By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
The U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of being a serial killer likely used his government-issued weapon to murder four women in September.
The .40-caliber casings found at the scene of each murder “were consistent with the agency issued .40-caliber HK p2000 semiautomatic pistol” that police found in Juan David Ortiz’s truck when he was captured on Sept. 15, the USA Today reports, citing the district attorney involved in the case.
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s crime lab in Laredo is examining the handgun and casings to determine whether the match is precise.
Ortiz, 35, was arrested after a woman escaped his truck after suspecting that he had killed her friend.
Police said Ortiz drove four women between the ages of 28 and 42 to the side of rural roads and shot them in the head.
