Ian Roderiquez Tortured his Family and killed his Son

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Father Accused of torturing Family, Killing Teenage Son 

Ian Roderiquez, 35, from San Bernardino, California was arrested after a neighbor heard screams from his family home. 

When police arrived they found his 16-year-old son, Richard, dead on the floor with serious wounds. The boy’s mother along with two other boys and two girls – aged 8 to 13 were also found wounded in the home. All are in critical condition. 

Roderiquez is arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and torture. 

His wife, 35-year-old Sujal, was critically injured and underwent surgery this past Wednesday. 

*Police say the attack was so savage that it’s still unclear what weapon, or weapons were used.

The surviving children – Jacob (13), Gabriel (12), Daniella (10) and Yasmine (8) are all expected to recover. 

One neighbor said that Roderiquez often yelled the kids. “He was a drinker, so he would get in his moods… everybody knew him always yelling at the kids and stuff.”

**So why didn’t you do something about it bitch?!** 

This same neighbor also said the kids showed signs of desperation. “They would go around asking for food, or money and whenever something was given to them it was like Christmas.”

Question to our readers: If you had a neighbor like this, would you try and do something? I don’t understand how you couldn’t! Can’t you make anonymous reports? You can call the police – something?!

I hate that people just stand a watch and don’t ever step in to help. The neighbors may have gave them food and money – but come on! This situation required so much more!

Now there is a young man who won’t get to experience so many great things in life. Is this really the cost? 

Ian Anthony Roderiquez, 35, of San Bernardino has been charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, four counts of torture, and four counts of child abuse.

*Thanks go to Sarah T. for the tip.

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  • Sjbaker78

    I understand why the neighbors did not get involved because some states don’t allow anonymous calls plus if he is just yelling there is really nothing that can me done. There has to be abuse before something can happen. I live in TN and anonymous calls are allowed so it gets abused alot by people who just want to cause a little trouble.

    • Meredith

      He wasn’t just yelling at the children. They were going door to door begging for food and money. That indicates a hell of a lot more than just some raised voices.

      And who fucking cares if they know who called – if they have nothing to hide, they have nothing to be pissed about. They should be happy that someone in the neighborhood is looking out for their kids. Oh fucking well if they’re a little inconvenienced. I for one would much rather somebody get pissed at me for being wrong rather than have yet another tragedy like this happen because I was too chicken shit to stand up. Fuck these neighbors and everyone else who refuses to get involved and help these kids.

      I pray for the children in your neighborhood if God forbid they ever need help from you!

    • Cyn 2

      To me its just plain cowardice to not report suspected abuse just because you live in a state where anonymous reports are not allowed.

      I give my name , address , and phone # if they want it.
      No need making a statement you won’t sign your name to, IMHO.

      In Ky we can also make anonymous calls or we could last time I checked although our CPS don’t really have the best track record calling is still better than having a tragedy like this on your conscience.

      • Meredith

        Some people act like it would be such a damn travesty if everyone around them doesn’t love them to pieces. Not that I don’t love to be liked but good lord, who needs to be pals with a baby-beater anyway!?

        • Cyn 2

          I could not say it better.

          Cyn 2

  • @yo_desteny

    ilyy richarddd i lovee yuhh alll bby im soo sorry this happened why the fuk wld he do tht!i just feel like killn myselfff without u were nobodyyy<33333mann fukkkk!ahhhhh richard:"{ waaaaaaaaaaa omggggg baby i promise well be there soon with yuhh pinky promiseee!follow me oon twitter and post comments for the rodriquez famm plzz<33@yo_desteny

  • Anonymous

    http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sb-father-bloody-rampage-pic,0,3806085.photo

    here’s a pic of the murdering bastard. seems he beat his family for 11 hours cause he thought they stole his drugs. He beat them with a monkey wrench, made them walk on broken glass and threatened to set them on fire before stabbing them.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/ian-roderiquez-family-torture_n_841995.html

    • http://badbreeders.net/ April

      Mother phuck.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O7KRGTCXICPZR4WSO3IWIVIGAI Rachel Miller

    I would have called the police simply because the children were having to beg for food and money. That right there would have told me that something wasn’t right in the home. These neighbors didn’t do enough! Sometimes you have to stick your nose where it doesn’t belong like it or not!!!!

    • http://badbreeders.net/ April

      I’m wondering if some of the neighbors were illegal.  Sometimes that prevents people from getting involved.
       
      Not being racist.  Just sayin’….

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  • guest

    i knew Richard as a child. so outgoing and full of life. he was a great kid. RIP Richard

    • http://badbreeders.net/ April

      Sorry for your loss.

  • Tambrathegreat

    Before you speak too harshly of the neighbors, I would like to say that my mother survived in the same type of brutal environment as this family suffered. During WWII the city in which we live was a depot for both Marines and Navy personnel. One time my grandfather, who was a brutal person, was beating my aunt at a bus stop. Two military men attempted to stop him. All it took was one look from my grandfather to make them back down. He was pure evil, and I’m sure he scared the bejeezus out of these two, battle-ready men. Sometimes intervention in situations is just not as easy as an outside observer would make it seem.

