Overview

• Victor Contreras Sr., 74, was found dead and disemboweled in his El Paso home on April 14, with severe head injuries, a slit throat, and multiple stab wounds.
• Jaime Adrian Contreras, the victim's 39-year-old son, was arrested and is being held at the El Paso County Jail on a $2 million bond.
• Court documents reveal Jaime claimed aliens harvested his father’s organs and that he believed his father was an extraterrestrial.
• Blood spatter throughout the residence suggested a violent struggle, and the victim’s Jeep was later located near Hueco Tanks State Park.
• Relatives and neighbors had previously reported Jaime’s erratic behavior, including threats and delusional claims about aliens, to law enforcement in 2023 and earlier this month.