Couple found locked in embrace died in murder
Joseph Orbeso
Investigators say  Joseph Orbeso   22  shot and killed  his  girlfriend  Rachel Nguyen  20  and then turned the gun on  himself   according to a release Friday from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin station.
 Orbeso  and Nguyen were reported missing July 28  after a bed-and-breakfast owner in the Morongo Basin told the Sheriff’s Department that they may have gone hiking in the park that morning.
 Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso  went missing July 28  and  their  bodies were found earlier this week. (National Park Serivce)
"Based on evidence located at the scene  detectives believe  Orbeso  shot Nguyen  then shot himself. The investigation into  Orbeso ’s actions remains under investigation " the statement said.
The sheriff’s update comes days after  Orbeso ’s father  Gilbert Orbeso  publicly identified the pair and authorities said they were found in an "embrace."
"I want  Joseph  to be remembered as a kind  caring and thoughtful person "  his  father told the Southern California News Group in an email. "The way  he  was found beside Rachel holding her as they were seeking shade under the brush says everything you need to know about  him  as a man and as a human being."
Investigators say  [TGT]shot and killed  [TGT]  girlfriend  Rachel Nguyen  20  and then turned the gun on  himself   according to a release Friday from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin station.
 Orbeso  and Nguyen were reported missing July 28  after a bed-and-breakfast owner in the Morongo Basin told the Sheriff’s Department that they may have gone hiking in the park that morning.
 [TGT]went missing July 28  and  [TGT]  bodies were found earlier this week. (National Park Serivce)
"Based on evidence located at the scene  detectives believe  Orbeso  shot Nguyen  then shot himself. The investigation into  Orbeso ’s actions remains under investigation " the statement said.
The sheriff’s update comes days after  Orbeso ’s father  Gilbert Orbeso  publicly identified the pair and authorities said they were found in an "embrace."
"I want  Joseph  to be remembered as a kind  caring and thoughtful person "  his  father told the Southern California News Group in an email. "The way  he  was found beside Rachel holding her as they were seeking shade under the brush says everything you need to know about  him  as a man and as a human being."