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New Mexico Man Charged in Double Homicide After Alleged 'Cockroach' Kill Order

An arrest affidavit says the 25-year-old told deputies he heard voices, believing he was being stalked.

Overview

  • Bernalillo County deputies responding just before 10:30 p.m. Friday found two adult men dead inside a southwest Albuquerque home.
  • Two young children were inside the residence, were not injured, and were removed to safety by deputies.
  • Alexis Hernandez, 25, met deputies at the door armed with a handgun and a Marine Corps saber, was detained on scene, and was booked Saturday on two open counts of murder.
  • According to the arrest affidavit, Hernandez said he heard voices, believed the property owner was stalking him, and claimed an 'encrypted message in a cockroach' told him to kill.
  • The affidavit alleges he described shooting one victim in the head and another in the kitchen before reloading and firing again, while homicide detectives continue the investigation and have not publicly identified the victims.