The US state of New Mexico is facing one of the strangest murder cases after a man admitted to shooting two people inside a home in Albuquerque, claiming he received a 'coded message from a cockroach' telling him to kill them. According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Alexis Hernandez was arrested last Friday and charged with two counts of murder. According to the arrest warrant, police responded to the scene after reports of gunfire around 10:30 p.m. Hernandez claimed that the homeowner had placed surveillance cameras inside lamps, and that he was hearing 'strange noises' coming from the air vents. He also stated that he received 'signals from a cockroach' indicating that he needed to kill the homeowner before 'he gets him'. In even stranger details, Hernandez told investigators that he received a 'coded message in a cockroach' that confirmed he 'had to kill' the property owner, claiming the latter 'doesn't like cockroaches'. After carrying out the attack, the suspect in his statement said he did not know what to do, so he stayed at the scene until police arrived and arrested him. Authorities in New Mexico continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident and the details of the suspect's mental state, who described his crime as a response to 'vague instructions'. Two male bodies were found inside the house; one was at the entrance with gunshot wounds, and the other was in an annex with signs of stab wounds. During the investigation, Hernandez clarified that he knew both victims, and one of them was the property owner. When officers arrived, Hernandez met them at the door holding a pistol on his waist and a combat knife tied to his thigh before being immediately detained. The suspect told police that he had previously served in the US Marine Corps, adding that 'he had to do what he had to do', as stated in the warrant.
