Trial Continues for Arizona Rancher Charged in Shooting Death of Illegal Immigrant

Published on April 3, 2024

NOGALES, Ariz.—An illegal immigrant suffered massive internal injuries from a single gunshot wound the night he was found dead on the property of an Arizona rancher accused of his murder, according to a forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy. However, the exact time of death remains a mystery, Dr. Krista Timm, a forensic pathologist at the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson, told a jury in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on April 2. Dr. Timm testified that she performed the autopsy on Feb. 1, 2023, which included an examination of the victim’s wounds and internal injuries and a toxicology analysis....