Daniel Antonio Ordonez, 54, was found dead on April 12, 2026, in a bloody trash bag inside a structure behind the Vera Cruz Street home he shared with his son and daughter-in-law in San Antonio. The Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and classified it a homicide.

Investigators say the probe quickly focused on family members. Daniel Sebastian Ordonez, 31, was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and failure to report human remains; Alyssa Herrera, 36, was arrested on a tampering with evidence charge. As of mid-April 2026, no one had been charged with the murder itself and the investigation remained ongoing.

Authorities traced leads after an out-of-town relative alerted them to odd activity on the elder Ordonez’s smartwatch. Police found his vehicle at a rental property with a bullet hole in the rear window and his phone and keys buried in a potted plant. Signs of a blood cleanup were reported at the Vera Cruz home, and surveillance footage reportedly showed purchases of duct tape, a mummy-style sleeping bag, cleaning supplies, and bags of cement. The last known message from Daniel Antonio Ordonez was a text to his girlfriend about an argument with his son and daughter-in-law.

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