Closing Arguments Today In Murder Trial Of Former Border Patrol Agent

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Closing arguments are expected today in the capital murder trial of a former Border Patrol agent. Juan David Ortiz is charged with murdering four women near Laredo in 2018. His trial was moved to Bexar County in a change of venue. On Tuesday, the jury heard a recording of a phone call Ortiz made to his wife while incarcerated in the Webb County Jail. The state rested its case in the late afternoon, and the defense did likewise without calling any witnesses. If he's convicted, Ortiz faces life in prison without parole.


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