Police initially identified the dead men in Horn's yard as 38-year-old Miguel Antonio DeJesus and Diego Ortiz, 30, both of Houston of Afro Latino descent. However, DeJesus was actually an alias of Hernando Riascos Torres. They were carrying a sack with more than $2,000 cash and jewelry taken from the home. Both were convicted criminals from Colombia who had entered the country illegally, and were members of an organized burglary ring in Houston. Police found a Puerto Rican identification card on Ortiz while Torres had three identification cards from Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, and had been previously sent to prison for dealing cocaine and was deported in 1999.

Steve I read up on this story and it sounds to me that these guys got what they deserved. Their past history is enough to make you cringe. RW made them sound like two misguided youth's. Also, testimony revealed one of the men ran toward Joe Horn and both were on his property during the escapade. He then ordered stop and finally shot.