Jordan

Summary

Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska – Episode 5: Jordan

ABC News | August 26, 2025 | Host: Chris Connelly

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Overview

This episode dives into the complicated background of Jordan Joplin, the main suspect in Dr. Eric Garcia’s mysterious death in Ketchikan, Alaska. It traces Jordan’s tumultuous upbringing, his relationships, brushes with the law, and eventual intertwined fate with Dr. Garcia. Through interviews with family, ex-girlfriends, and friends, the episode explores how secrets, longing for attention, and hidden motives may have converged—raising questions about love, manipulation, and the quest for belonging.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Jordan Joplin’s Upbringing and Family Life

• Raised in a busy blended household in Forks, Washington (Twilight fans know it as the “vampire town”).

• Craved attention and acted out as a child.

  • “I think Jordan was getting into trouble for attention, and I think that's what it was... nobody pays attention to me.” — Sandy, Jordan’s Aunt [04:24]

• Developed a close relationship with his mother, who was his “link to sanity.”

Early Signs of Trouble

• Felony convictions related to insurance fraud and community service at a food bank (met ex-girlfriend Jessica Everton there).
• Pattern of impulsive behaviors.
  • “He was rambunctious. But it got rough for him after a while because he was very impulsive... Instead of thinking about it, he would just do something and then go, oh, wow, that was fun.” — Sandy (Jordan’s Aunt) [03:51]

Romantic Relationships & Manipulation

• Dated many women, often at the same time.
• Relationship with Jessica Everton marked by charisma but also manipulation and crime.
  • Shoplifting incident at Walmart led to both being arrested; Jessica ended the relationship after.
  • Jordan tried to win her back with “dozens and dozens of roses” but turned threatening when rejected.
    • “If I can't have you, nobody can... he started threatening my family.” — Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend) [09:04]
    • Jessica secured a restraining order, after which the harassment stopped.

Adult Industry and Attention Seeking

• Friend Crescenta Lawrence describes Jordan as high-energy, attention-seeking, generous at times, and able to captivate people.
  • “He radiated such energy about him that anybody would want to be around him.” — Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend) [11:20]
• With Crescenta’s help, Jordan entered the adult entertainment (porn) industry under several aliases (Rob Stonebridge, Logan Cruz), as both a dancer and adult film actor.
  • “He was such an attention hog. He got that from dancing. But Jordan wanted to really, really make a name for himself, so we got him into something a little bit more heavier.” — Crescenta Lawrence [12:07]

The Loss of His Mother & Personal Downfall

• The death of his mother in 2015 profoundly impacted him; relatives say he changed fundamentally.
  • “That affected Jordan big time. Losing his mom, that was his only link to sanity was his mom.” — Sandy (Jordan’s Aunt) [13:38]
• Moved to Alaska, grew distant from family.

Dr. Garcia’s Life and Secret Relationship

• Dr. Garcia: respected surgeon, committed son, but described as emotionally repressed and private.

• Rarely discussed relationships, leading family to speculate about his personal struggles and loneliness.

  • “He never mentioned anything about any type of relationship or romantic involvement.” — Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia’s Friend) [22:22]
  • “He kind of fell into a little bit of a depression right after [surgery]...maybe it's time for me to enjoy my life some more.” — Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia’s Brother) [21:11]

• Dr. Garcia and Jordan’s relationship kept secret; police found handwritten love notes, flirty texts, and passionate photos after Garcia’s death.

Signs of Trouble: Suspicion, Deceit, and Toxicity

• Police uncovered a faked cancer story—Jordan lied about having colorectal cancer to Dr. Garcia, apparently for sympathy [25:33].

• Alleged dangerous incident: Garcia’s friend Carlos recounts a suspicious episode where Dr. Garcia was found naked and injured, with memory loss after a birthday celebration with Jordan; the event went unreported.

  • “He was like, ‘I'm going to prepare this drink for you.’ That was the last thing he remembered.” — Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia’s Friend) [26:50]
  • Garcia reportedly found a note in Jordan’s handwriting: “If you are going to be suicidal, we cannot continue as a couple.” [27:52]

• Photographs found on Jordan’s phone depicted Garcia unconscious, with pills scattered around.

