Man accused of killing two babies in fire says 'I did something stupid' on recorded jailhouse call

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno County assemblage heard from Filimon Hurtado, an accused treble murderer and arsonist, successful his ain words connected Wednesday arsenic prosecutors played a recorded jailhouse call. Action News cannot replay the signaling but tin study parts of the transcript.

"I made a mistake," Hurtado said from the Fresno County Jail. "I did thing stupid."

"There's nary coming backmost from that," Hurtado's begetter replied. "The small babies are gone ... I don't cognize what the hellhole you were reasoning ... You crossed the line," the begetter said.

Hurtado asked, "Do you hatred me?"

"You're a young guy, and you conscionable threw it each away," his begetter answered successful part.

"Is that a existent and close jailhouse telephone that you pulled corresponding to a speech with the suspect and his begetter that took spot connected oregon astir July 16th, 2022?" authoritative Daniel Walters asked the researcher connected the stand. "Yes," Danielle Isaac, a Fresno County District Attorney's Office investigator, said.

Prosecutors accidental Hurtado acceptable occurrence to this household location successful westbound cardinal Fresno successful May of 2022. The occurrence killed Hurtado's 1-year-old niece and 5-month-old nephew.

"The occurrence - wherever the children are, everything looks black," Fresno Fire Department researcher Nathan Dansby said. "Even with the children connected it, the mattress is black."

The occurrence besides injured the children's mother. She was covered successful flames arsenic she ran crossed the thoroughfare to get assistance from a neighbor.

Hurtado has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of execution and 1 number of attempted execution and arson. His nationalist defenders accidental Hurtado was insane and disconnected his meds for bipolar upset during the outpouring of 2022 erstwhile helium acceptable the deadly fire.

On Wednesday, Hurtado's attorneys pressed researcher Isaac connected however overmuch the recorded telephone telephone really reveals astir Hurtado.

"In reviewing this telephone call, who would you accidental who is doing astir of the talking?" nationalist defender Roy Park asked. "Probably the father," Isaac said.

"And astir of Filimon's responses are benignant of the word, 'yeah'?" Park asked. "Yes," Isaac answered.

Wednesday marked the 2nd clip prosecutors person utilized Hurtado's words successful court.

On Tuesday, jurors heard Hurtado picture being "abducted," "cloned," and "teleported" successful a video helium posted to YouTube 1 time earlier the fire.

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