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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

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V. ) No. 3:22-CR-378-N

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RAYNALDO RIVERA ORTIZ JR. ) ECF

DEFENDANT’S WITNESS LIST

COMES NOW, Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Jr., by and through his counsel, John M. Nicholson, 

Assistant Federal Public Defender, in accordance with this Court’s Pretrial Order, hereby adopts all 

the Government’s witnesses and files the following listing of witnesses:

PROBABLE WITNESS & ADDRESS GENERAL AREA OF TESTIMONY

Kassandra Garza

Dallas Police Department

1400 Botham Jean Blvd.

Dallas, Texas 75215

Fingerprint collection

Detective Andrea Watson

Dallas Police Department

1400 Botham Jean Blvd.

Dallas, Texas 75215

Fingerprint collection and analysis

Jo Skabo

1056 Ruidoso Downs Drive

Terrell, Texas 75160

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Dr. Jason Joonki Park

2552 Gosling Drive

Plano, Texas 75075

Self-identification.

Dr. Gerald D. Murphy

12222 Merit Drive, Suite 600

Dallas, Texas 75251

Self-identification.

POSSIBLE WITNESSES & ADDRESS GENERAL AREA OF TESTIMONY

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Edwin Lisboa

Federal Public Defender, NDTX

525 S. Griffin Street, Ste. 629

Dallas, Texas 75202

Fact and witness investigation 

Dr. Kari M. Midthun, Ph.D.

NMS Labs

200 Welsh Road

Horsham, PA 79044

Blood sample testing

Dr. Elizabeth Kerner, M.D.

6130 W. Parker #110

Plano, Texas 75093

K.G. 07/07/2022

T.Y. 08/04/2022

K.P. 08/18/2022 & 08/19/2022

Terrie Burson

9009 Briarcrest Drive

Rowlett, Texas 75089

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Haley Torneden

3033 Ohio Drive

Frisco, Texas

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Dr. Bernard Adami

2225 Peggy Lane 

Garland, Texas 75042

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Dr. Michael Cowart

5613 Yeary Road

Plano, Texas 75024

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Dr. Steven Trostel

6624 Terrace Mill Lane

Plano, Texas 75024

Firsthand knowledge of work with Dr. Ortiz.

Dr. Joel Ciarochi

7 Medical Pkwy

Dallas, TX 75234

BSW ND Investigation of Dr. Ortiz

Tuan Vu

Paramedic, Dallas Fire Rescue

1551 Baylor Street, #300

Dallas, Texas 75226

J.E. 08/09/2022

EXPERT WITNESSES & ADDRESS GENERAL AREA OF TESTIMONY

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BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D.

3300 Gallows Road

Falls Church, Virginia 22042

Interpret medical records in this case.

Heather L. Harris, MFS, JD

P.O. Box 43626

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

Explain the technical evidence in this case.

Elizabeth M. Molina, CLPE

1400 Botham Jean Blvd.

Dallas, Texas 75215

Read and interpret latent prints in this case.

 

The defense does not anticipate calling any other witnesses other than for impeachment 

purposes.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ John M. Nicholson 

JOHN M. NICHOLSON

Assistant Federal Public Defender

Northern District of Texas

Texas Bar No. 24013240

525 Griffin Street, Suite 629

Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 767-2746

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on March 25, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the 

Clerk of the Court for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, using the electronic case 

filing system of the Court. The electronic case filing system sent a “Notice of Electronic Filing” to 

the following attorneys of record who have consented in writing to accept this notice as service of this 

document by electronic means to john.delagarza@usdoj.gov.

/s/ John M. Nicholson 

JOHN M. NICHOLSON

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