Thread: Details emerge about Arizona rancher's slaying

Details emerge about Arizona rancher's slaying

by Dennis Wagner - Jun. 15, 2010 05:12 PM
The Arizona Republic

When authorities found slain rancher Robert Krentz this spring, he was lying next to his all-terrain vehicle, his wounded dog Blue in the back.

The ATV was still running, and Blue, who was shot during the attack on Krentz, was still trying to defend him, according to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office's homicide investigative file.

The file sheds no new light on what happened to Krentz, who was shot and killed March 27 as he worked on his ranch in southern Arizona, near the Chiricahua Mountains. The file was released in response to a public records request by The Arizona Republic, as well as a letter by the paper's lawyer, demanding that the office make the public documents available for inspection.

The file was heavily redacted, with all details about evidence blacked out.

But it does offer a more detailed timeline of events that day.

According to the file, Krentz radioed his brother around 10 a.m. to say that he was with an immigrant who needed help. That was the last time anyone heard from the 58-year-old cowboy.

At 6:45 p.m., his wife phoned authorities, who began a search. Krentz's body was spotted by a Department of Public Safety helicopter shortly before midnight.

Though authorities made no arrests and have no suspects, Krentz's slaying was instantly attributed to drug smugglers, and his death became Exhibit A in a nationwide political furor over border violence and security.

Repercussions were felt almost immediately from Phoenix, where lawmakers approved a controversial new immigration bill, to Washington, D.C., where politicians cited the slaying in their calls for increased border security.

Deputies said that when Krentz was shot, he was sitting in his all-terrain vehicle about 35 miles northeast of Douglas. He managed to drive 1,100 feet afterward.

According to the homicide file, investigators found one set of footprints near a stock tank. The prints lead to the ATV and to dog prints. Tire treads show rapid acceleration, and footprints leading from that spot head south. Investigators traced the footprints about 20 miles south, losing them about one mile from the border.

According to the homicide report, there are no known witnesses.

The day before Krentz was shot, his brother, Phil Krentz, had spotted marijuana smugglers on the family's ranch and notified the Border Patrol. Agents seized 200 pounds of contraband. They also arrested eight undocumented immigrants in the area.

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THIS IS THE KIND OF S**T THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO U.S. CITIZENS AND THE FIGURE HEADS IN WASHINGTON DON'T GIVE A DAMN BUT WHEN A BP AGENT SHOOTS AND KILLS A MEXICAN IN SELF DEFENSE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATES IT AT THE INSISTENCE OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A BUNCH OF BS AND THEY KNOW IT

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Obama could care less, as long as his illegal aliens can invade to become voters