MORE MULTIMEDIA

CHAPTER 19

• Police report on Brenda's murder (pdf)

CHAPTER 13

• Star-Telegram report on Krystal's body being found (pdf)

CHAPTER 10

• Evidence report in Armida's case (pdf)

CHAPTER 7

• Armida's cousin tells police he last saw her with Andy Ortiz (pdf)
• 1997 Star-Telegram story: "Parolee, 23, sought in girl's rape and killing (pdf)

CHAPTER 6

• 1997 arrest warrant for Andy Ortiz (pdf)
• Police flyer describes Brenda Salazar's missing ring (pdf)

CHAPTER 5

• Andy Ortiz writes to Armida (pdf)
• Armida's friend describes Ortiz's pursuit (pdf)

CHAPTER 4

• Police report detailing Ortiz's assault on a sixth-grader (pdf)

CHAPTER 3

• Police reports on Armida Garcia's death (pdf)

CHAPTER 2

• Police report on Brenda Salazar's death (pdf)
• A life lived: Brenda Salazar's hometown

CHAPTER 1

• Interactive graphic: The crime scene in detail

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Star-Telegram reporters Tim Madigan, Deanna Boyd and Melody McDonald spent a year immersed in the case files on three murders.

They sifted through boxes of evidence; reviewed thousands of pages of case notes, investigative documents and trial transcripts; and interviewed scores of sources.

"To Catch a Killer," presented in 24 parts, is based solely on that reporting. Several names were changed at the request of the sources and to protect victims.

Madigan, Boyd and McDonald's goal is to shed light on crime and policing on Fort Worth's North Side, in the hope of raising community awareness and, perhaps, inspiring action.

Project editor: Judy Wiley
Designer: Mark Hoffer
Copy editors: Kathy Harris, Scott Mitchell
Multimedia editor: Kathy Vetter
Videographer: M.L. Gray
Video editing: Adam Rodriguez, Jen Friedberg
Web design: Alex Russ III
Musical score: John Metz

TO CATCH A KILLER: WHO'S WHO

	CURT BRANNAN: The longtime Fort Worth homicide detective was lead investigator on two of the murders. He helped link Andy Ortiz to an unsolved case.
	ANDY ORTIZ: A Fort Worth gang member who befriended and then preyed on very young girls for years, and rarely spent substantial time in jail. Finally, he turned to murder.
	BRENDA SALAZAR: She escaped poverty in her hometown and hoped to be a flight attendant or pilot. She was 20 when she died in her apartment near D/FW Airport.
	ARMIDA GARCIA: Fifteen and beautiful, she was last seen alive on her front porch with Ortiz, who had been pursuing her despite a big age difference.
	KRYSTAL MINJAREZ: She was only 13 when she snuck out after a fight with her aunt and called Andy Ortiz for a ride. Her body was later found on the shores of Marine Creek Lake.