PHOENIX (AZ Family) — New details have emerged about the murder of 25-year-old Doris Aguilar, who was found dead in the car next to Juan Cuellar, who her family said was following her.

Arizona’s Family After Receiving Aguilar’s Medical Examination Report I learned exactly what was written inside the most important piece of evidence: Cuellar’s notebook. But police say the truth is mixed with many lies.

On July 7, two bodies were found in a car outside the west Phoenix Longhorn Steakhouse. They eventually identified them as Aguilar, who was shot in the head, and Juan Cuellar, who was lying next to him in the driver’s seat. Phoenix Police said he committed suicide after killing Aguilar.

There is a notebook with them in the car.

“It took some time to review the notebook, which perhaps presented a completely different incident dynamic than some of the evidence indicated,” said Phoenix Police Sergeant Rob Scherer.

Aguilar, an avid gym-goer, went missing in Phoenix on July 1. His family started searching for him with a private detective. During the investigation, they feared that Cuellar was the reason for her disappearance.

According to the police, his role and responsibility in her death were proven correct.

Cuellar wrote the following in the notebook he had with them in the car:

“He took it. He didn’t know that the police station was closed. I went to get the gun and the gun went off. I panicked and left. “I knew it would be my fault.”

But Scherer said the story of how he was shot couldn’t be true.

“The gun itself has no safety,” Scherer said. “So obviously this is an element that is not true according to what has been written.”

Cuellar wrote in his notebook that he wandered around in shock and changed his clothes to avoid getting them dirty. Many recordings expressed his love and deep feelings for her, as well as his anger at her seeing other men.

He wrote: “I couldn’t stand being without him in my life.”

However, Phoenix Police have confirmed some things about the nature of their connection, or lack thereof.

“I can say that there was no element of a romantic relationship at the time of the murder,” Scherer said.

Cuellar also wrote about how he and the victim shared a daughter.

“We have no common child information between the two,” Scherer said.

Cuellar eventually took his own life, and the two bodies were found days later. Due to the condition of their remains, it was difficult to identify them.

One of the last ledger entries was this:

“I hope he can forgive me. Please tell my family it was an accident.”

Scherer said one important piece of this puzzle is still missing: where he was killed.

While Aguilar was missing, his phone rang briefly in Peoria, believed to be a possible crime scene.

“These were never finalized, nor was the location of a scene determined,” Scherer said.

While Aguilar’s family and the private investigator believe it was Cuellar’s obsession with Aguilar and his desire for her when he couldn’t have her, the Phoenix Police Department said they were still working on it.

“They have their own beliefs as reasons. Our investigators are still trying to get to that point,” Scherer said.

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