In short
The murder of Dallas pediatric dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher, initially treated as a robbery but quickly suspected to involve cartel-linked drug trafficking and manipulation; the investigation focuses on a unique Jeep, conflicting witness accounts, and domestic-violence leads.
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Key claims
- Kendra Hatcher was killed in a gated uptown Dallas parking garage; her name was visible on her scrubs and a loaded magazine with 13 live rounds was found nearby.
- Detectives suspect the killing was meant to “earn trust” for a cartel deal involving an American man (“Love”) and a Spanish translator.
- A formal tip and an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip point to Kendra’s ex-partners (domestic violence/stalking history).
- Another lead centers on a unique black Jeep tied to Jose Luis Ortez, who says he lent it to a family friend, Brenda.
Notable examples
- Jose’s Jeep appears in a BOLO; Brenda later tells Jose to hide it and threatens his citizenship risk.
- Brenda’s interrogation includes a detailed alibi (library study, tacos, Chili’s margaritas) and a Chili’s receipt matching the murder timeframe.
- Kendra’s notes mention considering a civil suit against “Stephen” for domestic violence and fear of future harm.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOUnderstanding Trap Houses
0:41 to 0:57
Explore the concept and function of trap houses in urban settings.
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Understanding Trap Houses
1:34 to 2:58
Explore the concept and function of trap houses in urban settings.
“Some people like to loiter through the high of their recently acquired purchase, hence, you know, the people laying on the floor at most trap houses.”
The Business of Drug Deals
2:59 to 5:26
Learn about a business deal involving a cartel and a man named Love.
“the only entrance into this trap house, trap apartment.”
Introducing Kendra Hatcher
5:27 to 6:35
Meet Kendra Hatcher, a pediatric dentist with a loving and supportive partner.
“to become one of the biggest drug lords in America just to get it done?”
Kendra's Relationship and Life
6:36 to 11:52
Follow Kendra's romantic life and her relationship with Ricky.
“It's a great show that is like kind of about medicine, kind of.”
The Tragic Incident
11:53 to 14:00
Discover the shocking events leading to Kendra's tragic end.
“Besides, they're talking about how they're going to move to California.”
Discovery of Dr. Kendra Hatcher's Murder
14:00 to 15:10
Learn about the details surrounding the murder of Dr. Kendra Hatcher.
“The woman's head and her hair is matted with blood and flesh.”
Ryan Wedding: From Olympian to Drug Lord
15:10 to 17:40
Explore the shocking transformation of Ryan Wedding from Olympic athlete to drug lord.
“The robbery theory doesn't make sense either.”
Ryan Wedding: From Olympian to Drug Lord
19:31 to 20:00
Explore the shocking transformation of Ryan Wedding from Olympic athlete to drug lord.
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Jose's Jeep and the Murder Investigation
20:00 to 24:16
Follow Jose's panic as he discovers his Jeep is linked to a local murder.
“Jose Luis Ortez never had plans to become a drug lord.”
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Jose's Interrogation and Decisions
24:16 to 28:00
Witness Jose's tense interrogation as he tries to explain his innocence.
“So after seeing his Jeep on the bolo on September 3rd, the day before, he decides he's going to first ask Brenda about what the hell is going on.”
Jose's Tension in Interrogation
28:00 to 29:10
Explore Jose's anxiety and panic during his interrogation process.
“Yeah, for at least two hours of that, he's in a fetal position and it appears he starts praying out of sheer panic, fear, and desperation.”
Tips and Past Relationships
29:10 to 30:25
Delve into the information provided to authorities about Kendra's past relationships.
“But Jose is not the only one calling into the police with information.”
Kendra's Personal Reflections
30:25 to 31:47
Examine Kendra's personal notes and her concerns regarding past abuse.
“During the investigation, authorities uncover some of Kendra's personal notes.”
Chair Etiquette in Interrogations
31:47 to 33:50
Discuss the significance of chair positioning and etiquette during interrogations.
“The officers turn the page and it's another page filled with what appears to be quickly written down thoughts and then the words, Stephen, deal, presented, plea bargain.”
Brenda's Interrogation Introduction
33:50 to 35:30
Observe Brenda's entrance and behavior as she begins her own interrogation.
“your attorney, but that's just my advice.”
Building Rapport with Detective Barnes
35:30 to 38:00
Analyze Brenda's attempts to build rapport with Detective Barnes during her interrogation.
“It's soft to the point where it's almost nurturing and it's incredibly feminine.”
Brenda's Alibi and Day of Events
38:00 to 42:00
Follow Brenda's recounting of her activities and interactions leading up to the incident.
“Essentially, what Brenda is trying to do here is I guess build rapport, which is kind of the interrogator.”
Chili's and the Mysterious Jeep
42:00 to 43:52
Brenda shares her time at Chili's, raising questions about the missing Jeep.
“She continues, after the study session, Billy gives her a ride to Chili's.”
Chili's and the Mysterious Jeep
43:54 to 45:01
Brenda shares her time at Chili's, raising questions about the missing Jeep.
“or download the Acorns app to get started.”
The Investigation Deepens
47:35 to 54:02
Detective Barnes interrogates Brenda and explores alibis in Kendra's murder.
“Brenda is taking advantage of the Chili's Margarita special.”
The Investigation Deepens
54:29 to 55:04
Detective Barnes interrogates Brenda and explores alibis in Kendra's murder.
“one My way, my coffee, my schedule, and my treatment.”
The Investigation Deepens
55:14 to 55:43
Detective Barnes interrogates Brenda and explores alibis in Kendra's murder.