Aftermath: Investigation and Theories

• Jordan called in multiple welfare checks on Dr. Garcia after his death; police found the scenes suspicious.
• The Ketchikan police came to see Dr. Garcia as a vulnerable, private man manipulated by Jordan.
  • “He met a predator by the name of Jordan Joplin, who was able to convince this man to support him in every way. And he stole everything of value that Dr. Garcia had, including his life.” — Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia’s Friend) [31:01]
• Yet, the biggest question remains: Where did the fatal morphine dose come from? Police had no direct evidence linking Jordan to the morphine.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On attention and love:
  “He just wanted to take care of her body. He always said that when I get older, Aunt Sandy, I'm going to get rich and I'm going to take care of all you.” — Sandy (Jordan's Aunt) [02:41]

• On Jordan’s manipulative behavior:
  “If I can't have you, nobody can.” — Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend) [09:04]

• On the complexity of Jordan’s character:
  “He was an angel…Anybody would want to be around him.” — Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan’s Friend) [11:20]
  “He was so confident he'd have two, three girlfriends at the same time. As a matter of fact, in the same truck…” — Crescenta Lawrence [11:49]

• On Dr. Garcia’s loneliness:
  “He had been without any relationship, without anything for so years. So lonely.” — Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia’s Friend) [21:36]

• On the unraveling relationship:
  “Today I found something that really scared me. I found a note with his handwriting [Jordan’s] saying, if you are going to be suicidal, we cannot continue as a couple.” — Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend) [27:52]

• On what the investigation revealed:
  “Dr. Garcia, with all his amazing abilities, was a vulnerable man. He met a predator by the name of Jordan Joplin…” — Carlos Gonzalez [31:01]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Jordan’s Early Life & Family: [02:41]-[04:49]
• Relationship with Jessica Everton & Crime: [05:24]-[08:47]
• Harassment and Restraining Order: [08:47]-[09:44]
• Friendship with Crescenta Lawrence & Entry to Adult Industry: [10:01]-[13:08]
• Mother’s Death & Decline: [13:38]-[14:11]
• Dr. Garcia’s Life & Privacy: [17:39]-[22:22]
• Dr. Garcia’s Vulnerabilities & Relationship Toxicity: [25:33]-[27:52]
• Photo Evidence & Police Theory: [29:03]-[31:01]
• Open Questions on Morphine: [31:29]-[32:12]

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Tone & Language

The episode maintains a somber, investigative tone, weaving personal anecdotes with careful, fact-driven narration. Firsthand testimonies provide emotional context, while the host synthesizes evidence and theories without over-sensationalizing.

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Conclusion

This episode paints a complex portrait of Jordan Joplin and his fraught relationship with Dr. Garcia. It exposes the interplay between a longing for connection and destructive behaviors, making clear that behind the shocking death lay years of secrecy, longing, and missed warnings. The question of Dr. Garcia’s fatal morphine dose lingers, emphasizing that not all mysteries are easily solved—even when the evidence seems overwhelming.

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For listeners seeking true crime rich in psychological nuance and emotional depth, "Jordan" is an engaging, darkly intimate installment of Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska.

Transcript

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See mintmobile.com in the weeks after Dr. Eric Garcia's death, police learned a lot about Jordan Joplin. They came to believe Jordan was a thief, that he stole Dr. Garcia's vast collection of valuables. Police also surmised that Jordan and Dr. Garcia had been involved romantically, judging from the handwritten notes found in both men's homes. And police also found a disturbing video on Jordan's cell phone. It appeared to show Dr. Garcia gasping for air and near death, lying on the couch where police discovered his body. The video put Jordan in the room with Dr. Garcia as he lay dying. But damning as the video was, it wasn't quite a smoking gun. Police knew Dr. Garcia's ultimate cause of death was a morphine overdose. But remember, no morphine had been found in Dr. Garcia's house. Police still didn't know how that fatal dose ended up in the doctor's system. So what happened before Jordan began recording that video? What unfolded between Jordan Joplin and Dr. Eric Garcia was years in the making. What in Jordan Joplin's life led him to this moment? And how did his relationship with Dr. Garcia go so terribly wrong? I'm Chris Connelly from ABC Audio and 20 20. This is cold blooded mystery in Alaska. Episode 5 Jordan.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

