Anaheim, CA â€" On Saturday, police announced the arrest of 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of Yorba Linda for a string of recent murders in which homeless men were targeted.
Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said: “We are extremely confident that we have the man who is responsible for all four murders of homeless men in Orange County.â€
Ocampo, a former U.S. Marine was arrested Friday night after witnesses followed him from the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, where a homeless man was stabbed to death.
The latest victim has been identified as 64-year-old John Berry, a Vietnam veteran.
The other three victims were
-James McGillivray, 53, was stabbed to death as he slept just outside a shopping center in Placentia on December 20.
- 42-year-old Lloyd Middaugh’s body was discovered in a riverbed in Anaheim on December 28.
-Paulus Cornelius Smit, 57, was found stabbed to death behind a public library in Yorba Linda on December 30.
Police feared that the serial killer was becoming more brazen after Smit’s body was discovered, as he was actually murdered during daylight hours.
All four men were each stabbed multiple times.
As for the suspect, Ocampo’s uncle, Ifrain Gonzalez, has told reporters that his nephew has been seeing things and hearing voices since returning from his tour of duty in Iraq.
Gonzalez said: “When he came back from Iraq, he was sick.â€
Ocampo reportedly never sought help and spent most of his time in his bedroom playing video games.
He is expected to be charged with four counts of murder as early as Monday.
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