Suspect in homeless case charged in Oct. 25 stabbing deaths

A former Marine already accused of murdering four homeless men was charged Monday in the October stabbing deaths of his high school friend’s mother and older brother.

Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, was linked to the double homicide after a DNA match was made from clothing retrieved from Ocampo’s home and DNA recovered at the crime scene. The bodies of Raquel Estrada, 53, and her son, Juan Herrera, 34, were found inside their home in Yorba Linda on Oct. 25. Like the four homeless men, both had been stabbed dozens of times.

Estrada’s 24-year-old son, Eder Herrera, was charged in the killings and had pleaded not guilty. He was released Friday night from Orange County Jail after prosecutors said they no longer had sufficient evidence to keep him in custody.

– Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times

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