THE DARK SIDE OF FLORIDA
Victor Ballester
#115335
Full Name: Victor Ramon Ballester
Alias: "Satana"
Date of birth: January 1, 1966
Conviction: 1st-degree murder
County: Hillsborough
City: Tampa
Current Location: Deceased
Partner in crime: Heriberto Rodriguez
Date of crime: March 14, 1988
Date of death: August 4, 2014
Victim(s): Alain Dubrose
Alias: "Satana"
Date of birth: January 1, 1966
Conviction: 1st-degree murder
County: Hillsborough
City: Tampa
Current Location: Deceased
Partner in crime: Heriberto Rodriguez
Date of crime: March 14, 1988
Date of death: August 4, 2014
Victim(s): Alain Dubrose
On March 14, 1988, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Heriberto Rodriguez parked his car in the vicinity of a Shell service station and store. His passenger, Victor Ballester, exited Heriberto’s car, went into the Shell station, confronted the attendant on duty and demanded money. The attendant, Alain Dubrose, refused to give Victor the money and Victor walked to the door of the station as if he were leaving. After a lapse of approximately four seconds, Victor returned to the counter, placed a revolver to the head of the attendant and executed him on the spot. After the shooting, Victor, without making any effort to take money or other property from the station, apparently rejoined Heriberto in his vehicle and left the scene.
On March 19, Heriberto told his father that he had participated in an attempt to rob a store, but did not know about the killing until long after Heriberto and Victor left the scene. Heriberto expressed fear of Victor and went to Puerto Rico to seek safety from him.
On March 20, Heriberto’s father drove to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Heriberto’s car and repeated Heriberto’s story. Heriberto was contacted in Puerto Rico and told his brother-in-law, a Tampa Police Department officer that he did not know that a person had been shot until sometime after the attempted robbery. Heriberto stated that he was only the driver of the car at the time, he had not gotten out of his car and had seen nothing of the attempted robbery or the shooting.
The Shell station had a number of non-audio video tape cameras as part of a surveillance security system. The cameras were operational and recorded the attempted robbery and shooting in sequential pictures that indicated the date and time of events.
On March 19, Heriberto told his father that he had participated in an attempt to rob a store, but did not know about the killing until long after Heriberto and Victor left the scene. Heriberto expressed fear of Victor and went to Puerto Rico to seek safety from him.
On March 20, Heriberto’s father drove to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Heriberto’s car and repeated Heriberto’s story. Heriberto was contacted in Puerto Rico and told his brother-in-law, a Tampa Police Department officer that he did not know that a person had been shot until sometime after the attempted robbery. Heriberto stated that he was only the driver of the car at the time, he had not gotten out of his car and had seen nothing of the attempted robbery or the shooting.
The Shell station had a number of non-audio video tape cameras as part of a surveillance security system. The cameras were operational and recorded the attempted robbery and shooting in sequential pictures that indicated the date and time of events.
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