Transcript
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2:03Some people like to loiter through the high of their recently acquired purchase, hence, you know, the people laying on the floor at most trap houses. It's a very common sight. Each trap house, though, is going to be a little bit different. Some of them just are non-government approved pharmacies where transactions are made. Others serve as manufacturing points where the drugs themselves are created, but not in a lab, in the kitchen. And they're all lumped together and people just call them trap houses. It said the term comes from the fact that trap houses were known to only have one door in and out.
2:36So there's only one way in, there's only one way out so that nobody could rob the pharmacist, the dealer. Yeah. But others say that's not entirely true because no smart dealer is going to keep their stash in their trap house, they're going to have a separate house called the stash house. But who are we to dissect someone's business model? Nevertheless, there are two younger women standing at what appears to be the only entrance into this trap house, trap apartment. They look a tad bit out of place. They both look Latina with a bit of like baby fat in their cheeks, which makes them look even younger than they already are.
3:14And they kind of look like the types of girls that you would see like at a receptionist desk, at a doctor's office, a dentist's office, but instead here they are at the front door of a trap apartment in Dallas, Texas. Which is not to say that there is like a look to someone who finds themselves addicted to substances, but they just look a little bit out of place. Especially when you hear the reason that they're in this trap house to begin with. They're not here to purchase drugs. They're here to sell them. A lot of them. This is a business deal, a proposition for the owner of the trap house who is ironically named Love.
3:49And like any good business proposal, the details are going to be ironed out by both parties. One of the two women, she's a narco with deep connections to a cartel in Mexico. The other woman, she's just the translator. So she's translating everything the other one says in Spanish, translating it to English for Love. They likely need someone to move products for them. And since Love already deals drugs, has connections in the US, it could be a profitable business deal for both parties. But the cartels don't just trust anybody, especially a complete outsider like Love with no ties to the cartel. He's just an American man.
4:25The three of them are sitting around Love's kitchen table and the younger woman, the translator, informs Love. Before we can enter this very profitable business agreement, the type of business agreement that has the potential to turn Love into one of the biggest dealers north of the border. This deal is going to give him a lump sum of drugs and cash on signing. Well, it's more like a handshake. Plus a lifetime of drugs from the cartels. Is this Love's house? Apartment? Yes. Now, the only thing Love needs to do is earn the trust of the cartels. How? It's very simple. Kill someone. And not just anyone.
5:03They've already picked out the target. a 35 year old pediatric dentist her name is kendra hatcher and in order for this to work love needs to kill her first okay maybe this is some sort of initiation to say that you can get blood on your hands but also it doesn't make any sense why would the cartels want to kill a random dentist for children in texas they want her dead so much so that they're offering love the chance to become one of the biggest drug lords in America just to get it done? Why do the cartels want her dead so badly?
5:59we would like to thank today's sponsors who have made it possible for rotten mango to support dentists who care a non-profit that provides free urgent dental care for uninsured children and adults provided by volunteer dentists across the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. This episode's partnerships have also made it possible to support Rotten Mingo's team of dedicated researchers, and we'd also like to thank you guys for your continued support. As always, full show notes are available at RottenMingoPodcast.com. Today's case has brief mentions of gun violence, stalking, relational violence, and a very brief description of stress related to immigration status.
6:31Viewer discretion is advice. Statements and quotes may be condensed for brevity. And with that said, let's begin. Grey's Anatomy is a show about a fictional hospital in Seattle called Grey's Sloan Memorial, where you watch doctors fall in love with their very attractive colleagues, while also having the bandwidth to save lives here and there. It's a great show that is like kind of about medicine, kind of. It's like 35 % medicine, 65 % really hot, conventionally attractive doctors falling in love with other really hot, conventionally attractive doctors, which sounds like something that only happens in TV shows.
7:05but Dr. Hatcher starts living her own Grey's Anatomy to some degree that is. She's a pediatric dentist which okay to me I feel like being a dentist but pediatric is just on steroids all day. You're fixing cavities, drilling, pulling teeth, trying to maintain a conversation with someone while shoving a hose down their throat and at least adult patients they begrudgingly cooperate. They're quick to accept their fate. They lay there. They stare at the TV on the ceiling and basically disassociate for 45 minutes while trying not to drool over themselves. Pediatric dentistry is that on steroids. It's another level.
7:41You're doing all of that, but now you have to convince an undeveloped frontal lobe of a toddler that cooperating is in their best interest. It's like negotiating with a bank robber. They can cry, hit, full-on attempt a prison break, and when the treatment is really, really important, sometimes that mini-sized bank robber has to get strapped down to the chair exorcism style. And I would imagine if it were up to the children if they knew what Google reviews were, they would leave scathing reviews of their experience at the dental office because what kid likes a dentist? Apparently that sentiment does not apply to Kendra.
8:13Kids have handwritten letters for her after their dentist experience. It's almost like she's their Santa Claus. And eventually, not that she needs it by any means to have like a fulfilling life, but Kendra does have her own Grey's Anatomy moment storyline, if you will. She meets a doctor, Ricky the dermatologist. Living out my childhood dream as a physician. Very happy and in a great place in life. Enjoy running, exploring places new to me, and opening the car door for my date. That's what Ricky's Tinder profile read. Kendra swipes right. Their first date is at a restaurant called The Cozy Kitchen.
8:49And it's like one of those, I guess it's like one of those montages that you do see in Grey's Anatomy. Where you see three months of their lives just in little snippets and blurbs. They travel together for work. They go to Ricky's 20-year-old reunion, school reunion, which is a pretty big deal. They ride tandem bikes that hopefully Ricky is putting on most of the work. They're meeting each other's family members. Even the more mundane, Ricky's bringing dinner over to Kendra's house so that she can have a warm meal right after she gets home from work. It's very Grey's Anatomy, which Kendra even picks up on because she wore this really cute, cheesy pink t-shirt to one of their dates that reads, I'm with McDreamy, which is a big Grey's Anatomy reference.
