Cesar Olalde, 18, believed his family were cannibals. He was jailed, and his bail was set at $10 million.
Terror in Texas. Cesar Olalde, 18, was jailed for killing his parents, brother and sister at his family home in the small town of Nash in late May. Murders that he justifies by accusing his family of “cannibal“, according to his affidavit to the authorities, obtained by the Associated Press news agency.
After tough negotiations with the police, the young man was arrested on May 23 in his residence, which he had barricaded. He had called the local authorities a few minutes earlier, confessing to the murders and threatening to kill himself.
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Multiple cartridges found
At the scene, Nash police discovered the bodies of his parents Reuben Olalde and Aida Garcia, his older sister Lisbet Olald and his younger brother Oliver Olalde. The suspect allegedly shot his family in “several rooms in the house, before dragging the bodies into the bathroom“says a report of the investigation conducted by the Nash police. Multiple cartridges were found, and “blood splatters were visibleon the walls and furniture of the residence, he further specifies.
According to his affidavit to authorities, Cesar Olalde justified his killings by accusing his family of “cannibal“. “They were going to eat me“, he assured. The young Texan was remanded in custody pending his trial, which should shed light on the case. His bail was set at $10 million.