Jordan's dream was just to take care of everybody. He just wanted to take care of her body. He always said that when I get older, Aunt Sandy, I'm going to get rich and I'm going to take care of all you.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Sandra Flores was raising three boys in rural Washington when her younger sister moved to town after a divorce. Her sister's youngest, Jordan, was a year and a half old at the time. They were living in Forks, Washington. Forks was once a prosperous logging town. Today, it's better known as the hometown of dreamy fictional vampires, as in the movie Twilight. If you hate the cold and the rain so much, why'd you move to the wettest place in the continental U.S. stephanie Meyer the author of the Twilight books said she picked forks for its climate. She thought it was a logical habitat for vampires. For young Jordan, the dark, mossy woods were a place to explore and expend almost endless kinetic energy. And Sandy says Jordan spent his childhood climbing trees and catching snakes because he was curious.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

He was rambunctious. But it got rough for him after a while because he was very impulsive, I think is the word to use. He would. Instead of thinking about it, he would just do something and then go, oh, wow, that was fun. Let's do it again.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jordan was one of five children in the house. He had two older sisters from his mom's previous marriage, plus his stepdad's two kids. In that busy household, Sandy says she thinks Jordan often felt overlooked.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

I think Jordan was getting into trouble for attention, and I think that's what it was. He realized he was getting more attention, getting into trouble than doing good things and not getting attention. And we told him that. We straight up told him that you're doing this just to get attention. And he's like, oh, yeah, nobody pays attention to me. And he's right. He was right.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Sandy says she thinks Jordan especially craved attention from his mother.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

Jordan looked for a lot of solace from his mom, which she gave him. You know, she gave him a lot of love and comfort that he really needed, that he couldn't get anywhere else but from his mom.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

But as Jordan got older, it seemed he was able to find love and attention in other places.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

Jordan had lots of girlfriends. I met lots of girlfriends. He'd have to bring them by and show Aunt Sandy. This is so and so Aunt Sandy. I met her and so and so we're really in love. It's like, okay, well, the next month you'll be somebody different.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

He was very, like, high energy. And so that was just. That positivity was kind of infectious.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jordan was all grown up by the time he started dating Jessica Everton. They met in Bonnie Lake, Washington, working at a food bank that was run by Jessica's father. Jessica knew Jordan was there for community service. What she says she did not know is that it was ordered. After Jordan was convicted of two felonies after abandoning his car and then claiming it had been stolen, investigators became suspicious when they noticed Jordan had filed an insurance claim. Three hours before reporting, he had left the vehicle on the side of the road. Jordan began doing his community service, and soon he and Jessica were seeing each other.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

His zest, his positivity. I mean, he was intoxicating. He was very, very big. Into his appearance. And so he was big into his muscles. He was definitely good arm candy.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

But Jessica says Jordan's focus on his appearance wasn't only to keep her interested.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

He was an aspiring stripper.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

How did he look with his shirt on?

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

Gorgeous.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

You would take him out and meet your friends with him?

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

Yes. Usually he would perform some kind of sexual dances with them. If we were out at the bar, I would tell him how I did not appreciate those dance moves. I didn't need to see him having sex with my friends on the dance floor.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jessica learned to live with Jordan's gyrations. But in December 2010, Jessica says she got a wake up call.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

We were shopping at Walmart and then we walked out. And as we walked out, we got swarmed. They're accusing me of stealing and I'm flabbergasted.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Walmart security accused the couple of shoplifting a number of GPS units from the store.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

The police showed up and we were arrested. We were both placed in the same squad car.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

The police report noted that Jessyca and Jordan both said the theft was his idea, but both were charged. And what happened to the charges against you?

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

They ended up getting deferred because I wanted the whole thing over behind me. I wanted no part of any of it. I said, I'll do my community service. I won't commit this crime again.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jordan, on the other hand, pleaded guilty to theft. He received a suspended jail sentence and more community service. Jessica says after the Walmart incident, she ended the relationship.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

We broke up, and then I came home one day to dozens and dozens and dozens of roses, vases of roses all over my front steps.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jessica took this grand gesture as Jordan asking her to take him back, but she did not. And she says that made Jordan angry.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

Jordan's not very nice when he's angry. So when I quit responding to his phone calls and to his text messages, and when I block him, then he starts having other people call me and text me.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

What are those messages saying that you're getting?

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

At one point it was, if I can't have you, nobody can. He did have somebody call me at work. It was a female. I'm not sure who this female was because when I got on the phone, it was him saying he wanted me to take him back. And he started threatening my family. I knew the lengths he was going to try to get in touch with me. I didn't put it past him.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Jessica took action.

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

I went to the courthouse. I told them exactly what he did, exactly what he said. I get a restraining Order against him.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

What happened after you got the restraining order?