9:27He's the main male lead doctor, Derek Shepard, who is married to Meredith Grey, the main lead in the show. And just like the show, Derek Shepard, right? Good guy. But Meredith Grey is kind of the price. For Ricky, I'm sure meeting Kendra is, I guess, like meeting as Meredith Grey. So before meeting Kendra, he was actually in therapy. He was very concerned and worried about how he tends to shut people out. And he said, quote, I feel like I'm guarded in a relationship. I feel like I can kind of get to a certain point and then I just, I just can't let them in. Those feelings seem to dissipate when he meets Kendra.
10:02Ricky says Kendra was able to enter that space. I mean, it was palpable. And it's not just his love life that falls into place. It's like Kendra uplifts every aspect of his entire existence. He had this dermatology presentation that he was so nervous about. He practiced his full speech in front of Kendra and her best friend, just because the act of prepping and prepping with Kendra would calm him down. He starts joining Kendra for runs, exercising more. She even convinces him to get fitted for one of those whitening retainers for his teeth, which is very much a girlfriend thing to do. She's a dentist.
10:33I mean, of course, at some point she's going to be looking at his teeth. I mean, she's kind of perfect. She majored in biochemistry and Spanish. During the holidays, she would volunteer traveling all the way to Central America to offer her services. I mean, she was just perfect. And there's this thing that she would do whenever she would, he'd be like, oh, let me bring dinner to your place. She would correct him and say our place, which is exactly where Ricky is right now is at Kendra's well, their place eating tacos at the taco stand outside. So the apartment building, he's getting into the spirit, if you will, because tomorrow he and Kendra are going on their vacation to Cancun.
11:10So if it were up to him, she would be home eating tacos with him at the taco stand across from the apartment building but she's running a few errands before they head off to Cancun tomorrow. I mean maybe it's like for the best actually. There has been a bit of commotion in the apartment building. It's not big. It's not like there's a fire but there seems to be a heavy presence of police vehicles and the parking lots of the building has been taped off. It's not until Ricky is almost done and finished with his meal he overhears the table next to him and they're talking about what happened over there.
11:42And one of them responds, I think a woman was shot. Yeah, I think a woman was shot. There's no panic that registers in Ricky, though, because it's clearly not Kendra. I mean, she's out running errands. Besides, they're talking about how they're going to move to California. So Ricky's moving to California in five months. Kendra was thinking about moving out with him. And they're talking about how they should save up for a wedding. So there's no way it's Kendra. OK, Ricky Ubers back to his apartment and he focuses on making sure this trip is going to be perfect. He's calling his bank to ask about international transaction fees for his credit card.
12:16Ricky sends Kendra a text message letting her know there's something going on at the entrance of your parking garage. You're not going to be able to drive into your underground parking lot. When Detective Barnes with Dallas PD gets a call about a homicide, he's already on his way home. He just finished a full shift, but there's apparently no other homicide detectives available. So they call him in and he immediately turns around and he details when he first gets there, there's not really a lot going on like no one can really tell him much it's a robbery gone wrong in a luxury apartment building in uptown dallas which is typically a very wealthy area with very little crime he arrives on the scene there's cruisers there's fire trucks all around there's an unused ambulance already long gone all at the entrance of this gated parking garage it's at street level and then it starts sloping down so you just drive and it's kind of you know like those sloped parking garages and detective barnes arrives and some of the other officers are there briefing him two 16 year olds were walking to their car in the garage when they heard tires a woman scream and then a gunshot they booked it to their car lock the doors and call 911 the 911 call you can hear the teenagers say someone just got shot in the parking lot of gables park 17 she had a little hole and there was blood coming out of her throat they say all i heard was screaming and then a loud pop.
13:32Her phone's on the floor. Her car door's open. I remember it vividly. Detective Barnes walks into the parking garage with the other officers. It's mainly packed. You know, there's resident vehicles everywhere, but there's also this one area where next to a white Toyota, there's two empty parking spots. And instead of a car, there's a body laying there. There are these very long, like, for lack of a better word, they look like tentacles, like streaks of blood, just stagnant blood that's leaking from a young woman's head and it's just leaking down the slope of the parking garage. The woman's head and her hair is matted with blood and flesh.
14:11She's dead. Her purse is gone, which is consistent with the report of a robbery gone wrong, but her phone is still there. And it's very clear who she is because they run the tags on the white Toyota which belongs to her, but also right on her medical scrubs, her name is spelled out. Dr. Kendra Hatcher. Even before talks of the cartel being involved in this case and all of that gets to Detective Barnes, he's already very confused by this. Because technically at first glance, sure, it could appear like a robbery gone wrong. Her purse is gone. But next to Kendra is a fully loaded magazine with 13 live rounds.
14:48So you know the part of the gun where you keep the bullets? Yeah, they dropped it? Yeah, they dropped it or it was an extra magazine that slipped out of someone's pockets. They test it. No fingerprints, but it feels like someone got lucky with that. It doesn't seem like it was intentionally left as some sort of message or clue or signature. Like this magazine just feels accidentally left behind. This feels clumsy. That's crazy. The robbery theory doesn't make sense either. Carrying out a robbery in an upscale apartment building that requires a key fob to get into the parking lot, most would assume that there are CCTV cameras pointed at the entrances and they would assume correctly.
15:25It's so audacious and blatant. There's no cover-up really, but it's also like simultaneously clumsy and it just doesn't make any sense. Also, who would want to kill a 35-year-old dentist who has no real enemies, at least not that the police can quickly identify? It doesn't make any sense. Step one to becoming one of the bigger drug lords operating in North America might be you just have to become an Olympian first. Just become an Olympic snowboarder and the rest will be history. Ryan Wedding might be the blueprint of allegedly becoming one of the bigger drug lords in all of North America allegedly because he has pled not guilty.
