Editing Isauro Aguirre (section)

===Abuse and murder of Gabriel Fernandez===
Gabriel Fernandez was in the custody of Aguirre and Pearl for a total of six months before his death. During that time, he was systematically abused and tortured. The abuse included being forced to eat cat litter and feces, forced to eat his own vomit, regularly beaten which caused broken bones, burned in various parts of the body, shot in various areas of the body including the face and groin with a BB gun, forced to wear female clothing, forced to sleep bound and gagged in a small cupboard, pepper-sprayed, burned with cigarettes, given cold baths, and forced to eat spoiled or expired foods. One of Gabriel’s therapists also reported that Gabriel said that Aguirre forced him to perform oral sex on a family member.

According to Gabriel's siblings, while he was being abused, Aguirre and Pearl would laugh. Aguirre reportedly abused Gabriel because he believed he was homosexual. The abuse and torture did not extend to Gabriel's siblings.  

On May 22, 2013, Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1 to report that Gabriel was not breathing. He had been fatally beaten by Aguirre after failing to clean up his toys. When first responders arrived, they found him on the ground naked with several injuries. Aguirre explained to them that Fernandez was "gay", despite the information being irrelevant. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brain dead. He passed away two days later on May 24, 2013 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.