Posted on 07/10/2026 2:53:06 AM PDT by dennisw
Man accused of killing University of Alabama student alongside father-of-three and dog he was pet sitting was known to victims as cops reveal suspect's dangerous past
The man who allegedly murdered a college student, a father-of-three and the dog he was pet-sitting had known the victims of the cold-blooded killing, police said.
Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, who was studying at the University of Alabama, and 31-year-old Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, a single father of three, were found shot to death in Brookwood, Alabama on Monday.
Police made the tragic discovery after conducting a welfare check at a home where Alvarez-Duenas had been looking after his friend's dog, which was also found shot dead.
Suspicions were raised when the alleged killer, 24-year-old De'Kendrick Crawford, was spotted on doorbell camera footage after the crime.
In addition, the suspect was already on the cops' radar from a previous incident.
Crawford, knew both victims as well as the primary resident of the home where they were killed through work, according to investigators.
'We were able to identify who that suspicious person was that was seen on the doorbell cameras,' Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office Captain Jack Kennedy said at a press conference.
'That person turned out to be an acquaintance of everyone there, including the primary resident, they used to all work together at a local business. They all worked together, they all knew each other and socialized together at some point in the past.'
Despite their connection, police are yet to locate any evidence that could indicate a motive for Bates and Alvarez-Duenas's deaths. The suspect remains tight-lipped, invoking his right to not speak to detectives.
Sudden Jihad syndrome. See his photo.
Perp looks stoned on weed
There's a correlation of made up names to crime. Weird.
When do we get to start using the term ‘black supremacist’?
I knew, even before I clicked who the perp would be
Someone like this guy doesn’t need a motive. For him it is recreational.
Hes BLACK!!! I am Shocked!!!
Maybe we need to deport the ghetto population to somewhere where they fit in better.
He looks nice
“ When do we get to start using the term ‘black supremacist’?”
There is already a perfectly useful slur for them, and they HATE when whites say it. Of course it is their favorite word to use in their own conversations.
Entitled to murder.
What a poorly written headline this is. But the standards there is that there are no standards.
You’re right - not just the headline..the entire thing. I guess we’re to take for granted the culprit has been arrested...Who WAS the primary resident of the house? Two people in the same house were killed and one was just there “dog sitting?”
They are the people who figure out how a news story is going to look and fit on a page.
I agree - a terrible punch drunk head line.
“Man accused of killing University of Alabama student alongside father-of-three and dog he was pet sitting was known to victims
Man accused of killing University of Alabama student alongside father-of-three and dog he was pet sitting was known to victims as cops reveal suspect’s dangerous past
The man who allegedly murdered a college student, a father-of-three and the dog he was pet-sitting had known the victims of the cold-blooded killing, police said.”
They liked the title so much, they repeated it in the first two paragraphs!
De’Kendrick Crawford doesn’t seem to be a jihadi in either name or looks, so what led you to that conclusion?
Apparently the primary owner had asked Alvarez (later a victim) to watch his or her dog at the house.
Alvarez-Duenas was at the house to care for the dog and was killed.
I am not sure why the college student, a female named Jazmine Bates, was at the house. Maybe she was the girlfriend of Alvarez and he invited her along when he went to take care of the dog, maybe they were both house sitting and dog sitting together. Or maybe they were using the house for other things while the owner was away. Something weird was up since the reason the cops showed up was for a welfare check. Maybe the dog owner couldn’t get the caretaker to answer the phone , not knowing the caretaker had been killed, and called the cops to find out what was going on at his or her house.
Perhaps the alleged killer De’Kendrick had - or thought he had - a relationship with the girl and was stalking her , and found her with Alvarez and in a jealous rage, killed both of them as well as the dog .
Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas
De'Kendrick
Not enough information in the story. What breed was the dog?
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