16:04Though he is accused of rising to a high-ranking Sinaloa cartel affiliate position where he was allegedly nicknamed Giant or El Jefe. Wait, so who is this? He was an Olympic snowboarder for Canada. And then he was arrested in January of this year for running one of the biggest drug distributions from Colombia through Mexico through the United States into Canada, operating one of the biggest cocaine markets in all of Canada is what he's accused of doing. He said he didn't do it. Prosecutors accused him of building his own wedding criminal enterprise, is what they say, stating that he was the single largest cocaine supplier in Canada, which obviously lands him in more trouble in the United States, landing him in the FBI top 10 most wanted list, which more on that later because someone involved in this case is going to end up on that very same list.
16:56But according to prosecutors, Ryan would move product, mainly cocaine, that was cooked and quality tested in Colombian kitchens, smuggle it through Mexico via cartel boats and planes owned by the Sinaloa cartel, smuggle them across the U.S.-Mexico border in a long-haul semi-truck with stash houses all throughout L.A., Riverside, San Bernardino before they make it across the U.S.-Canada border, which was his target final market. So, you know, after representing Canada in the Olympics as a snowboarder, he started selling, well, at least he was very consistent with his love for snow, I guess. But authorities believe he ordered dozens of murders placing multi-million dollar bounties on potential federal witnesses who were going to testify against him.
17:42Basically snitches. He killed witnesses? It's alleged that he put bounties on. It's not alleged that he's the one that pulled the trigger, per se. But there are people who were killed. Yeah, one of them was basically killed in a restaurant. Just publicly killed in a restaurant. That is wild. Yeah, yeah. To their estimate, prosecutor's estimate, he was generating over a billion dollars in annual revenue, making him one of Canada's largest cocaine suppliers. Though it is unclear, I will say, how much his personal cut was. He was arrested earlier this year, but the reason the case has gained so much attention is, how the hell did an Olympian snowboarder become one of the largest drug lords in North America?
18:21How does anyone become a drug lord in North America, one of the bigger ones? The answer is usually simple. You just have to prove yourself.
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20:00Jose Luis Ortez never had plans to become a drug lord. In fact, he probably would have despised every concept of that, okay? Everything he does is to ensure the success of his tiny little auto shop, which is his own little business, okay? This is the exact opposite of a drug lord. If there was ever an honest living, it would probably be Jose's living. He's basically done everything by the book. So why is he panicking watching the evening news? He's panicking so much that he's even pulling out his phone, Googling what they're saying on TV just to confirm. And he confirms this is bad. This is really bad.
20:36You know what a bolo is? It's a be on the lookout. Typically, the point of a bolo is to plaster it everywhere. So everyone in the area, officers, citizens, generally everyone in town can be on the lookout. And on the phone and on the TV, there's a bolo for a Jeep. It's a very unique Jeep. There's distortions on the hood. The wheels are custom, very rare rims. The paint is also distinct. Jose's looking at the TV. He's looking at his phone and he's looking out the window where the identical Jeep is sitting parked in his driveway. Why are they looking for his Jeep? It's connected to the local murder of a pediatric dentist.
21:10Like I said, it's bad. It's really bad. How do you explain to police? Okay, yes, that is my car, but I had nothing to do with this. Really? I don't know. I don't know how you explain it, but Jose's going to try to explain it. even though sometimes people are not fair to people who look like jose and are named jose but jose is gonna try because he knows he has i mean he has nothing to do with any of this he doesn't even know who was murdered he just hopes the police will see that police posted a photo of his truck exactly yes everywhere multiple photos different angles from cctv camera inside of kendra's apartment parking garage oh that's okay got it but you can't really see the driver But Jose is like, that's my car.
21:53How am I going to convince them that I had nothing to do with this? How does he know that's his car, though? There's distortions on the hood that are exact. The wheels are so unique and rare. He's never seen another Jeep with this. That's his car. He knows it's his car. Okay. You know, and he's sitting in there. Light gray baseball cap. He's hunched forward in the interrogation room. They brought him into an interrogation room, which is not a great sign. This is like the end all be all of interrogation rooms. Completely beige room. They have beige paneling. It looks like some sort of foam panel that absorbs echo.
22:27So, you know, the audio recording comes out great. And they just like put it up or maybe they just put it up to drive someone crazy. Who knows? There's a small desk pushed up against the wall. Jose explains the entire story to the detectives. He's explaining, OK, yeah, it sounds crazy. Trillion percent confident. That's my Jeep in the bolo. and that's my Jeep and I think that my Jeep was driven into the parking lot where Kendra was shot and killed. Yes, but you have to believe him. It's not him in the Jeep and he doesn't even know Kendra. Why would he kill her? Okay, but also he lent his Jeep to a friend that day, which sounds really convenient and sounds like a lie, but he can explain.
23:08Okay, he runs a tiny little auto shop. It's not like he has a full Jiffy lube and a full rental car agency attached to it. Most of his clients are through word of mouth. So friends, family friends, and because he knows them and they trust him to fix their car, he lends out his own Jeep while he works on their car so that they can run errands or whatever else they need to do. That's what happened the day Kendra was killed. A family friend of his came in with her car and he's known her since, God, I think like she even lived with his sister at one point. They went to high school together, like so long.
23:39She comes in with her BMW and Jose lets her borrow his Jeep. That was two days ago. He didn't think anything of it. Okay. Two days ago, family friend named Brenda borrows his Jeep. It's uptown Dallas. And then in uptown Dallas, a woman is killed in her luxury apartment parking lot. He didn't think those were connected. And then the next day, the day after the Jeep was borrowed, which was, you know, yesterday. So he's describing to police. So he's talking to police September 4th. The murder was September 2nd. And then so yesterday is September 3rd. Jose is like, I was watching TV and I saw my Jeep on a bolo.
