Co-worker testifies triple murder suspect returned gun with blood

A former co-worker of Francisco Resendez Miranda testified Monday that the triple murder suspect returned a revolver with blood on it shortly after the killings.

Archie Marquez testified he gave his .38-caliber revolver to Resendez Miranda hours before the three Pasco victims were shot in a Benton County cornfield.

Marquez apparently gave the gun to Resendez Miranda after a break-in at the accused killer’s Umatilla apartment.

The break-in is a possible motive for the deaths of David Perez-Saucedo, Abigail Torres-Renteria and Victoria Torres. The trio were found dead in August 2014 after going to Umatilla.

Worried that he may be linked to the killings, Marquez testified he threw the gun off a bridge into the Columbia River. The revolver has not been found.

The trial is entering its third week. Resendez Miranda is charged with three counts of aggravated murder.

The prosecution is expected to rest its case this week.

This story was originally published November 16, 2015 at 7:38 PM with the headline "Co-worker testifies triple murder suspect returned gun with blood."