    • CynicalMe

      WWII was a very different time. Most everyone back then beat on their kids or knew someone that did and nothing was ever done legally about it. No one wanted to get involved because it wasn’t their business.

      A lot of things make it different now. Cell phones and anonymous tip lines just to name a couple. There is no excuse for any of the adults knowing what was going on and not reporting it!! You don’t have to confront the abusers!!

      R.I.P. Richard

    • Anonymous

      How hard is it to make a phone call?

  • Guest

    Richard was rarely at his home because he lived with his grandmother most of the time (she lived close to his high school). He was usually happy, and so never let on that he was being abused at home. His friends at school knew he didn’t like his dad, but they didn’t know that it was to such an extreme extent or for what reason because he never told anyone. His neighbors, however, should have known something was wrong and done something for his younger siblings who did live at home.

    • http://badbreeders.net/ April

      My heart is broken for her.  She must miss him terribly.

      • guest

        Miss him? Why the fuck did she stay until he was dead. This has been going on since his birth and at least the last 10 years that I know of, his and her family also knew, so why let it continue? Let them all pay the price, they all should be in jail and shame on everyone for not doing something before now, I did before, called CPS. I hope they find a loving home and good therapist for the 4 children that survived, I hope everyone involved sees their little faces when they close their eyes and remember how they did not call for help for them.

        • http://badbreeders.net/ April

          I’m talking about the grandmother.  Didn’t someone post that he spent alot of time with her?

        • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O7KRGTCXICPZR4WSO3IWIVIGAI Rachel Miller

          Good for you April!!! At least you tried to help! I am very proud of you for your attempt! You are a good person May GOD lay GOOD BLESSINGS ON YOU ALWAYS!!!

        • Yo

          wtf are u sayn bietchh!thts not even kool!

    • Anonymous

      I watched a news video that said as much. however in this broadcast there were interviews with a few neighbors who clearly knew what was goning on there and did nothing. I wonder how they can sleep at night. 1 little girl who went to elementary chool with Richard shared some of the things she witnessed
      there and I can’t imagine how the adults didn;t see or do anything about any of this. shame on them, they too will have to answer for this one day.

  • Anonymous

    http://lomalinda.patch.com/articles/ian-roderiquez-accused-of-killing-son-and-torturing-san-bernardino-family-arraigned

    he plead not guilty of course this morning. you can access the acual court papers in a pdf file at this link. 2 daughters have been realeased to CPS custody, 2 children still in the hospital mom still critical but doing better after surgery. bastard still in jail and unfortuantely Richard still dead. RIP young man.

  • Die Stahlhyäne

    When I lived in New Orleans, I was so damn dirt-ass poor that I had to live literally in the projects. I was the only white chick for miles around. I kept getting asked if I wasn’t afraid to live where I lived, and the answer was ‘no’. And this is the reason why.

    There was this seven-year-old kid that I saw wandering around the complex, looking scared and like he was very much at a loose end. He was crying, but wasn’t trying to get into the house where I knew he lived. So—despite the fact that I don’t even *like* children—I did the socially-responsible thing. I took him into my apartment, gave him some dinner and cookies, and let him play on my computer and contacted the apartment manager. I would have contacted the police, had the manager not had the information about where his mom was.

    His mom didn’t have a phone. It turns out she had gotten arrested for a couple of bench warrants and had gotten hauled into jail and had not been able to meet the little guy at the bus as she usually did. So, I just kept him until she managed to get out the next day and saw him off to school myself. And I refused to take one thin dime for doing it, because she had less money than *I* do, and I wanted this little fellow to have her money, not me. Contacting the cops would have gotten this poor little guy taken away from his mom, who really was doing the best she could for him. Turns out my instincts were spot-on.

    That complex welcomed me with open arms from that day forward.

    Some kind of action—*any* fucking kind of action—could have saved this young man’s life and spared his family so much pain. WHY the fucking hell can’t people take some sort of social reponsibility? When you see a little kid at your damn door, asking for food, *something is fucking wrong*.

  • Dannys_wife254

    We had a neighbor that used to scream at his wife, they didn’t have children, but we did and they lived above us. You had better fucking believe that we beat on that door and called the police plenty of times! Any time we heard them fighting and you would hear a loud thump and then she would start crying, I’d be on the phone with the police and my husband was running up the stairs beating the door down. It broke my heart at the same time it infuruated me because she wouldn’t leave! He HATED us, but too damn bad, he was an abusive asshole who deserved to meet bubba in county! They were eventually evicted for always having the police there and we moved, but I’ll never forget hearing that “thump” when he would knock her down, and anyone who could sit idley by when that was happening to a CHILD is just as sick as the fucktard who’s doing the abuse IMO…

  • http://badbreeders.net/ April
    • Anonymous

      what a beautiful boy such a sweet face…*sigh*