24:14And then I Googled it and I saw my Jeep on a bolo. Okay. And he's telling this the next day. So after seeing his Jeep on the bolo on September 3rd, the day before, he decides he's going to first ask Brenda about what the hell is going on. He explains to the detectives, I met up with her. He needed answers. I mean, at this point he's terrified for himself, his family. He can't even drive his own car to meet Brenda because all of Dallas is looking for his Jeep. They're beyond the lookout. They're looking out. He needs to get answers from Brenda, but he also doesn't know what the hell she did or didn't do or what any of this is.
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24:51So as casually as possible, he asks her, hey, did you hear about that dentist you got shot in Dallas? Brenda says, no. Oh, but Jose has a plan. He responds, that's funny because the Jeep they're showing on the news looks a lot like mine. I lent you my Jeep. And then a day later, I'm seeing something that looks exactly like my Jeep on the news connected to this murder. Show me. Brenda wants Jose to just show her the pictures. Like, you mean, it's a bolo. Google it. Okay, it's my Jeep. But he cooperates. He pulls out his phone, pulls out the pictures and presents it in front of her face. brenda studies the pictures no that's it it's not your jeep okay okay what do you mean it's not my what do you mean it's not my jeep jose the owner of the jeep is telling brenda who drove the jeep for like one day that it's his jeep and he knows it why are you telling me it's not my jeep but she's telling him it's not how would she know at this point he might as well be zooming in on each picture shoving it in her face, pointing out, look at the paint, the distortions, the wheels, the sequins, the hood damage, the paint damage.
26:00This is all very unique to my Jeep. The Jeep, that is my Jeep. It's not. Jose at this point might as well have his flabbers gassed in because even the cap he lost from the front bumper on the right side, look at the pictures. He's showing the pictures. Guess what's missing on the right side of the front bumper? The cap. He even remembers exactly how he lost the cap. It was snowy. He was driving the Jeep. It doesn't matter. That's his freaking Jeep. It doesn't even matter. The cap is, it's his Jeep. He's a freaking mechanic for crying out loud. He knows his cars. And somehow this conversation, this very frustrating conversation between Jose and Brenda go from Jose trying to convince Brenda weirdly that that's his car while she remains very stubborn with zero evidence or factual argument to back up why it's not his car.
26:49Until all of a sudden the conversation ends with Brenda telling Jose, I'll pay for you to repaint your Jeep. Wow. Okay, but now it wasn't my Jeep, but now you're going to help me repaint. Why would he even paint it? Why would he do that regardless of who pays? Even if he paints it, this Jeep is all over the news. He can't drive it. Everyone in Dallas is basically looking for it and it's just sitting in his driveway. Brenda tells him ominously, don't say anything. Don't tell your family. Don't tell anyone because you will get in trouble with the police. And she pulls out the trump card, literally.
27:22She tells him, while his citizenship could be at risk if he goes to the police. Is that a threat? Brenda basically tells him, hide the Jeep, hide it in your shop, maybe paint it if you want, I'll help you pay for the paint job. Just don't go to the police. Wow. Jose agrees. At least that's what he tells Brenda, because now he's at the police station doing the right thing and informing police, that's my Jeep. And at some point during the interview, Jose might regret not listening to Brenda, at least briefly. Well, not briefly, maybe for hours. because the police, they take a statement. They leave him in the interrogation room without his phone, without anyone or anything, just sitting in the interrogation room for at least the next four hours.
28:04That's crazy. Yeah, for at least two hours of that, he's in a fetal position and it appears he starts praying out of sheer panic, fear, and desperation. I'm sure the detectives have to confirm Jose's story, but I'm sure in Jose's mind, he's running through like every possibility. Ice could be on their way. They're stopping by for a few snacks. That's why it's taking so long. every news story of wrongfully convicted individuals could be popping up in his mind and then finally the door swings open the detective asks him you good yeah i'm good he was in fact not good he was on the ground or he's like in a fetal position he's on the ground on his knees praying and then he's getting back up yeah but what else are you gonna say when you're not good in this type of situation they're like water yeah i'm just ready um okay yeah a couple more minutes Officer comes back with a bottle of water and repeats, Couple more minutes, you want some pizza?
28:53No, Jose doesn't want some pizza, he wants to go home. But they tell him, just a few more minutes. The officers shut the door again, and when Jose is alone, he whispers to himself, A couple more minutes, my ass, a couple more hours, dang it dude, what the fuck? Eventually, the time does come. Jose is cleared to go home, but his jeep? His jeep has to stay. But Jose is not the only one calling into the police with information. one comes in the form of an email a very formal sounding email at that hello i recently heard about kendra hatcher's tragic death i attended dental school with kendra for four years 2006 to 2010 i as well as other classmates were witnesses to her talking about her ex-husband physically abusing her he includes the last name i'm not sure about the first name but i'm sure you can easily look up marriage records i have no particular reason to suspect he did it but given the history and my knowledge that most people are not murdered by strangers, he is definitely a person I would recommend looking into.
29:51Please let me know if you need anything else. Respectfully, Dr. Arnold Berger. Whoever Dr. Arnold is, you know, what he has to say might be worth looking into as the local Crime Stoppers also receive a very similar yet anonymous tip stating the only reason Kendra moved from Houston, Texas to Dallas was because she was quote, beaten within an inch of her life by an ex-partner. The anonymous tipster goes on to say, Even after Kendra moved to Dallas, she was still being threatened. Two tips, pointing fingers at two former partners, and then a third tip from Kendra herself. During the investigation, authorities uncover some of Kendra's personal notes.
