Rodriguez testified at trial he had been given permission to stay at the apartment by one of the roommates.

“Overwhelming” forensic evidence linked Rodriguez to the knives found at the scene and on the victim.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office estimated Garcia Martinez had 70 “discrete” injuries on his body, including at least 20 stab wounds on just his face. Police arrived to find the roommates had tied up Rodriguez with copper wire, and that he had suffered numerous injuries in the scuffle. Witnesses reported Rodriguez kept saying he was sorry, that he didn’t do it, repeating the name, “Chuy.” They fought, and eventually restrained him, the judges wrote.ĭuring the scuffle, the blanket slid off Garcia Martinez to reveal he had been “brutally” stabbed to death, according to the ruling. Two of the roommates ran outside and Rodriguez reportedly locked them out, leaving himself inside with the others, according to court papers.

Rodriguez slashed one of them across the face. Without explanation, Rodriguez began attacking the returning roommates with two knives, according to court documents. After returning, Rodriguez walked out of a bedroom wearing a black bandana and a hooded sweatshirt.

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