The surveillance video changed everything Newly revealed court documents claim security footage captured Caroline “Caro” Peña driving her black Dodge pickup to Kyandra Faz’s home—where sisters Kitty and Amaya “Cookie” Diaz allegedly arrived moments later
The surveillance video changed everything
Newly revealed court documents claim security footage captured Caroline “Caro” Peña driving her black Dodge pickup to Kyandra Faz’s home—where sisters Kitty and Amaya “Cookie” Diaz allegedly arrived moments later.
Investigators believe that was the moment the confrontation turned deadly, with Kitty and Faz accused of attacking Peña before fleeing the scene.
Now, as authorities begin revealing what may have sparked the brutal killing, the surveillance footage is becoming one of the most critical pieces in uncovering why that meeting ended in tragedy
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SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE CAPTURES THE FATAL ENCOUNTER
According to newly obtained court documents, 19-year-old Amaya Cookie Diaz—the youngest of the three women charged—has been identified by investigators as the primary attacker who wielded the knife during the fatal broad-daylight assault. The violent confrontation took place on Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2026, in the small border city of Del Rio, Texas.
Investigative records indicate that the incident stemmed from an ongoing personal dispute. According to a formal complaint, co-suspect Kyandra Renee Faz told law enforcement that the victim, 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña, had driven her black Dodge pickup truck to Faz’s residence “with the intent to fight.” However, the situation quickly escalated to a lethal scale when the Diaz sisters arrived at the property shortly thereafter in a black Chrysler 300.
Surveillance footage recovered by detectives captured the graphic confrontation in its entirety. The video shows Cookie Diaz jumping out of the front passenger seat of the Chrysler and immediately confronting Peña. Investigators noted in the affidavit that Cookie’s right hand was holding an object believed to be a knife. As the altercation progressed, Cookie was observed striking the mother of five in the back, causing blood to instantly saturate her shirt.
ROLE OF CO-DEFENDANTS AND A RECORD-SETTING BAIL
Court documents allege that as Cookie Diaz began stabbing Peña, the other two suspects—21-year-old Kitty Mia Diaz and 21-year-old Kyandra Renee Faz—joined the assault. The pair reportedly struck the victim before all three suspects fled the scene together in the Chrysler, leaving the mother of five severely injured on the street.
Following the attack, Peña was located by her nephew, who immediately rushed her to a local medical center in Del Rio. Due to the critical nature of her internal injuries and severe blood loss, she was airlifted to a trauma facility in San Antonio. Despite emergency medical intervention, Peña passed away approximately seven hours later, at around 9:00 PM that evening.
During a preliminary court hearing on Friday, a Texas judge handed down an exceptionally stringent ruling reflecting the savage nature of the public slaying. Amaya Cookie Diaz, Kitty Mia Diaz, and Kyandra Renee Faz were each charged with first-degree murder, with bail set at a massive $5 million per person.
COURTROOM REQUESTS AND NEXT LEGAL STEPS
The multi-million-dollar bonds follow intense public outrage across the border community, which intensified after video footage surfaced showing the suspects smiling, laughing, and sticking their tongues out at media cameras following their initial arrest.
During Friday’s arraignment, all three co-defendants formally requested court-appointed defense attorneys to represent them against the first-degree murder charges, citing an inability to afford private counsel. Because none of the suspects can meet the multi-million-dollar financial requirements for release, all three women remain heavily detained at the regional correctional facility while prosecutors finalize the evidence file for an impending grand jury indictment.