30:29Only three pages were scanned and included in the FOIA request. So it's unclear if these were loosely for part of a diary, but they were included nonetheless. The first page is kind of like a list of her thoughts. Should I take this job? Core Kids Dental? Irving, Texas? Community Clinic? Question mark? In small letters underneath that, she writes, Meet good friends in Dallas. Where? Lots of serendipity. Another line. I feel like I should be getting into something bigger in life. What would that be? Traveling long distance to the mountains? Then another entry. Pursue relationship with Jeremy? He is crazy about you, but not able to date you right now.
31:11He's not the one. She sees a guy from El Paso that I'll meet in class of some sort One child, a little girl, very musically talented Is a healthy relationship? Family? Kids? Marriage? In my future? Yes, a man from El Paso One little girl It seems like a brain dump of thoughts that she's having But the next thought she writes down seems connected to the tip that the police receive She writes Should I pursue civil suit against Stephen for domestic violence? Is Stephen going to pursue hurting me? I will be safe He has a lot of other things to worry about. He will do jail time, handcuffs, not first time.
31:47The officers turn the page and it's another page filled with what appears to be quickly written down thoughts and then the words, Stephen, deal, presented, plea bargain. Doesn't look good for him. Safe? Yes. He has a lot to worry about. He's done this before. He's done this before. And if he's done this before, is he going to do it again? I have never thought deeply about chair etiquette before seeing this interrogation. I mean, okay, I have, but this is a weird interrogation. Let's say you and I walk into a restaurant and we're led to a table with a booth and a chair. Who takes the booth? Who takes the chair?
32:22You would take the chair and offer me the booth, right? Although I actually really hate sitting in a booth. I much prefer a chair. That's like a thing, okay? But if or if your boss asks you, follow me into my office. You don't sit in her chair behind the desk because it's just chair etiquette. I mean, I guess there's no written rule that you cannot, but you would just sit in one of the guest chairs across from the desk. The same goes for interrogation rooms. Everything is typically designed purposefully, including the chair etiquette, and Brenda immediately fails. Detective Barnes escorts Brenda into the room.
32:56She enters first. The interrogation room recording starts, and we're like a fly on the wall corner camera angle. It's a different room from the one that Jose is in, but it's like pretty much the same layout. So Brenda is brought in after Jose's whole thing. Now they have, there's two chairs. One of them is an office chair, a wheelie chair. Whoever is sitting in that chair is gonna have their back to the door and also to the camera. The other chair, the person of interest chair, has four metal legs and it's just like bars of metal. It's a metal chair and it's the furthest corner of the room and it's a stationary chair.
33:32Interrogation rooms are designed to make the interviewee feel cornered, locked in one spot, hence the lack of wheels, never too comfortable, never too relaxed. And it's also usually very clear who sits where in an interrogation room. If a detective brings you into one of these types of rooms, well, first of all, you got to ask for your attorney, but that's just my advice. But second of all, Detective Barnes' newest interviewee, newest lead walks in plops right down in the wheelie chair and she's like wheeling scooching into the desk leaving the cold metal stationary chair for the host detective barnes and detective barnes asks her to switch i mean she does without hesitation to her you know to her benefit but it's just very bold interesting it's just a little off yeah yeah yeah either way she promptly moves to the metal chair crosses her legs with her hands in her lap she has her hair pulled back low ponytail she's wearing a black baseball hat and she's kind of wearing this like striped almost y2k tight shirt it's like an orange creamsicle color of stripes it's like a sherbert ice cream it's cute it's very casual she's also wearing brenda in her 30s but she she could easily pass for like 29 even she looks pretty young okay she's also wearing black capri leggings that end right under her knees, bright white tennis shoes.
34:52And her body type is just like for visual sake, just like a regular looking lady. I don't know. You know, Detective Barnes is kind of what you expect. He's very law and order-y, very messily, white ironed button down, dress shoes, dress slacks, broad back, very great posture, even in a wheelie chair, which Brenda almost stole from him. But he responds and I will note I just want to put a disclaimer I do think and I know this and so no one has to point it out in the comments but people do anyway um I do know that I to some people have a voice that is reminiscent of a hyena being resurrected so I don't think I'm in a place to comment on someone's voice however it's also the tone that Brenda uses that's very interesting and I'm not judging her for it I'm just pointing it out so you get the full picture her voice and tone reminds me of the trad wife trend online where they talk very slowly and almost kind of breathy.
35:53It's soft to the point where it's almost nurturing and it's incredibly feminine. Interesting. She tells Detective Barnes that she wants to help. Tell me what I can help with. Barnes continues to give her the lowdown, you know, assures her that he's not going to be... What? He's just like smacking on the table, okay? like out of nowhere to demonstrate like i'm not going to be the type of cop it's gonna intimidate you or yell that would probably have me peeing but instead of jumping or appearing even more nervous you know when barnes is smack smack on the table renda immediately pulls her hand from her lap rests an elbow on the table her hand on her chin and she leans in i i've watched a lot of interviews innocent guilty witnesses you never really see people lean in yeah yeah yeah because she wants to help yeah but you know it's just maybe we just have different ideas of personal space but it's just a lot of leaning in like a lot of leaning in i don't even think i would lean in this much if i were on a dinner date with you it's just a lot of leaning in what is she sheryl sandberg okay so it's like the lean is not even just the lean is like she's that a bar and a guy just bought her a drink with a black amex okay then you lean in a little maybe right she asked gently how did my name come up i don't detective barnes says he'll tell her but right now he just needs the basics so he's filling out the police report contact info all the administrative stuff you know and he's it's it's also like breaking the ice a little bit i want to make sure that you're comfortable while you're here perfect oh okay yeah we'll work together right okay so brenda is a little bit of an eager beaver but i guess that's fine i guess that's great in the grand scheme of things okay how do you spell b-r-e-n-d-a brenda okay barnes takes a second to write her name down and brenda sees an opportunity she leans in she reaches out her hand and almost like caresses his bracelet he's wearing a bracelet that's crazy she just physically yeah make physical contact with the yeah interrogator yeah wow okay i am second i like that so his bracelet says i am second and he's like yeah and she says i'm part of it too which i don't know why she made it sound like they're in a cult um i am second is just a christian phrase so it's like if you saw someone wearing a bracelet with a bible verse on it other christians will recognize other christians right but god first yeah god first i'm second but she made it sound like a cult.
