Patricia Jocelyn Alatorre [1] May 14, ā July 2, [2] [3] was a teenager from Bakersfield, California who was raped and killed after disappearing on July 1, On the second meeting, Alatorre was raped and strangled to death, with the killer having sex with the body before burning it.
After the killing, residents near the area held a vigil and memorial for Alatorre, raising money for her family and campaigning for her killer's indictment. Over the course of the week before her death, Alatorre and Inglewood native Armando Cruz allegedly communicated with each other through social media, sharing explicit photos of themselves with each other. Alatorre disappeared from her home on July 1, at around p.
The Bakersfield Police Department initially believed that Alatorre had run away from home, but released more information about her disappearance, including an image of a white pick-up truck near where Alatorre was last seen on July 4.
On August 14, , Cruz's defense sought to exclude media and the public from all pretrial hearings to create a "fair trial" for Cruz and due to the COVID pandemic. In the February hearing, he did not appear in court while his attorney attempted to change the venue of the trial, but was declined by the judge.
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On the day Cruz was apprehended, the family and community held a vigil for Alatorre near the neighborhood where she was last seen. On May 15, , the community gathered for a vigil celebrating her 14th birthday. On July 10 and 11, residents conducted a car cruise in remembrance of Alatorre, who was a fan of cars. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. California murder case. Greenlawn Cemetery. Tribute Archive.
