WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has found sufficient evidence for a Wichita man to stand trial in the fatal shootings of his identical twin and sister-in-law.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Luis Alvarado-Meraz was bound over for trial Thursday in the deaths of 24-year-old Manuel Alvarado-Meraz and Manuel’s 22-year-old wife, Lucero Rodriguez. He could face the death penalty if convicted of capital murder. He also is charged with two alternative counts of first-degree murder. A trial date hasn’t been set.
The twins’ father, Jesus Alvarado-Meraz, discovered the bodies January in a Wichita apartment. The brothers and Rodriguez lived together.
The affidavit said the suspect said “something about evil spirits” and that he shot his twin during a “desperate phone call” to a friend.