38:38She's like, I'm part of it too. Whatever that means, okay? What do you mean? You go to church? Essentially, what Brenda is trying to do here is I guess build rapport, which is kind of the interrogator. Yeah, she's very eager to build rapport. Yeah, but like, you know, I guess he's attractive, conventionally attractive interrogator, right? So, but still kind of odd to flirt with your interrogator. Anyway, Detective Barnes is like, yeah, well, there's a long story behind this. I'll tell you in a minute, but I believe in that. Yeah, I do too. That's why I normally don't wear jewelry. This is who I am.
39:09So if people see anything outside of police, this is what I want them to know about me. Me too. And she holds out her arm to see, you know, for him to see. She holds out her wrist. I don't wear it because my wrist is too tiny. okay and detective barnes says you do you do have a small wrist she interrupts him all my family they're true believers and i want to cooperate i want to know what's going on and you know i i want you to it kind of sounds like they're flirting i mean brenda might as well do the grade school flirting thing where you ask a guy you know that you like to compare hand sizes with her whole little tiny wrist move okay obviously knowing his hands are going to be bigger and but it's like just a chance to hold your hands together.
39:53I mean, I'm sure for Brenda, it's giving, I'm just so tiny and fragile. Oh my gosh. Brenda in, like, I mean this in the nicest way possible is kind of giving, if my wrist is this tiny, just imagine how tiny my brain is. I have no clue, not an iota, not an idea of why I'm in this interrogation room, sir. It's kind of giving that a little bit. And if I had to guess, Detective Barnes is probably using this as a way in. He notices Brenda trying to cozy up to him, touching him, and plays along, complimenting her wrist size. But he also tries to get back into business, so he's filling out this police report.
40:28He's like, okay, so you're unemployed, you're studying, you're in school, right? Yeah, I'm taking my board exam. I've been preparing for the last two weeks. I took my state exam and I made 100. And then I'm taking my board next week. It's pretty hard. 450 questions. The board exam to become a dental hygienist. hmm yes interesting now barnes reads brenda her miranda writes and finally confronts her one of the things that i wanted to talk to you about a young lady was killed kendra hatcher was killed on wednesday september 2nd brenda has no visible reaction she is being questioned on september 4th the night of september 4th so this is two days later the way that your name came up in the investigation was linked to the vehicle okay so the jeep the black jeep and i wanted you know, to talk to you a little bit specifically about Wednesday, what you were doing Wednesday, and the incident involving a Jeep.
41:20Of course. Okay, can you tell me a little bit about it? Wednesday, I was in Carlton, and I studied for maybe 12 all the way to maybe six, and then from six, we went to Fuzzy's. We had some tacos at Fuzzy's in Carlton, and then from Carlton, we went to the Chili's, the restaurant, off of George Bush, and that was my day on Wednesday. Brenda continues to tell Barnes that her classmate Billy Wen can verify that they were at the library study room from 12 to 530 on September 2nd. Was it one of those things? Is it kind of like a date thing? You guys gotta... No. Just a classmate? Yeah. Oh, I'm dating.
41:58I mean, but I mean, he's not someone, he's not the type. Okay. She continues, after the study session, Billy gives her a ride to Chili's. Billy goes home while Brenda goes inside and grabs a table with Jose. Jose with the Jeep. Jose with the Jeep. So technically, he's Jose with the BMW now. So he drove up to Chili's in a BMW because he's trying to swap. That's why he's at the Chili's because he wants his Jeep back. The BMW is fixed. That's why he's meeting Brenda at Chili's to swap the cars back. Brenda was dropped off though because Billy gave her a ride to Chili's after their study session and then after going to Fuzzy's for tacos.
42:37So where is Jose's Jeep? Jose is wondering this. Detective Barnes is wondering this. We're wondering this. But first, we have to find out what she ate at Chili's, okay? She's telling us fried pickles, three Chili Ritas for$3.99 each, which is basically Chili's margarita special. And I still want to know where the hell the Jeep is. But this is not my interrogation. This is Detective Barnes' interrogation. So we see Brenda grab her purse, reach into her bag, then her wallet, and she pulls out a tiny little white piece of paper, a receipt from Chili's, of course.
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47:34The time that Kendra Hatcher is killed, Brenda is taking advantage of the Chili's Margarita special. Because the receipt time matches the murder time? So he's like, okay, you closed out at 8.56. Okay, do you mind if I hang on to this? Go ahead. No, yeah, keep it. Okay, great. You're free to go. She just pulled out a receipt from her bag? Mm-hmm. So he's like, okay, great. You're free to go, Brenda. See you next week at Chili's so we can pound back Chilleritas. We don't need any more information. That's not at all how it happens. He's like, what the hell happened to the Jeep? Obviously, Detective Barnes has a little more tact than that.
48:10So instead, he asks in a very calm, casual manner about the Jeep and how what Jose told him and what Brenda is telling him is not adding up. I got a very different story from Jose. Got a very different story from him about the Jeep and about who borrowed it and about whose vehicle was dropped off. And okay, he told me he was working on a vehicle for you. She's like, no. He said that he was working on your BMW. That's what he told me. It's not my BMW. It's Crystal's BMW. Crystal? Who the hell is Crystal? Crystal is Brenda's friend and they were apparently together dropping off Crystal's BMW with Jose borrowing his jeep either way Detective Barnes is going to need to bring in Crystal.
