Posted at: 04/04/2010 5:03 PM
Updated at: 04/04/2010 7:50 PM
By: Misa Maruyama, Eyewitness News 4; Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com
The family of the man who police say confessed to stabbing and killing his girlfriend hopes others will learn from their tragedy.
According to a criminal complaint, Jeremiah Gurule, 22, told police he was on methamphetamine when he "poked" his girlfriend in the neck with a knife three or four times during a fight.
Police responding to a 911 call say they found the woman dead at their Northeast Albuquerque home at around 5 p.m. Friday.
Gurule's family members say they encouraged him to go to police after he told them what he did.
Gurule's brother, Jose, said the couple has had a "love hate" relationship since they started dating three years ago. "She was part of our family and will be greatly missed. Our condolences go out to the entire family during this difficult time," Jose Gurule said.
This isn't the first time Jeremiah Gurule had faced murder charges. He was accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Darline Pacheco in May 2005. A judge dropped the charges because the case took too long to go to trial.
This is the full statement released by Gurule's family:
"This is a sad, sad tragedy. We have suffered a great loss, and this is not an easy time for us. She was part of our family and will be greatly missed. Our condolences go out to the entire family during this difficult time. She was loved by all of our family. But no one loved her more than Jeremiah. They were both battling drug addictions and struggling with mental health issues. If anyone hearing this story has a family member who's experiencing these challenges, please seek help before it's too late. We know that Jeremiah needs psychiatric help, and we hope the system doesn't fail him this time."
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