Brigido Rodriguez holds his mother Maria Felix Rodriguez as she cradles a picture of her son, Jose Merced Rodriguez, taken on his wedding day three months after his death. Merced was beaten to death Aug. 2 2008 during a home invasion north of Rupert.
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Minidoka County Sheriff's Office Detectives Dustin Bourn, right, and Lendon Moss talk about the night Jose Merced Rodriquez and his wife Karina were killed by an intruder at their home on the outskirts of Rupert in 2008.
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Minidoka County Sheriff Detectives Dustin Bourn, right, and Lendon Moss talk about working the 13-year-old unsolved case of Jose Merced Rodriguez.
RUPERT — Married only eight months, Jose “Merced” and Karina Rodriguez slept peacefully in their bed on Aug. 2, 2008, when a man entered their home on the outskirts of Rupert and began bludgeoning the couple.
Minidoka County Sheriff's Office Detectives Dustin Bourn, right, and Lendon Moss talk about the night Jose Merced Rodriquez and his wife Karina were killed by an intruder at their home on the outskirts of Rupert in 2008.
Maria Felix Rodriguez holds a photo in Nov. 2008 of her son Jose Merced Rodriguez, which was taken on his wedding day eight months prior to his murder in Aug. 2008.
Former lead detective, Eric Snarr, with the Minidoka County Sheriff's Office talks about the home invasion murder in 2009 of Rupert resident Jose Merced Rodriguez, which occurred the year prior.
Going missing is out of character, says sister who believes foul play is involved
Brigido Rodriguez holds his mother Maria Felix Rodriguez as she cradles a picture of her son, Jose Merced Rodriguez, taken on his wedding day three months after his death. Merced was beaten to death Aug. 2 2008 during a home invasion north of Rupert.
Minidoka County Sheriff's Office Detectives Dustin Bourn, right, and Lendon Moss talk about the night Jose Merced Rodriquez and his wife Karina were killed by an intruder at their home on the outskirts of Rupert in 2008.
Minidoka County Sheriff's Office Detectives Dustin Bourn, right, and Lendon Moss talk about the night Jose Merced Rodriquez and his wife Karina were killed by an intruder at their home on the outskirts of Rupert in 2008.
Maria Felix Rodriguez holds a photo in Nov. 2008 of her son Jose Merced Rodriguez, which was taken on his wedding day eight months prior to his murder in Aug. 2008.
Former lead detective, Eric Snarr, with the Minidoka County Sheriff's Office talks about the home invasion murder in 2009 of Rupert resident Jose Merced Rodriguez, which occurred the year prior.
