In Palm Beach County, a 57-year-old Guillermo Silva allegedly killed his in-laws and recorded the murder. At the time, his wife, Gabriela Lagos was out of town.
Florida Man Allegedly Killed His In-Laws While His Wife Was Out of Town – Recorded the Incident and Showed His Wife
On the night of July 2, 2022, Palm Beach County deputies reported to a deceased person call on Cherry Road. There they found the bodies of Lagos’ parents. Both bodies received blunt force trauma to the head and face but the mother was found “positioned on the bed nude on her knees with severe blunt force trauma on her torso, arms and face,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The person who reported the deceased bodies to the police was Gabriela’s eldest son. He had swung by his grandparents’ house to drop off some money. Gabriela’s son waited in front of the house and blew his horn for his grandparents to come out.
According to Silva’s recollection in an affidavit obtained by Law & Crime, he was awakened by his son and had a knife on him. Fearing that his son was there to harm him, he claims he was defending him when he was overwhelmed and held until police arrived.
However, his son—named “Victim #3” in the document—said that Silva came out and told him that they were inside. When he ventured into the house, Silva had his knife ready and threatened him. The end result was the same in both stories: Guillermo Silva was restrained by his son and held until police could arrive.
At that time, he is said to have confessed to his son that he had killed the two elderly people. In speaking with law enforcement, he claimed that he didn’t know what started the altercation with his son but that he had been drinking earlier in the day and doesn’t remember killing anyone.
The Recordings
Also worth noting, Silva allegedly recorded the beatings on his mother-in-law’s phone and showed it to his wife. She had since returned from Chile and said she was shown the video at some point. In speaking with WPTV, Gabriela said that Silva was eager to show her something:
“He recorded videos for me, to see my parents dead. I can’t believe it. He’s a monster, that he can do that to two older people.”
Lagos’ mother was 79 and her father was 80. They had just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in June 2022. “They took him like a son. They gave him everything. I don’t know why he did that. There’s no explanation,” she said.
At the time of the murder, her adopted 11-year-old son was also inside the house but wasn’t hurt. Silva is charged with two counts of homicide and one count of aggressive assault with a deadly weapon.
Lagos has started a GoFundMe campaign to help with expenses as her parents’ house is a crime scene at the moment. So far, it has raised just over $1,300 out of $50,000.
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