Valencia Man Suspected Of Murdering Boyfriend Returns To Court
A Valencia murder suspect who allegedly strangled his boyfriend to death returned to court Tuesday.
Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22, is suspected of strangling 20-year-old Brayan Rodriguez to death and hiding his body in a Valencia home in September 2017.
Rodriguez’s family said the couple had been arguing the last time the murdered man was seen. The victim’s family reported him missing on Sept. 22.
A search party was sent out to find Rodriguez. At the time, Ortiz introduced himself to a KHTS reporter as the victim’s boyfriend.
Later that day, investigators found Rodriguez dead inside Ortiz’s Valencia home.