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Examining gaps in the timeline, physical evidence, and unanswered investigative questions surrounding Jaren Josh Guerrero Cruz’s death on April 1, 2023. This blog explores questions and a possible scenario that may warrant consideration. I am not presenting them as factual findings or allegations of wrongdoing, nor am I asserting that any person caused or contributed to Jaren's death. The scenario is presented as a hypothetical sequence to be tested against the available evid

Each time I write these blogs to call for action, I have to push past my anger at the disregard shown by the Guam Police Department. I stay grounded in who my son was and in the facts. His truth is what keeps me seeking justice. Rereading and examining the details of my son’s death through an objective, investigative lens is painful and it takes a toll. I know it is necessary, so I pause and breathe through it to remain focused. The weight of the pain is made heavier by GPD’s

Life keeps moving, whether I want it to or not. So does the time since I last hugged my son, since I last heard his voice say, “Hi, Mom.” No amount of time will make writing this any easier. Going back through the details of his death to share the facts about his case means facing that distance head-on, returning to the worst moment of my life and carrying the weight of his final moments all over again. Though grief is personal, evidence is not. Awareness cannot remain on a p

Too often, families are pushed aside as inconvenient grieving voices by the police, yet we know when something does not add up. As I shared in earlier blogs, the Guam Police Department failed to notify me of my son’s death, dismissed my concerns, and has continued to withhold information. That failure is what forced me to become my own investigator – a mother who had no choice but to learn and gather factual information in pursuit of justice for her son. That effort led to mo

When a death happens without warning, families are left in a kind of silence that feels unbearable. There are no answers, only questions that replay again and again. As Jaren’s mom, I found myself doing something I never imagined I would have to do – carefully retracing his final hours, trying to understand how his ordinary day could end with his death. I went back through his last 24 hours – where he went, who he spoke to, what he was planning. Investigators call this “ buil

I didn’t get to see my son until the day before his funeral. I had been given so little information that I could not begin to imagine his condition or whether I would be allowed to see him. The mortician reassured me that he was still handsome and that I could. But nothing can ever prepare a mother for that moment. The realization that your child is in that casket cuts deep into the very soul of you. I felt a heavy numbness – a shield my soul must have created to help me tak

Even with this information, there was insufficient scientific rigor and investigative follow-through to determine if a self-inflicted...

On July 6, 2023, the medical examiner indicated that 95% of nose injuries are homicides and expressed disagreement with GPD on the manner...

Since April 1, 2023, the Guam Police Department (GPD) has maintained the investigative assumption that my son’s death was a suicide, even...

Since losing my son, grief has become a part of me – woven into the fabric of who I am. But do not confuse my grief with blindness to the...

On May 13th, my sister and I attended Coffee with a Cop – an event where officers engage with residents to ‘build trust and improve...

Chief of Police Stephen Ignacio's invitation to ' talk about anything and everything that people want to talk about that concerns them...

It is absolutely unacceptable that a grieving parent must invoke the Sunshine Reform Act of 1999 just to seek answers – made even more...