John Stopher, 25, was killed on October 31, 1986, in San Bernardino County, California. Gutierrez, recently paroled, went to the house accompanied by his 15-year-old son. While the son was forced to assault Rose V., Gutierrez confronted Stopher and shot him with a shotgun in the bathroom.

The incident formed part of a larger series of violent acts that included the abduction and assault of Rose V., who was later found gagged and blindfolded in a van driven by Gutierrez. A traffic stop by Coachella police officer David Dunavent led to a gun battle in which Gutierrez was shot and taken into custody; Rose V. escaped and obtained help.

Gutierrez was charged and later convicted of multiple crimes in connection with these events, including first-degree murder for the deaths of John Stopher and Billie Faye Jones, residential burglary, kidnapping, aiding and abetting rape, and the attempted murder of Officer Dunavent. The jury found he personally used deadly weapons, and special circumstances of multiple murder and lying in wait were found, resulting in a death sentence that the California Supreme Court upheld in 2002.

If anyone knew Stopher, Rose V., or has information about the events of October 31, 1986, please share what is known.