PTSD On Trial:Doctors' testimony differs in Cortez murder trial

I'm not sure what to make out of this. Is it possible Ricardo Cortez does have PTSD? Absolutely. There is also the chance after reading this report that he could be faking. The only people who would know for sure are his family members and friends. They would know what he was like before going and what he was like when he came home.

While we need to get out as much information as possible about PTSD so the people suffering with it understand, the information can also be used to fake a wound. Keep an open mind when you read this because we really don't have a complete understanding of all that is involved in this case. kc

Doctors' testimony differs in Cortez murder trial

David Young

An out-of-body experience that felt like a commando raid in Iraq.

That is how one doctor on Friday described a Greeley Iraq war veteran’s actions the night he burst into a home with a shotgun and killed his estranged wife.



Friday was the fourth day of testimony in the first-degree murder trial of Ricardo Cortez. The 25-year-old is accused of killing his estranged pregnant wife, Nikki Fix-Cortez, 21, on Sept. 16, 2007, with a shotgun because she was leaving him. Cortez also injured Fix-Cortez’s friend Sam Jantz, according to prosecutors. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.



Dr. James Waters, a psychologist in private practice in Boulder who was hired by the defense, testified that Cortez suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Waters said Cortez’s PTSD stems from a number of issues, including being molested by his father and serving as a medic for two tours of duty in Iraq, where he saw ghastly images of people dying.
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