[Jessica Everton (Jordan's Ex-Girlfriend)]

He stopped.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

In court papers, Jordan Joplin denied all of Jessica's claims. He said he had moved on with his life and had a new girlfriend. And other women in Jordan's life remember him in more positive terms.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

I used to work in public transportation as a dispatcher, mainly with taxis.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Back in 2012, Crescenta Lawrence was on duty and down in the dumps. She says that's when a kind stranger came into her life.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

On a horrible day of mine, he randomly called and was asking for a cab. But he noticed that I didn't sound too upbeat or too ecstatic, I guess he asked me if I was okay and told me his name. And he was like, you know what? I think I just want to hang out with you. And I was really down in my life at that time when I. When he called, and I just felt so lifted. I actually did meet him for a drink one day, and I just sat there and listened to him talking.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

The stranger, of course, was Jordan Joplin. Over the course of that drink and in the days and months after, Crisanta says she and Jordan became close friends. She says Jordan opened up about his life, about his travels, and about his son, whom he loved deeply. And she says Jordan listened to her troubles. He became her rock.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

Jordan made certain to. To be there, helped me with the bills when I didn't even ask for it. He was an angel. I was just happy to be a piece of furniture in his life. He radiated such energy about him that anybody would want to be around him.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

And anybody sometimes meant just about everybody.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

He was so confident he'd have two, three girlfriends at the same time. As a matter of fact, in the same truck, showing up at my house, one of the girls, she goes, I don't know what it is, but I can't seem to stay away from him.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Eventually, Crescenta helped Jordan with some networking.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

I had a few connections that I got him into the adult industry. He started working as a dancer first, but what he wanted was more attention. Based on him. He was such an attention hog. He got that from dancing. But Jordan wanted to really, really make a name for himself, so we got him into something a little bit more heavier.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

My name's Logan. Here to see the house.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

He started making some movies. Same sex.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

In one film titled the Garage Part 4, Jordan starred as a college student looking to rent a room. Beautiful house. So you like it? Yeah, very big. Jordan performed under multiple names, including Rob Stonebridge and Logan Cruz. Remember, Logan is the name he used when he made one of those welfare check calls, nobody's heard from him yet.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

And what's your name?

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

My name's Logan. Oh, my real name is Jordan Joplin, but everybody calls me Logan. Sorry. Around the time Jordan was beginning to pursue a career in adult entertainment, he got some news from back in Forks. In January 2015, his mom died after a battle with cancer. She was 51. Jordan's aunt Sandy says after that, Jordan didn't seem to the same again.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

That affected Jordan big time. Losing his mom, that was his only link to sanity was his mom. To this day, I don't think he's gotten over it. Jordan and I talked at least once a month and then after his mom passed, we started talking at least once a week. But once he hit Alaska, I didn't see much of him after that. Once he went up to Alaska, everything kind of changed.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Over the next two years, Jordan made frequent trips to Ketchikan, Alaska to visit Dr. Garcia. Dr. Garcia sought to keep the relationship a secret, telling loved ones close to nothing about Jordan. But after his death, those secrets came out.

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[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

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[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

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[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

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[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

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[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

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The story of Jordan Joplin's life contained chapters that were quite risque. Friends say he dated multiple women at once, worked as a stripper, acted in adult films, and grew cannabis without a license. Sometimes his impulses took him not just outside polite society, but outside the law. And he had the rap sheet to prove it. Dr. Eric Garcia's life could not have been more different. His path in life was a picture of respectability. As a teenager, he'd become fascinated by medicine. He went on to become a skilled surgeon, beloved by his colleagues and patients. In his free time, he traveled the world often treating his mom and dad to luxury cruises. He was a good son, a good doctor, and one would think he might have made a good life partner. But loved ones say Dr. Garcia's devotion to work often left little room for a Personal life. Here's his brother, Saul.

[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

I know that he dated when he was young, and mostly, I know this from my sister, because my sister actually got more into his business than I did. So I. I think I left those topics alone.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Saul didn't discuss romantic matters with his older brother. That's just how their relationship was. And as years went by, that's how it stayed.

[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

I got married, my brother got married, my sister got married. Then it was just him that hadn't been married. I was wondering, will he get into a relationship with somebody?

