911 was called Sunday night in Bartow, Florida after a man was stabbed by a relative through marriage.
42-year-old Mauricio Mendez Lopez was allegedly upset because Macario Cruz was having an affair with his brother’s wife, Lopez’s niece. Rather than just talk to the man or just suggest marriage counseling (or better yet, mind his own fucking business) Lopez entered the home and stabbed his niece’s husband in the back and then stabbed Cruz to death and then drank his blood in what has been termed a “strange ritual from their native Mexico”. Lopez, Cruz, his brother and his sister-in-law all shared the same home.
Lopez was captured Wednesday night. He is lodged in the Polk County jail with no bond on charged of Murder, Aggravated Battery With a Deadly Weapon, Battery and Aggravated Assault.`
Lopez initially confronted the lovers back on July 24th, hitting Cruz with a weight and threatening to kill them both if they didn’t stop, then chasing them with a knife.
Update – The version of the story above that I picked up over at FOX may not be entirely accurate. I’ve come across some other information that makes the relationships a bit clearer.
Cruz and his brother lived in the home along with the sister of Cruz’s wife, who lives in Mexico. The woman, Mariella Mendez, and her children all live in the home. Lopez is the uncle of both of the women.
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