The revelation that two missing California hikers were found dead in an embrace, the apparent victims of a “sympathetic murder-suicide,” recalls a Romeo-and-Juliet story of two young people whose affection for each other takes a tragic turn.
Although Joseph Orbeso, 22, and Rachel Nguyen, 20, had once dated, according to a friend of Joseph’s, they were not a couple but rather close friends when they set out together on July 27 for a hike in Joshua Tree National Park as a way to celebrate Rachel’s birthday, her aunt, Mong Ha Le, told the Los Angeles Times.
Based on conversations with police,...
Although Joseph Orbeso, 22, and Rachel Nguyen, 20, had once dated, according to a friend of Joseph’s, they were not a couple but rather close friends when they set out together on July 27 for a hike in Joshua Tree National Park as a way to celebrate Rachel’s birthday, her aunt, Mong Ha Le, told the Los Angeles Times.
Based on conversations with police,...
- 10/24/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Family members of the young woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Joshua Tree National Park say they don’t believe the deaths were caused by malicious intent, according to the Associated Press.
On Friday, People confirmed the missing hikers whose bodies were found embracing in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday — Joseph Orbeso, 22, and Rachel Nguyen, 20 — died in an apparent murder-suicide. “Based on evidence located at the scene, detectives believe Orbeso shot Nguyen, then shot himself,” the statement given to People by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office on Friday read.
Although the sheriff’s office’s...
On Friday, People confirmed the missing hikers whose bodies were found embracing in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday — Joseph Orbeso, 22, and Rachel Nguyen, 20 — died in an apparent murder-suicide. “Based on evidence located at the scene, detectives believe Orbeso shot Nguyen, then shot himself,” the statement given to People by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office on Friday read.
Although the sheriff’s office’s...
- 10/21/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
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