A Texas man reportedly requested Google, “Can I kill an illegal human?” earlier than slaughtering his undocumented fiancé and staging the crime scene to appear to be a suicide, cops mentioned.
Ty Vaughn, 31, is accused of taking pictures Luis Banos Norberto within the face on Jan. 14 of their Baytown condominium, simply exterior Houston, in accordance with an arrest affidavit obtained by ABC 13.
Vaughn remained free for practically two months after Norberto’s demise after allegedly staging considerations texts to his fiancé — and even gave interviews to the media earlier than he was arrested.
“I’ve been kind of not great. I haven’t really been going to police looking for answers,” Vaughn instructed Eyewitness Information on Feb. 4 when requested if he had spoken to Norberto the day of the homicide.
When an ABC13 reporter provided condolences, he replied, “I mean, it is what it is.”
Vaughn had instructed cops the couple had been arguing the night time earlier than and he had left their condominium. He mentioned he returned at 5:30 a.m. to search out Norberto lifeless within the bed room, the affidavit states.
Norberto’s physique was mendacity on a mattress with a bullet wound in one among his eyes and a rifle propped up in opposition to one among his arms.
A torn {photograph} of Norberto and his alleged killer was discovered close by.
“My spouse is dead. Help. My life is over,” Vaughn instructed dispatchers in a 911 name.
However cops say the taking pictures occurred 90 minutes earlier, and Vaughn was dwelling on the time.
Surveillance footage exhibits Vaughn strolling up the steps to his condominium at 4:05 a.m. — when he instructed police he wasn’t dwelling — and two neighbors reported listening to a gunshot shortly after, the paperwork present.
Twenty minutes later, Vaughn texted Nortberto, who police mentioned was already lifeless: “Babe? Babe why are you not texting back?!?!”
Throughout an interview, Vaughn repeatedly talked about Norberto’s reported standing as an undocumented migrant with out provocation, the affidavit states.
When police searched Vaughn’s cellphone, they found he had Googled: “Can I kill an illegal human?”
Vaughn is being held on a $500,000 bond.
If you happen to or somebody you understand is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or textual content START to 88788.
