So, it is a mystery as to what led to the stabbing - and as you heard, the family of the accused is suggesting that Gilbert Chanek may have had mental problems.
It's the kind of disturbing scene that nobody wants to unfold in the privacy and comfort of their home, but that's exactly what happened at the home of Myrna Trujillo.
She granted us an interview today, in Spanish. Here's what she told us about Valdez, her friend of 30 years:
Myrna Trujillo - Friend of the Deceased
"The great person he was. He was a calm and very nice person. I never interfered with anyone. He wasn't a trouble maker. He was a happy person. He would always make us smile and laugh with his jokes. The sad part is that if he was in problem, he would still make us laugh for us to feel good."
Reporter
"Do you have a have any ideas why he was killed?"
Myrna Trujillo
"No, it is what we can't understand. Why? Why him? He never spoke to the accused. Carlos never spoke to him. They had no contact to say that they had a problem for him to do that."
"When it occurred, they went to look for me, and that's when I got to know. My mom was already screaming. My daughter and everyone was with him in the room where it happened. My son-in-law, and my brother held him [the attacker] because he wanted to escape after what he did. But, they were here, and they managed to hold him. We called the police, and the police came. When the doctor came and examined Carlos, he was already dead, and the doctor couldn't do anything."
"Only God knows why things like this happen. Not even we can understand why him. We don't know why this boy did this to him."
Trujillo and her family tell us that Valdez is originally from Benque Viejo Town.
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