Alleged stalker’s notebook found in Phoenix woman’s murder case

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — New details have been revealed in the murder of 25-year-old Doris Aguilar, who was found dead in a car next to Juan Cuellar, the man her family says was stalking her.

After receiving Aguilar’s forensic report, Arizona’s family learned what exactly was written in 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 a Longhorn Steakhouse in west Phoenix. They eventually identified them as Aguilar, who had been shot in the head, and Juan Cuellar, who was lying next to her in the driver’s seat. Phoenix police said he committed suicide after killing Aguilar.

Inside that car with them is a notepad.

“It took a little time to review the notebook, which suggests a very different dynamic to what happened than perhaps some of the evidence shows,” Phoenix police Sergeant Rob Scherer said.

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

According to the police, his involvement and responsibility for her death turned out to be true.

In a notebook found in their car, Cuellar wrote the following:

“She picked him up. She didn’t know the safety was off. I went for the gun and it fired. I panicked and left. I knew it would be my fault.”

But Scherer said the story of how she was shot could not be true.

“The gun itself does not have a safety,” Scherer said. “So, obviously, this is an element that is not true in what was recorded.”

Cuellar wrote in his notebook that he drove around town in shock and changed her clothes so she wouldn’t be dirty. Many of the entries expressed love and deep feelings for her, as well as anger that she was dating other men.

He wrote: “I couldn’t live without her.”

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

“I can tell you 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 had a daughter together.

“We don’t have any information about the two of them having a child together,” Scherer said.

Cuellar eventually committed suicide and the two bodies were found days later. They were difficult to identify due to the condition of their remains.

One of the last entries in the notebook was this:

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

Scherer said the key piece to the mystery they are still missing is where she was killed.

While Aguilar was missing, her phone rang briefly in Peoria, which was considered a possible crime scene.

“They were never conclusive and the scene was never found,” Scherer said.

Although Aguilar’s family and a private investigator believe the motive was Cuellar’s obsession with Aguilar and his desire for her when he couldn’t have her, Phoenix police said they are still working on it.

“They have faith as a reason. Our investigators are still trying to get to that point,” Scherer said.

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