A Fort Worth man is accused of beating his mother to death during an attempted “exorcism,” an arrest affidavit revealed.

When they got there, 23-year-old Alexander Taylor Valdez answered the door holding a Bible and had what appeared to be blood on his face, neck, torso, hands and feet, police say in the document.

Alexander Taylor Valdez was found covered in blood, police said. Now he's facing a murder charge (Tarrant County Jail) The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your ...

It was an exorcism," the 23-year-old man reportedly told police as he greeted them with blood splattered on his body ...

A 23-year-old is facing murder charges after telling police he killed his mother during an exorcism, according to an ...

A 23-year-old man bludgeoned his mother to death inside their home in west Fort Worth, Texas Moments later, he met responding ...

Alexander Taylor Valdez, 23, is charged with murdering his mother. Tarrant County Jail “It was an exorcism,” he allegedly told police. “I was doing witchcraft to kill my mom.” Asked if ...

Alexander Taylor Valdez, 23, was arrested early Friday after police were dispatched on a welfare check to the 9900 block of Farmers Branch Street in west Fort Worth. Upon police’s arrival ...

When they got there, 23-year-old Alexander Taylor Valdez answered the door holding a Bible and had what appeared to be blood on his face, neck, torso, hands and feet, police say in the document.