A Utah man was charged with murder on Friday over the killing of his daughter, a Salt Lake City Sheriff’s deputy on July 31.
Hector Ramon Martinez-Ayala, 54, confessed to his brother that he committed “a big mistake” after he allegedly strangled 25-year-old Marbella Martinez inside their house on the morning of July 31.
Prosecutors alleged that Martinez stalked his daughter and became obsessed with her.
“[The] text messages from the defendant to the victim are more of the nature of a jealous lover than a father,” they said.
When Martinez found his daughter with a love interest in a hiking area, he allegedly waited until she returned home and killed her.
“My brother, you know much I love you, I made a big mistake, an unforgivable sin, now I’m too scared and I don’t know what to do. I think I will never come back,” the suspect allegedly texted his brother.
