George Yzaguirre confessed to killing his roommate David Isner and his friend Ed Fuller in late 2019. After being sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, George took his own life while serving the term.
The murder and suicide in Michigan is the topic of the newest episode of the true-crime series, Evil Lies Here. The July 3 episode chronicles the incident and the unanswered questions regarding the murder and suicide.
The Michigan judge called George Yzaguirre, “clearly a monster and a threat to the society.” In this article, we take a look at the case of the heinous crime and the trial it followed, and the strange suicide of the accused.
Is George Yzaguirre Dead Or Alive?
George Yzaguirre died of an apparent suicide on May 16, 2021, while behind bars, serving his life sentence for the murder of two people.
37-year-old Yzaguirre committed suicide seven months after being sentenced to life for the murder of his roommate, 34-year-old David Isner Jr, and 63-year-old Ed Fuller in 2019.
George confessed to murdering his roommate David Isner by stabbing him 70 times, and his friend Ed Fuller, also by stabbing. The murder of Ed Fuller was suspected to be linked to drugs and burglary, as George took Fuller’s credit card after the murder.
The story of the murders and the George Yzaguirre’s strange suicide is documented in the ninth episode of the 11th season of the true-crime series, Evil Lies Here, which is set to air on June 3, 2022, on ID and Discovery+.
David Isner and Ed Fuller Murder Case Update
Police think that the murder of David Isner and Ed Fuller took place just a day or two apart. Apparently, Isner was killed by his longtime friend and roommate George Yzaguirre on November 28, 2019.
David Isner and George Yzaguirre were friends since childhood and lived together at a duplex in Kentwood, Michigan. According to police, George was upset at something David said to him and wanted to kill him.
Yzaguirre waited for Isner to go to sleep before taking the deadly step. He then went on to stab Isner more than 70 times in an act of pure rage, killing him on spot. He then dumped his friend’s body in an open area near Wilson Avenue NW and Lake Michigan Drive.
After a missing person report was filed by David’s family, Police Officers went on the search the duplex on December 2, 2019. They found a huge amount of blood inside the unit. The next morning, Yzaguirre went to a Home Depot and asked to call the police to confess his deeds.
Yzaguirre told the police of the whereabouts of his friend’s body as well as confessed to killing another man Ed Fuller at his Pinegate Village Mobile Home Park. He was friends with Fuller and intended to rob him but went on to kill the 63-year-old in a suspected drug case.
George Yzaguirre Obituary, Did He Commit Suicide?
The suicide of George Yzauirre was mysterious and came as a shocker to his relatives. Though there is no information about the obituary of the murderer, his ex-wife admitted to having many unanswered questions following his death.
While on trial, George Yzaguirre confessed to the killings and told the police that his wife left him four weeks before the incident. He was having trouble with his married life and was unemployed during that time.
The convicted murderer had previously brushed with the law several times. He had been in Kent County Jail several times for troubles related to drugs and alcohol.
After the trial, in 2020, the judge sentenced Yzaguirre to two consecutive life terms without parole for two counts of first-degree murder and felony murder. However, just seven months behind the bars, Yzaguirre committed suicide on May 16, 2021.