Crime Junkie MURDERED: Nick Cordova
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Apr 6, 2026 A face‑timed horror where a father is shot while his kids watch. Surveillance footage, shifting stories, and a red‑silver truck become central mysteries. Family frustration grows amid detective turnover, redacted files, and puzzling DNA results. Financial disputes, forged insurance claims, and a linked past death deepen the web of unanswered questions.
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FaceTime Call Captures The Moment Nick Is Attacked
- Alicia Cordova watched her children's FaceTime as Nick suddenly went silent after a commotion and screams at 5:30 p.m. on May 27, 2020.
- She drove with the kids to Gilbert Ayer, found crime tape, and was told at the scene that Nick was dead, which began her fight for answers.
Crime Scene Showed Signs Of Intense Struggle
- Officers found a struggle in the office: Nick's desk moved, items strewn, multiple bullet holes, a human tooth and a gouged potato on the floor.
- The scene suggested close-quarters violence inside the office and shots fired around the room, not just a simple robbery.
Surveillance Partly Corroborated Dave's Story But Raised Questions
- Dave Sweetman initially said two masked Hispanic men in green shirts entered to sell Freon, then robbed and hit him, but surveillance later showed two suspects and the shooting outside the office.
- Surveillance corroborated some of Dave's timeline but left his broader involvement unclear to investigators.