Their marriage lasted for eighteen years, but after the divorce, Naso continued visiting his ex-wife, who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area.

He worked as a freelance photographer and had a long history of petty crimes such as shoplifting, which he committed even in his mid-seventies.

While searching his home, authorities discovered a handwritten diary in which Naso listed ten unnamed women with geographical locations.

On April 11, 2011, he was charged with the murders of Roggasch Ashby, Colon, Parsons, and Tafoya.

[15] Later, prosecutors Dori Ahana and Rosemary Sloat introduced evidence identifying Patton and Dylan.