Man arrested in Pueblo may be accessory to San Luis Valley murders
Dec 31, 2020
DENVER — Authorities say a convict arrested in Pueblo is believed to be an accessory to the murder of victims whose mutilated bodies were found on land he rents near Sanford in the San Luis Valley.
The Pueblo Chieftain obtained an arrest affidavit that states an informant told investigators that convict
Francisco Ramirez helped conceal the bodies.
Ramirez, 38, has not been charged with the murders or his alleged role as an accessory. The investigation is believed to be continuing.
The only person arrested so far for murder of one of the three victims is
Adre Jordan "Psycho" Baroz, who also faces a kidnapping charge. No one has been charged yet in the deaths of the other two.
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Baroz, 26, was arrested in November, days after remains were found at the site in Conejos County, where authorities say Ramirez has a residence.
The affidavit obtained by The Chieftain was for a warrant to arrest Ramirez for a federal gun crime in Pueblo.
It states authorities arrested him Dec. 11 on a warrant from Pueblo District Court for state crimes of drug and gun laws
The affidavit goes on to say he already was under investigation in connection with the murders. A
confidential informant told investigators that Ramirez transported the bodies in vehicles, cleaned murder scenes and helped maintain fires to burn evidence, including human remains.