Overview

• Juan Flores-Gonzalez, Miguel Cortez and Julio Espinoza-Chavez were arrested Oct. 7, booked on suspicion of murder and held without bail, then appeared for arraignment Friday on murder and conspiracy counts.
• Cadaver dogs located buried human remains Thursday near Highway 9 in the Saratoga Hills, with the medical examiner yet to publicly confirm the identity.
• The case began June 22 when friends found the missing man’s bicycle near Coyote Creek alongside blood stains and spent casings; a June 25 crime-lab test matched the blood to the victim.
• Detectives identified two vehicles seen near the trail, secured arrest and search warrants and used undercover officers to take the suspects into custody.
• ABC7 cites court records alleging a prior dispute and DNA in a suspect’s vehicle, and police are counting the death as San Jose’s 23rd homicide of 2025.