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[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

But as time went on, I realized that that was just not in his cards.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

By all accounts, Dr. Garcia was kind, charming, accomplished, and, of course, flush with cash. Why hadn't he found someone to share his life with? The easiest explanation was his work, that he was totally devoted to his job. But Saul Garcia suspected there might have been something else that his brother was grappling with.

[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

I never really challenged him or questioned him as to, you know, his preferences, but certainly it would have been something hard to discuss with my. My mom or my dad. So I think my brother saw that, too, so he didn't want to go there.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

A few years after Moving to Ketchikan, Dr. Garcia went to the doctor himself. After experiencing shortness of breath, he was told he needed heart surgery. We mentioned this in episode 2. He was medevaced to Seattle, where doctors performed a triple bypass. Saul Garcia remembers that brush with death as a turning point.

[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

I was there for the surgery, and afterwards, and I don't know if it was the anesthesia or the sedation that they gave him, but he was like, oh, I love you so much. And, I mean, he was just expressing that he should have been with us more, that he spent so much time, you know, working and.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Well, I mean.

[Saul Garcia (Dr. Garcia's Brother)]

He kind of fell into a little bit of a depression right after, and he reevaluated his life, and he thought, well, maybe it's time for me to enjoy my life some more.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

It was around this time that Jordan says he gave Dr. Garcia a massage and that the doctor tipped him $500.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

He had been without any relationship, without anything for so years. So lonely.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Carlos Gonzalez was one of Dr. Garcia's closest friends.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

He knows that he's older now, and I believe it's kind of like catching up all those things that he had.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Missed through his life, Loved ones say. Even if they weren't privy to Dr. Garcia's full romantic history, their impression was that his experience with dating was very limited. And even with his renewed interest in romance, Dr. Garcia remained the same as he ever was, in one key way, totally private.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

He never mentioned anything about any type of relationship or romantic involvement with anybody or anyone.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

He kept a lot of his personal life to himself. I. I didn't know a lot about them until after his passing. Bob Jackson, Dr. Garcia's realtor turned friend. Remember, Bob was among the first people in Dr. Garcia's life to meet Jordan Joplin. It was that chance encounter at Bob's office where Dr. Garcia clammed up and seemed eager to get his new friend out of there. I didn't even ask who he was. I mean, I. He and Dr. Garcia introduced him as his friend and after that, said almost nothing. So the whole thing was awkward. On that day in Bob's office, Bob says Dr. Garcia seemed to freeze. He seemed unwilling or unable to explain who Jordan was or who Jordan was to him. In hindsight, his loved ones. Wonder, had Dr. Garcia, this deeply private man, inexperienced in love? Had he gotten in over his head in life? Dr. Eric Garcia was able to keep private a relationship he pursued in secret. But after his death, that control was gone. Police sergeant Eric Mattson. During the investigation, we were able to secure a warrant to search Jordan Joplin's cell phone. There were several files in the phone. Pictures, videos, text messages. The relationship between Dr. Garcia and Jordan Joplin was mostly long distance, and so the contents of Jordan's phone provided a detailed record of their romantic relationship. A lot of what police found was standard fare for a new relationship. There were flirty texts. Jordan, you look hot. Eric. Just for you, my love. There were statements of devotion. Jordan, you are more than the love of my life. Eric, you are everything to me. And then there were also more challenging moments. Jordan, I miss you. Eric. I don't know if you realize that the weekends are when I miss you the most, since I am not working or interacting with other people, and I am home alone by myself, and I am not doing anything except thinking about you. Police also found signs of a more toxic side to the relationship. In a text exchange a few months before Dr. Garcia's death, Jordan told Dr. Garcia that he had had surgery to have a tumor removed. Dr. Garcia wrote, Cancer from where? What part of the body? Jordan replied, Colorectal. Dr. Garcia wrote, I'm completely devastated. But police found nothing else in Jordan's phone to indicate he had cancer. No mentions in texts with other friends, no emails from doctors, only those messages to Dr. Garcia. Jordan later admitted that he had lied to Dr. Garcia about having cancer. He said he lied because he wanted sympathy. Jordan's play for sympathy came a few weeks after an alleged incident that left Dr. Garcia's friend Carlos deeply troubled.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

On his birthday in 2016, I called him to say to wish him happy birthday. I called him a few times. I believe, like, two or three days, Just. He just disappeared. He didn't answer my calls.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

A few days later, Dr. Garcia called Carlos back. He said he'd been hiking and fell. He sent Carlos a photo showing his lower back all torn up, Unrelated to his back injury. Dr. Garcia said he was scheduled to have hernia repair surgery in Seattle. He asked if Carlos would accompany him. Carlos said yes.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

