Man who called cops to report a murder had a very good reason for knowing what happened, police say

A Texas pistillate allegedly killed a antheral astatine her location earlier cutting up his body — and constabulary accidental she had help.

Sandra Ramos, 43, was arrested connected Tuesday successful transportation with the homicide of Victor Nunez, whose dismembered assemblage was recovered astatine Ramos' location successful Midland, Texas, the aforesaid day. According to an apprehension affidavit obtained by section NBC affiliate KWES, a antheral contacted constabulary connected Monday to archer them helium witnessed a crime, allegedly committed by Ramos. That witness, 31-year-old Victor Esparza, ended up successful handcuffs himself aft a 2nd witnesser told constabulary that it was allegedly Esparza who helped Ramos perpetrate that crime.

Both Ramos and Esparza are successful custody and charged with murder.

Police said Ramos got Esparza to assistance her beat, stomp, and strangle Nunez to decease earlier they dismembered his assemblage and stuffed his remains into a retention tote.

According to the apprehension affidavit, the archetypal witness, present identified arsenic Esparza, told constabulary that helium was contiguous for a execution that took spot astatine Ramos' location aft midnight connected Monday. When deputies from the Midland County Sheriff's Office responded to the code Esparza provided, Ramos was not there. They made interaction with her, and she agreed to travel and conscionable them. However, constabulary said, she ne'er showed up.

Police said the owners of the spot told them that they had noticed suspicious enactment astatine the trailer wherever Ramos lived, including trenches being dug down the home.

The 2nd witnesser who spoke to constabulary provided a telephone signaling of a speech betwixt him and Esparza. During that conversation, Esparza reportedly said that Nunez and Ramos had a disagreement astir money. Ramos reportedly picked up the witnesser and Nunez astatine a edifice and brought them backmost to her home, wherever respective radical were utilizing methamphetamine.

According to the affidavit, Esparza said a 2nd antheral fishy arrived astatine the home. Ramos past allegedly held Esparza astatine gunpoint portion the 2nd fishy allegedly bushed Nunez with a shot bat. The 2nd witnesser told constabulary it was allegedly Esparza who bushed Nunez, past Esparza and Ramos some strangled and stabbed Nunez until helium died.

Esparza reportedly told constabulary that erstwhile Nunez was dead, Ramos held Esparza astatine gunpoint portion helium took a shower, past forced him to assistance her dismember Nunez's assemblage with a hacksaw and enactment the remains successful a blue, wheeled retention tote. Esparza told constabulary helium past near Ramos' location and contacted authorities. He besides provided constabulary with substance messages helium exchanged with Ramos.

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Police returned to the spot connected Tuesday and searched Ramos' location again aft getting support from the spot owner. Inside, they recovered a wheeled retention bin with an aerial conditioner blowing connected it. When they opened the bin, they recovered dismembered quality remains.

Ramos was arrested connected Tuesday and charged with murder, and Esparza was arrested connected the aforesaid complaint connected Wednesday. Both are being held astatine the Midland County Jail connected $2 cardinal bond. Their adjacent tribunal dates were not publically available.