Esteban Sanchez

**Esteban Sanchez** was the victim in Back In Business (Case #22 of Zorro Island).

## Esteban Sanchez

### Relatives

Adriana Sanchez  (Daughter)
 Salvador Sanchez  (Brother)  Lenora Levine  (Daughter; Estranged)

## Info

Esteban was a 43-year-old hotelier from Saint's Valley. He wore a tan suit jacket with matching trousers, and a button up white shirt underneath. He also wore white sliders. He had black hair and tan skin, with light stubble and brown eyes.

## Murder Details

Esteban was found dead in the pool area, his spine broken due to having been pushed from the roof of *Hotel Le Lune*, his hotel. Upon autopsy, Rosa remarked that the victim hadn't been dead long, as his body was still wet from landing near the pool. She then said that she had found an odd substance that, when tested, was found to be a margarita, which appeared to have been spilled on the victim before his murder. Since the victim had a 5 years of sobriety chip in his pocket and had no alcohol in his system, it could safely be assumed that his killer drank margaritas.

Later on, Esteban's wallet was found dropped behind cushions on the roof, as they sent it to Jae-hyun Cho for analysis. Jae informed Javier and the player that while the actual wallet was missing a large amount of money and a credit card, it had skin cells on it which made for a partial analysis. He then said that it turned out the killer was >40, due to genetic profiling.

## Relationship With Suspects

Esteban had recently reconnected with his daughter, Adriana Sanchez, who was shocked to discover that her father had written that she would inherit all of his assets in the event that he died, as she was also mildly displeased with the way he treated the staff. One specific member of staff was maid Carmen Alonso, who had attempted to blackmail Esteban on several occasions in order to get better pay, but had been sued for each attempt. Esteban also discovered that Howard Emery had been engaging in some corrupt dealings, and blackmailed Howard himself to be paid more, angering Howard significantly. Esteban's assistant Lenora Levine had recently found a new job, which deeply aggravated the victim as he wanted Lenora around and managed to convince her to stay, as Lenora wanted the other job badly. Salvador Sanchez, the victim's brother, also had a share in the hotel, but wanted to sell his shares so he could meet up with his lover on the mainland.

## Killer And Motives

Lenora turned out to be the killer.

Despite initially denying the accusations, Lenora eventually confessed to the crime, saying that she had done a DNA test a few months back and discovered that Esteban was actually her biological father, as her mother had told her in the past that her father had abandoned them to live with his "proper family". Taking a job as his personal assistant to get closer to him, Lenora was angered to see the amount of love Esteban showed for Adriana, compared to the absence of love he had for her. When she confronted him on the roof, she was enraged to find out that he didn't know who she was, as she shoved him off the roof in a fit of rage, killing him. Understanding Lenora's reasoning vaguely, Judge Vargas lamented over how sometimes some things are better left unsaid and untouched, before sentencing Lenora to 7 years in prison.