48:52Detective Barnes doesn't play favorites though because you know just like Jose he does keep Brenda in the interrogation room for hours she has her purse and an officer gives her a pink blanket as she waits for them to verify her alibi and just like Jose's interrogation Detective Barnes keeps those cameras rolling. And while Jose was contemplating pretty much every life decision that led him to even purchasing a Jeep in the first place, Brenda is very relaxed. For the most part, Brenda snuggles in the chair and tries to fall asleep with the pink blanket. But there's this one point towards the end of the footage.
49:22She throws the blanket off, stands up, reties her hair into a pony, sits down, rummages through her purse, pulls out something, dabs it on her face, puts it back in her purse, rummages through her bag, pulls out another thing, dabs it on her lips. She's doing makeup in the interrogation room which again there is nothing wrong with touching up your face and you know what i don't know what i would do in an interrogation room she's just very relaxed right super relaxed is it forced or is it she's actually really relaxed honestly it feels really relaxed okay interesting yeah you know she's doing her makeup as dallas pd or in the next office over trying to verify her alibi for the murder of Dr.
50:04Kendra Hatcher. A bit strange, perhaps, but it's definitely not illegal because, like I said, that same evening, Brenda is released, her alibi clears, and so does Jose's. So, and since we're talking about cleared alibis, Kendra's ex-partners are also cleared. So that just leaves, I mean, that leaves who? This very elusive Crystal and probably Ricky, Kendra's current boyfriend. It's time to bring Ricky in again. Detective Barnes has already spoken with Ricky. He was at the taco stand right outside Kendra's apartment where she was murdered in the parking lot of the, you know, apartment that he's outside eating tacos.
50:41He told Detective Barnes already that he left from the taco place to go back to his place to call the bank. And the rest of the night, I mean, he sent message after message after message to Kendra that went unanswered. I mean, they've been going unanswered even before he went to go eat tacos. 753. I'm super hungry, sweetie. Have you eaten dinner yet? No response. 804. Sweetie, I can't wait any longer. Off to get food. Let me know when you're home. It's interesting because Ricky had already been at Kendra's waiting for her, but since he's hungry, he decides to head down to get tacos. He takes the elevator straight down to the first floor, which is the level above the first level of the parking garage, crosses the street, grabs tacos, and while he's eating, he sends another message.
51:23815. There's something going on at the entrance of your parking garage. You won't be able to drive into your underground parking lot. I'm sorry, what time was the murder taking place? Like around 7 45. 8 38. Are you okay? You said you were on your way home over an hour ago. 8 44. I'm a little bit worried about you, sweetie. So at this point, he's probably back at his place. 9 40. Still no response. Ricky can't take it. He takes an Uber back to Kendra's apartment. By 9 50. He's walking through the first level lobby where the concierge desk is. And he's asking John, the concierge buzz me up. This is what he normally does every time he visits or stays over at Kendra's.
51:59This is normally how it goes and the concierge always buzzes him up, except this time because John is looking at him for a few moments. Hold on. Hold on for what? John disappears into the back room and Ricky is left alone in the lobby feeling, he describes it like a full-blown panic coming in. He sends another message to Kendra, 953. They are not letting me upstairs. Please call me. John finally comes out of the back room and instead of buzzing Ricky up, He guides Ricky to the back room where he's like, what is going on? The police walk in and inform Ricky that Kendra has been shot and killed.
52:32And I imagine any detective with their badge is going to be studying Ricky's face when they inform him of her passing. But it's not his reaction that's intriguing to investigators. It's more so what he does immediately after. So technically, Ricky's alibi does clear. But the investigators are intrigued by something. Ricky is, I will say, he's really beside himself. His reaction, I think it seems like it was very genuine. But he starts informing everyone around him of Kendra's passing. His family, he texts his sister who lives a few states away. His old friends, he starts texting them all. And his sister, it seems like she's a big problem solver in her life.
53:10She decides to come see Ricky. She's going to come a few states over, manage everything. She's going to run a tight ship. She's going to field calls coming into Ricky. She's gonna calls from people likely offering condolences, calls from news reporters, journalists, media. She's organizing a meal train with a local friend of Ricky's so that Ricky doesn't have to be overwhelmed thinking about groceries and where to buy food and likely forgetting to eat because he doesn't have food. And that local friend of his that his sister is organizing with also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. And it's someone that the detectives...
53:42Ricky's ex-girlfriend is a friend of his? Yeah, that he texted and now she is helping Ricky's sister organize this meal train. I see. So his ex-girlfriend. Okay. And this ex-girlfriend is someone the detectives are becoming very familiar with. Because it is none other than Brenda Delgado. Wheelie chair, lipstick, I am second, Jeep friend, tiny wrist, Brenda Delgado. And that is where I leave you with part one of this case. let me know what are your thoughts stay tuned for part two because it's like the amount of people that come into this case it's like you have the entire town that at least gets brought up you'll see how it plays out let me know your thoughts stay safe and I will see you in the next one
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There are 2 younger women sitting around a table at a trap house in Dallas, Texas. They’re both Latina with a bit of baby fat in their cheeks - but they’re not just some college students looking to buy drugs.
They’re here to sell them – a lot of them.
One of the 2 women – she’s a narco with deep connections in Mexico. The other woman? Just a Spanish/English translator for her boss, the narco, and the dealer of the trap house, a man named Love.
They need someone to move product for them and since Love has connections in the US - this deal could mean a lump sum of drugs and cash PLUS a lifetime supply from the cartel.
He just needs to earn their trust. How?
Kill someone.
But not just anyone.
They already have the target picked out.
A 35 year old pediatric dentist named Kendra Hatcher.
Why would the cartels want to kill a random dentist for children in Dallas, Texas?
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