University of Alabama student, her friend, and dog he was pet-sitting found shot dead inside home

Murder Files Unsealed · Jul 9, 2026 · 39m · transcript

This report details a violent double homicide and the killing of a family pet that occurred in Brookwood, Alabama, during a routine house-sitting assignment. The victims, Jazmine Alexis Bates, a university student, and Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, a father of three, were discovered by police conducting a welfare check at the request of a concerned homeowner. Investigators identified the suspect as De’Kendrick Crawford, an acquaintance of the victims who was already wanted for a prior shooting incident on a college campus. Following a tense four-hour standoff involving tactical teams and U.S…