California family mourns victims of alleged Mexico serial killer Miguel Cortez, who targeted women [Video]

SANTA ANA, Calif. — An American woman is in shock and mourning after her niece was killed and her sister was brutally attacked by an alleged serial killer in Mexico who targets women.

Angela Calles is from Santa Ana, California. She says her sister, Cassandra Calles, and 17-year-old niece, Maria Jose Castillo, were both victims of the suspected serial killer.

“Right now my niece is supposed to be studying for going to school. She’s supposed to be with her mom and right now she’s not at home. She’s in a place where all the bodies go when they’re killed,” Angela said in tears.

Police in the Mexican city of Iztacalco said the teenager was brutally raped and murdered on April 16 by her neighbor, 39-year-old Miguel Cortez, a pharmaceutical chemist.

Angela said she spoke with her sister, the teen’s mom, in the ICU. Cassandra told Angela she returned from a trip to the corner store and found Cortez hovering over her …