we need your help on tonight," despite the fact it was a full segment with a partial reenactment and was produced by Tom Morris.
His second airing (which was exactly the same as his first) had the lead-in line, "The police are really stumped on this next case and they need your tips to help them solve it tonight."
Strange coincidence if you ask me.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 30, 2014 19:00:52 GMT -5
Your thoughts on whereabouts are not argued by me. And based on what I've learned from Pakman about those airings (I watched the show those years too but he has the episodes and a better memory than me  ) that is indeed very strange. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Aug 26, 2014 20:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by HeadMarshal on Aug 26, 2014 20:03:20 GMT -5
Oh wow they finally caught Cervantes! Great job and I can't wait to learn more about his arrest. |
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Post by crimefighter30 on Sept 7, 2014 14:21:56 GMT -5
Oh wow they finally caught Cervantes! Great job and I can't wait to learn more about his arrest. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Aug 25, 2015 10:11:49 GMT -5
Update: Cervantes has been found NOT GUILTY: www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_28695984/jury-acquits-man-2000-double-murder-caseAs always, Cervantes was always considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. At the same time, just because a defendant is found not guilty doesn't always mean the jury thinks he/she was really innocent, but that the Prosecution did not prove its' case. Apparently, the jury may have felt Cervantes claim of self-defense was reasonable, or that the Prosecution did not prove it definitely wasn't self-defense. (Or perhaps they simply believed Carlos). Cervantes did seem emotional- he broke down after the verdict. His wife found out she was pregnant with twin girls after the arrest. He never met them and likely never would have had he been convicted. Some will feel the jury's decision was correct, while others will feel Cervantes got away with murder. However, in the technical legal definition, Cervantes is not guilty. And will soon be a free man. (if he hasn't been released already). I had a feeling Cervantes would be acquitted when I saw the jury start deliberating last Wednesday, and a verdict still wasn't reached as of Monday. Not always the case, but usually guilty verdicts are much faster. I'm sure how families on both sides must feel, but I respect the jury's decision, they seemed to take their time and didn't rush into it, and did their job as to how they felt, and I would have respected their decision regardless of the outcome. |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Aug 25, 2015 14:40:33 GMT -5
Reading the article, it seems like the AMW reenactment didn't have anything in the way of evidence to back up the investigator's theory. As Scumhunter said, Cervantes therefore had the right under the law to be acquitted.
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) that is indeed very strange.