back to with any standards that were found at the scene. the charred insulation on these jeans was consistent with the charred insulation found on michael andrade s body. the insulation was unique. it was burnt insulation. so, it wasn t a situation where the person could say i d been working at a construction site, that s how i got this insulation on my clothing. wrapped around the spool of the vacuum cleaner, investigators found highly distinctive thread. black polyester fibers were wrapped around cotton fibers, then colored with an unusual combination of dyes. this thread was consistent with thread found around michael s neck. it matched his bed sheet which had been torn and used as a ligature. microscopically, it was the pattern that the threads had
fearing that michael could identify him. to mask the evidence, he set fire to the clothes in michael s closet and returned to his girlfriend s apartment through the crawl space. when he didn t hear the fire alarm sound, he suspected the fire went out, so he returned to michael s apartment to start the fire again. he stole michael s computer, electronic equipment, and his car keys. before leaving, he set the two additional fires. when luna returned to his girlfriend s apartment, he shed fibers from michael s apartment which he tried to remove with his girlfriend s vacuum cleaner. and he put his jeans into the clothes hamper, which had the burned insulation on them. having that forensics
there s a possibility that it had been deposited by the perpetrator when the deceased was strangled. it s unusual you would see just the insulation material without this other debris, such as wood, burned wood, nails, screws that have come out, and even fixtures out of the ceiling. in their search for suspects, investigators couldn t find anyone who had a motive to kill michael andrade. he never had no enemies. i never seen him mad at anybody, upset about anything. that s a person you don t even think anybody would have ything against him. so i had no idea. investigators discovered one person who was apparently angry with him, his longtime girlfriend, a fellow student, 22-year-old lilly mesias. i do remember quite a few fights between the two of them where he d be very upset, either hurt or mad at her.
the guy would just talk to him but the guy made him uncomfortable for some reason. he didn t say why. the guy never said anything suspicious to him or anything mean, but he said he always felt a little uncomfortable or a little uneasy around the guy just because his character seemed little bit off. unfortunately, michael never identified the man, provided a physical description or mentioned where in the complex he lived. right at that point, investigators had merely the crime, the crime scene, and a very large universe of potential suspects with not a whole lot to go on pinpointing a specific person. with no other suspects for the murder of michael andrade, investigators appeal to the public for help. four days later, an anonymous tipster called. the crimestoppers tip was amazing in its detail. the tipster told police the
spent most of his time inside his girlfriend s apartment since he knew there were warrants out for his arrest on the robbery cases. with nothing to do, he discovered there was an attic and crawl space above the apartment. so, he looked around and discovered there was another apartment just 16 feet away, michael andrade s apartment. prosecutors believe he opened the panel in michael s bedroom closet, and when he didn t hear any sound, dropped in. but michael was sleeping and the noise woke him up. there was a struggle. luna tore the bed sheets, bound michael s hands behind his back, and strangled him to death,