It was Rolando Oriz' sister-n-law who received the first call. The devastatingly, shocking call that her nephew was dead.
37 year old Rolando Ortiz has been in America for 14 years. He and his wife worked at the same factory in Chicago, but different shifts. They shared a home in the Little Village neighborhood and with 3 children, one would take care of them during their off shift while the other was at work.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Oriz' wife was at work while Ortiz was at home taking care of Mateo. Ortiz was trying to get some sleep before his shift. His 2 year old son, Mateo Garcia Aguayo was running around, keeping him awake. Oriz became frustrated and enraged.
Ortiz grabbed the 2 year old child in the kitchen, kneeling over his child, he held him down and retrieved a knife. He cut the baby in the throat, causing his death.
He then made a weak attempt at cutting his own wrists.
He put the baby's body in a trash bag and tried to call his wife, whom he couldn't reach.
He then called his wife's sister (who then called other family members), confessing to the murder of his son, Mateo. Two family members rushed into the second floor apartment to find the body of the 2 year old boy in a trash bag and noticed Ortiz was bleeding from the wrists.
Ortiz fled the scene, disappearing into the night. Authorities later tracked him down, miles away in Kankakee County.
Ortiz confessed to the murder of his son on camera to Chicago Police, reenacting the slashing of his own child's throat with a doll supplied by officers.
Rolando Ortiz has been charged with 1 count of First Degree Murder and is being held at Cook County Jail without bail.
Supt. Eddie Johnson stated during a press conference, "He was just an innocent kid, whose trust and safety, was betrayed by the one man that he should never have to question, his father."
