Crime Documentary - The Norma Rodriguez story
- 7 years ago
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Norma Rodriguez was murdered in her Port Hueneme, California, home more than 20 years ago.
A 911 operator received a frantic call from Anthony Rodriguez, who stated that he had discovered his ex-wife dead on the floor. When police arrived at the home on East B Street in Port Hueneme, they found the body of a Hispanic female, who was later identified as 32-year-old Norma Garcia Rodriguez. The victim’s four-year-old little boy was found alive.
Anthony Rodriguez told police that he had arrived at the home to drop off his other son. He also explained that the four-year-old had been with his mother all night. Norma Rodriguez was found lying flat on her back. Her shorts were partially undone, and thick duck tape was wrapped around her entire head and face, something that detectives found both unusual and disturbing.
There was no sign of forced entry, and there was no blood found at the scene. A pair of house keys were found near the victim’s dead body.
Authorities say Anthony Rodriguez indicated that he frequently came to the house to pick up or drop off his sons. Detectives were convinced that Norma’s little son had seen the killer.
It took investigators a while to get information from Norma Rodriguez’ son since he was confused and upset. Eventually, he told them that his mother’s friend, Warren, was at the home with another man. The boy also stated that Warren had choked his mother while another man held her down.
Police went to the Oxnard Kmart where Norma Rodriguez worked and found a Warren Mackey. Thirty-nine-year-old Warren Mackey told investigators that he knew Norma well and that they had a close platonic relationship. Detectives later learned that Warren Mackey had desired a romantic relationship with Norma, but she was not interested.
The case went cold for 10 years. During that time, three other women were murdered in Port Hueneme. Residents and police began believing that the killings were the work of a serial killer. However, a decade later, DNA evidence linked Warren Mackey to the killing of Norma Rodriguez, according to Atty. Richard Simon.
Norma Rodriguez was murdered in her Port Hueneme, California, home more than 20 years ago.
A 911 operator received a frantic call from Anthony Rodriguez, who stated that he had discovered his ex-wife dead on the floor. When police arrived at the home on East B Street in Port Hueneme, they found the body of a Hispanic female, who was later identified as 32-year-old Norma Garcia Rodriguez. The victim’s four-year-old little boy was found alive.
Anthony Rodriguez told police that he had arrived at the home to drop off his other son. He also explained that the four-year-old had been with his mother all night. Norma Rodriguez was found lying flat on her back. Her shorts were partially undone, and thick duck tape was wrapped around her entire head and face, something that detectives found both unusual and disturbing.
There was no sign of forced entry, and there was no blood found at the scene. A pair of house keys were found near the victim’s dead body.
Authorities say Anthony Rodriguez indicated that he frequently came to the house to pick up or drop off his sons. Detectives were convinced that Norma’s little son had seen the killer.
It took investigators a while to get information from Norma Rodriguez’ son since he was confused and upset. Eventually, he told them that his mother’s friend, Warren, was at the home with another man. The boy also stated that Warren had choked his mother while another man held her down.
Police went to the Oxnard Kmart where Norma Rodriguez worked and found a Warren Mackey. Thirty-nine-year-old Warren Mackey told investigators that he knew Norma well and that they had a close platonic relationship. Detectives later learned that Warren Mackey had desired a romantic relationship with Norma, but she was not interested.
The case went cold for 10 years. During that time, three other women were murdered in Port Hueneme. Residents and police began believing that the killings were the work of a serial killer. However, a decade later, DNA evidence linked Warren Mackey to the killing of Norma Rodriguez, according to Atty. Richard Simon.