Two or three days before the surgery, he told me, listen, I have something to tell you. He said that I have been involved with this person. That person was with me for my birthday here in ketchikan. He told me, listen, wait here. I'm going to prepare this drink for you. That was the last thing he remembered.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Carlos says that Dr. Garcia told him when he came to, he was naked lying on the second floor of his house. Carlos said that Dr. Garcia found this odd because he remembered having that drink on the first floor. And that Dr. Garcia then said his lower back injury was not from hiking. It was consistent with being dragged up a flight of stairs. And Carlos says Dr. Garcia told him something else.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

He said, today I found something that really scared me. I found a note with his handwriting saying, if you are going to be suicidal, we cannot continue as a couple. And I said, you have to call the police. You have to call the police. This is dangerous.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

For months afterward, When Carlos called Dr. Garcia, he said he would raise these concerns.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

Have you been in contact with this person? Has he called you? He told me, no, no, no. We have not been in contact any longer. I was always asking about this person, Jordan Joplin. He was always denying that he was there.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

In fall 2016, Dr. Garcia had that hernia procedure, and Carlos flew to Seattle to be with him.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

We talked on the phone many times later, but that was the last time I saw him alive.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

A few days after police found Dr. Garcia's body, they took into evidence a letter that was discovered at the doctor's home office. The letter appears to have been written by Jordan, stating that he no longer wants to be in Dr. Garcia's life because the doctor is suicidal. Later, when police reviewed the contents of Jordan's cell phone, they found several photos taken around the time of the alleged incident that Carlos describes. In the photos, Dr. Garcia appears to be unconscious on a couch, his shirt covered in what looks to be vomit. Loose Pills and pill bottles are scattered on the floor around him. A few photos are close ups of the pill bottles. The labels read Valium and oxycodone. Months later, when Jordan called in the welfare checks, he told police he was concerned about Dr. Garcia, in part because of a previous incident involving pills. He was telling me that he wanted to commit suicide and I haven't heard from him, so I'm getting worried. And the last time he did this, he actually did take a bunch of pills and st. Okay. I don't know how Jordan and Dr. Garcia continued a relationship. I. I don't know and I don't think I will ever know. By the summer of 2017, Sergeant Eric Matson had learned more about Jordan Joplin than he ever wanted to know. From text messages, bank records, evidence collected at Jordan's house, and much more, Ketchikan police had uncovered the tangled web that was Jordan's life. With all that evidence in hand, police settled on a theory of the case Officer Devin Miller.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

Dr. Garcia, with all his amazing abilities, was a vulnerable man. He met a predator by the name of Jordan Joplin, who was able to convince this man to support him in every way. And he stole everything of value that Dr. Garcia had, including his life.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

And yet this unifying theory had a missing piece. Dr. Garcia had died by a lethal dose of morphine. There was still the question out there is, where did the morphine come from? There was no direct evidence that put morphine, Dr. Garcia's ultimate cause of death, in Jordan's possession. A year passed without any such evidence. Then another. And then he was like, you know, if I wanted to be able just.

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

To, like, off myself one day, like.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

How much do you think I would need?

[Crescenta Lawrence (Jordan's Friend)]

And I was like, why would you talk like that?

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

Police have a breakthrough. Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska is a production of ABC Audio and 2020 hosted by me, Chris Connelly. Produced by Camille Peterson, Shane McKeon and Kiara Powell. Edited by Gianna Palmer. Our supervising producer is Susie Lu. Music and mixing by Evan Viola. Special thanks to Liz Alessi, Katie Dandas, Janice Johnston, Joseph Reed, Gary Wynn, Xander Samaras, Chris Donovan, Michelle Margulis, Tom Berman, Sandy Evans and Pat Lalama. Josh Cohan is our director of podcast programming. Laura Mayer is our executive producer.

[Sandy (Jordan's Aunt)]

We have a downed space trap.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

FX's alien Earth. All new Tuesdays. This ship collected specimens from other worlds. Invasive species predatory from creator Noah Hawley and executive producer Ridley Scott. If we don't lock them down, it.

[Carlos Gonzalez (Dr. Garcia's Friend)]

Will be too late.

[Narrator / Chris Connelly]

What did you do? FX's Alien Earth. All new Tuesdays on FX and Hulu tonight.

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