Depraved Killer Stays Behind Bars: US Citizen Who Targeted Tijuana Sex Workers

[Judi Lynn]

By Morogris 8/07/2023 02:00:00 PM 8 comments
"Umbra" for Borderland Beat

Bryant Rivera, 30, of Downey, California, who was arrested in connection with serial murders targeting strip-club workers in Mexico, will remain behind bars throughout his extradition proceedings, a Federal Judge in Los Angeles has ruled.

Bryant Rivera

Mr. Rivera allegedly killed Angela Acosta Flores in a room at the Hotel Cascadas, in Tijuana, in 2022.

On July 10, 2023, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson denied a request by Public Defenders Cuauhtemoc Ortega and J. Alejandro Barrientos that Mr. Rivera be released, and instead ordered him to be held without bond.

The Public Defenders had described their client as a law-abiding citizen, with no prior arrests, warrants, charges or convictions, who still lives with his parents and acts as their primary care-giver.

Mr. Rivera’s father, Candido Rivera, 65, is a retired welder who is diabetic and blind, and confined to a wheelchair. His mother, Maria Rivera, 62, has never worked, cannot read, drive or speak English, and is also diabetic. Mr. Rivera appeared in court for the hearing, but said nothing, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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