A mother of two was celebrating her 30th birthday on June 19, 2010, and as she left to go home, she had no idea that it was the last time she would ever do so. Aidee Reyna, a resident of Houston, was shot early one morning while she was only a few yards from her home, which gave rise to legitimate security concerns among the locals. The tragedy is described in length by Investigation Discovery’s “The Interrogator: You Know What Time It Is” by detailing the specifics of the investigation and what caused the awful result. Let’s investigate what occurred at that point.
What Caused Aidee Reyna’s Death?
Aidee Reyna, a respected local in Southwest Houston, Texas, at the age of 30, was a mother of two. Aracely Compean, Aidee’s sister, was a part of her childhood. The sisters, according to the programme, were born in Mexico and immigrated to the US when they were elementary school students. Aidee was employed as a hostess at a neighbourhood diner at the time of the event. She and her lovely daughters moved in with Aracely in the southwest section of the city’s Land’s End Drive neighbourhood after divorcing.
Aidee was doing rather well for herself because she had just purchased a new automobile and planned to purchase her own apartment building. She was returning home from a party for her 30th birthday with her pals on the fateful night of June 19, 2010, when the incident occurred. A person attempting to steal Aidee’s possessions shot her dead just a few steps from her home. Aracely discovered her sister in that situation and alerted the authorities right away. Aidee was discovered laying on the ground 20–25 feet from the apartment complex’s front door when emergency personnel arrived on the scene.
When the police started searching the units, neighbours reported hearing a gunshot at around five in the morning. Israel Ramirez, one of the neighbours, later remarked, “I was like dammit. I felt frightened. It was similar to how someone could just as easily be slain in our area. The 30-year-old woman was declared dead at the spot by the paramedics as a result of a gunshot wound to the right side of her neck. Aidee’s sister reported to the authorities that she was missing several personal items and her pocketbook. However, Aidee’s cell phone was located by the police nearby.
The murderer of Aidee Reyna
When the police started looking into the murder, they also interrogated Aidee Reyna’s ex-husband. However, they found out that Aidee had left the children at his house while she was off to celebrate her birthday. Within an hour after the murder, the detectives determined that Aidee Reyna’s stolen bank card was being used. The police discovered Kendrick Baldwin, who was in possession of Aidee’s card, after following the card activity. Since Baldwin had a strong alibi and was at work when Aidee was killed, he was unable to be charged.
But Baldwin told the investigators that he had obtained the card from his friend Seitrich Deandre Buckner, who had apparently told him about a fight with a woman in the early morning. He described how Buckner attempted to rob the woman, but she resisted when he tried to take her handbag. According to Baldwin, Buckner claimed he lost his composure when the woman “came at him,” drew a gun, and during the ensuing struggle, a round was fired.
Baldwin claimed that Buckner claimed not to know whether the woman had been struck by the gunfire and just left the scene with her pocketbook while she lay on the ground. Immediately after his detention, Buckner was questioned by police for almost four hours. At some point, Buckner acknowledged his role in the crime and supported Baldwin’s story of what happened. He also provided more information on Aidee’s robbery and murder. The 20-year-old claimed the revolver accidently fired even though he only intended to shoot Aidee. Bucker was accused with murder in the first degree.
Currently, where is Seitrich Deandre Buckner?
Seitrich Deandre Buckner entered a not guilty plea in court. But in March 2013, a jury found Buckner guilty of felony murder and gave him a life sentence. In March 2014, he submitted an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas. According to Buckner, his confession was forced upon him and was made in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
In a pre-trial conference, the prosecutors agreed to redact some of his taped confession, which led his attorney to withdraw the request to suppress. According to official records, Buckner is still at the Jim Ferguson Unit in Midway, Texas, serving his term. In 2040, he will be able to apply for parole.